A new councillor has been elected to represent the area served by Bolton Council's former leader until his death earlier this year.
A new councillor has been elected to represent the area served by Bolton Council's former leader until his death earlier this year.
A "lovely" farmer and his wife were found dead in their home with gunshot wounds, launching a police investigation.
A husband and wife found dead in a quiet village were shot, police have confirmed.
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Bolton Council leader, Conservative councillor David Greenhalgh told the Manchester Evening News : "I am frustrated and disappointed at the decision to keep us in Tier 3.
national lockdown is lifted. The whole of Greater Manchester will be placed in the 'very high' alert level, meaning that hospitality will remain closed, alongside other entertainment venues such as play areas and cinemas.
It was only at the beginning of October that bars, restaurants and many other business were allowed to reopen in Bolton after struggling through weeks of some of the harshest local lockdown rules in the country. Conservative Bolton Council leader, David Greenhalgh, has slammed the government, saying he feels the package being proposed by Greater Manchester was 'justified due to the disproportionate way Bolton businesses had been affected over the last months'.
in Bolton have been closed since early September, with only takeaway services available. Speaking in the Commons today, health secretary Matt Hancock said today: "We are aligning the measures in Bolton with the rest of Greater Manchester. "I'd like to pay tribute to David Greenhalgh, the leader of Bolton Council, for his constructive support and the Bolton MPs for all they have done in support of Bolton."There are no changes to measures in West Yorkshire, West Midlands, Leicester, Lancashire,
the borough. Earlier today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement in Commons that Bolton's lockdown restrictions would be brought in line with the rest of Greater Manchester.
Bolton was partly responsible for the area’s “extreme spike” in coronavirus cases, the council leader has said.
Bolton was partly responsible for the area’s “extreme spike” in coronavirus cases, the council leader has said.
coronavirus cases being reported continues to rise at an alarming rate. The move comes as the local infection rate reached 120 cases per 100,000, meaning Bolton has a higher rate than anywhere in the country.
coronavirus surge in the English town. The crackdown comes as Bolton became England's worst hotspot for Covid-19 - with 120 new cases per 100,000 people, up from 98.8 over the weekend.
lockdown measures will remain in the borough, which has the second highest rate of new coronavirus cases in the country.
with the second highest rate of new coronavirus cases in the country.The town was due to be released from the Greater Manchester-wide lockdown today, despite council leader David Greenhalgh making a last minute plea to Mr Hancock to reconsider the move.But this afternoon, Mr Hancock has announced that restrictions will remain in place across Bolton - and Trafford, where it's a similar story, with infection rates creeping up.He said: “Following a significant change in the level of infection rates
Bolton council leader David Greenhalgh confirmed the council will ask for restrictions banning different households from meeting indoors or private gardens to remain in place.In a statement, he said: “It is with a heavy heart that the cabinet and officer team have come to this decision and this will be incredibly disappointing for both residents and business owners.“We urged the government to lift Bolton out of the additional restrictions at a time when infection rates were low.
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A rare public spat has erupted among Greater Manchester’s council leaders over the state of the region’s town hall finances.Bolton’s Tory leader David Greenhalgh accused his Labour colleagues of staging ‘political theatre’ at a special one-off combined authority meeting held to discuss cash shortfalls, suggesting Labour chiefs already knew ministers were planning further support.While backing calls for extra central government funding, he questioned whether the Greater Manchester Combined
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Bolton will also be the base camp for the France national team, who qualified after winning the 2018 European Championship.
Coronavirus has left one Greater Manchester council £33m out of pocket so far, its leader says.
Plans to transform Bolton town centre have been put on hold due to the coronavirus crisis.
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