Joe Harrigan

4 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

The new DNV-certified Pilot® Lidpack® 3801L hatch seal was announced by Lostock Lane based Beldam Crossley for use with Naphtha in crude oil transportation. The company says it is the only manufacturer globally that makes the recommended hatch seals for safely transporting Naphtha, a highly flammable liquid.

4 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

4 1/1 A Bolton man says his new job has “changed his life” and “restored his faith” in the world of jobs" target="_blank">work. Daniel Brown, 34, got his new traffic management job with Streetwise with help from the job centre and a training programme at Openreach. Having lost his previous job due to ill health in February, Daniel’s journey back to work began with a Job Centre Jobs Fair that same month, leading on to a five week course with Openreach.

4 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

4 1/1 New powers could be coming in to allow police to seize and destroy cars, e-scooters or off-road bikes within 48-hours. Dangerous driving has long been a cause of concern on the roads across Bolton, with high profile crashes and even deaths reported repeatedly over recent years. But new powers proposed by the government could see police granted much wider powers to fast track getting rid of vehicles that have been used for anti-social driving.

4 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

4 1/1 Major plans put forward to create a new hotel and hundreds of new houses in the town centre will be a “major milestone” for Bolton. Last week Watson Homes announced that they had entered a full planning application for the much-anticipated Church Wharf development, alongside the River Croal. Now council leader Cllr Nick Peel says he expects the project, which will include a hotel and 415 homes, will be one of two key developments to regenerate the town centre.

4 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

The specialist, Asif Naliya and Zahir Teemil run the Halliwell Road based Your Care Our Support together, providing mental health services to the people of Bolton. They have now joined forces with Chorley businessman Shaz Malik, a well-known figure in the town thanks to his entrepreneurial and charity works, to launch a new mental wellbeing hub. Mr Malik said he was driven not just by professional motives, but by personal ones as well.