Holly Willoughby has been seen stripping off in her latest social media video. But it wasn't for a relaxing bath or a dip in a sun-soaked swimming pool in an exotic location.
21.04.2023 - 16:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The battle for control of Bolton town hall is well underway.
A total of 246 candidates are standing for 60 seats in the borough with each of the 20 wards set to elect three councillors on May 4.
The council has been Conservative led since 2019, their group having the largest number of seats without an overall majority. The town of Horwich, which has two wards, is typical of the complex political make up of the council.
As things stand there are two Horwich and Blackrod First Independent councillors, two Conservative members and two Labour council members. Each of those parties will be hoping to make gains in the two wards of Horwich North and Horwich South and Blackrod but obviously not all can so the results from the town could be crucial in deciding who runs the authority.
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A total of 29 candidates will be on the ballot papers in a fortnight with Horwich and Blackrod First Independents, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats fielding a full slate of six candidates each. They will face a challenge from both the Green Party who are fielding three challengers and Reform/Bolton For Change who will have two names on the ballot papers.
In recent years among the complaints from residents about the way the area is going has been over development, with huge new build housing estates approved at the former Loco works site, which formed the backbone of the town's industrial past and on green land at the town's former golf course. Other issues have been street cleanliness, the state of roads and pavements and investment in green space.
Recent investment in Horwich has seen a new leisure centre opened with projects to create a health centre, improvements
Holly Willoughby has been seen stripping off in her latest social media video. But it wasn't for a relaxing bath or a dip in a sun-soaked swimming pool in an exotic location.
The Coronation Concert features a star-studded line up, celebrating the coronation of King Charles III this weekend. Taking place at Windsor Castle’s East Lawn, around 20,000 members of the public are in the crowd watching the likes of Lionel Richie and Katy Perry on stage.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was left with serious injuries following an attack in Bolton.
READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp communityKaty Perry, who will be performing at the Coronation Concert in Windsor Castle on Sunday evening, was also invited. The singer was seen wearing a lilac outfit with a matching hat. British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, BBC director-general Tim Davie, Australian musician Nick Cave, TV presenter Jay Blades, and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber were also in attendance.
The world will watch on today (Saturday May 6) as Britain crowns its first monarch in 70 years.
As has been widely covered, there are huge changes in how voters will cast their ballot on Thursday, May 4 with the introduction of a photo identification requirement. The new requirement will come into effect for the local elections across Greater Manchester.
Bolton is set to celebrate King Charles III coronation in style with street parties being held across the borough. Patriotic residents have lodged applications for road-closure street parties with knees ups taking place everywhere from Kearsley in the south of the borough to Horwich and Blackrod in the north and all parts in between.
The very same week the prestigious Met Gala takes place, a gala of a whole other variety will be held in Manchester.
Middleton’s old town hall could be demolished to make way for new houses and an 80-bed care home. Parkfield House, on Manchester Old Road, was the former municipal borough’s HQ before the local government shake up of 1974 put the town under Rochdale council’s administration.Later bought by the North West Water Authority, the now vacant building was most recently used as offices for security firm Chubb. It dates to the mid-1960s. Having stood empty for three years, Muller Property Group has submitted plans to demolish the ‘brutalist’ structure and replace it with 20 two and four-bed town houses, as well as an 80-bed care home.
A giant crocheted King Charles has appeared in a pretty Cheshire village ahead of the Coronation of Charles III on May 6.
A former snooker hall where the where The Beatles performed in their heyday is to be demolished.
As the cost of living crisis continues, households are doing everything possible to save money, especially on energy bills. Switching devices off at the mains, such as TVs and games consoles, is a common way to cut back on power usage.
Let's start with the basics. How do you pronounce the name of the new luxury chocolate shop and cafe on Cross Street?
In the early hours of Sunday morning a small town on the outskirts of Bolton was rocked by an hour of shocking violence. In the space of just 60 minutes several homes and cars were set ablaze in the Farnworth, Great Lever and Daubhill areas in a series of arson attacks.
A developer has released its vision for a ‘family neighbourhood’ to be built on four brownfield parcels of land in Bolton town centre. Capital & Centric say they will submit a planning application to Bolton Council later in the year ‘to deliver a new suburban community in the heart of Bolton’s town centre’.
Emmerdale viewers have been left begging 'please' as they shared the same plea over one particular character who appeared to steal the wedding scenes from Charity Dingle and Mackenzie Boyd.
It's been a case of women behaving badly on Coronation Street as secrets and lies have been causing drama. After Sarah Barlow jumped into bed with drug dealer Damon Hay, Beth Sutherland and Faye Windass have been up to no good this week.
Erik ten Hag believes Antony can emulate Arjen Robben at Manchester United after he ended his Premier League goal drought.
In 2010 the country was rocked by Britain's biggest manhunt and 13 years on, ITV are set to shine a light on the human tragedies that lay behind the horror told through the eyes of those who sought to bring a violent killer to justice in its new drama.
It was the 50 seconds of 'intense violence' that saw a bloody gang feud between rival factions of 'Triads' explode on the streets of Manchester's Chinatown. When the dust had settled six men were seriously injured, with two left fighting for their lives in intensive care.