A lane closure on a town centre street is set to be in place until next Friday. Lower Bridgeman Street is currently down to one lane from two lanes near to its junction with Gorton Street.

The council rates the expected traffic disruption as "high". Traffic on Lower Bridgeman Street splits to either go northbound or southbound on Manchester Road. The left hand lane, which leads to ...

Bolton Parish Church of England Primary School converted to academy status on Wednesday, January 8. The Chadwick Street school has joined the Archbishop Temple Church of England Multi-Academy Trust.