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Summer of fun for Bolton youngsters

Bolton Council has announced its Summer Fun programme for 2019, offering a wide range of free activities for 4 to 17-year-olds throughout July and August. Held at youth clubs and parks across the borough, young people will enjoy crafts, sport, games, cookery and much more.

Early cancer detection and survival to be prioritised by NHS

Monitoring one-year survival will be central to measuring progress in transforming cancer care, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, announced today. Screening programmes will be overhauled and diagnosis made faster and more accurate with new state-of-the-art technology as part of a blueprint for

Bolton robber who broke victim’s cheekbone jailed for longer

A man who broke into another man’s home and fractured his cheekbone has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal. Anthony Fearn, 34, together with another male, entered John Edwards’ Westhoughton home at night without permission. Once inside the offender struck the victim

Top marks for ten years of Manchester Day

After a decade of wowing the crowds it seemed fitting that the anniversary theme of Manchester Day was ‘TEN OUT OF TEN. For ten years the communities which make Manchester such a special place to live and work came out in their droves to be

Bolton businesses offered apprentice opportunity

Employers in Bolton will have the chance to develop their workforce thanks to a new apprenticeship grant for smaller businesses and tailored business support. Up to £3,000 of funding is available to any SME that creates a new job opportunity by taking on an apprentice.

Manchester set to get its very own Power 100 list

Manchester is set to get its very own Power 100 list later this year. The list dubbed Manchester Power 100 has launched publich nominations for their inaugural list which will be published on the 14th of August 2019. The Manchester Power 100 list aims to