We are pleased to be working now with Bolton Cares, an independent non-profit organisation whose shares are wholly owned by Bolton Council and which, in various ways, has expressed its support for the work of Bolton Newstalk.

Our membership numbers have been variable and not easy to establish accurately, but we have about 80 active members, including Studio Engineers, Producers, and Readers, and (again approximately) just over 200 listeners in Bolton. Due to the Covid pandemic, we have seen the number of listeners rise, as more people have access to the internet.

The number of Studio Engineers, has reduced to three, with more interest being expressed. There are four Producers, who spend time over a two week period to select and present the material from The Bolton News and from other sources. It is to be hoped that future rotas of team compositions can avoid the same Producer working with the same Studio Engineer each time; a little cross-fertilisation and inter-action can only contribute to the standard of our programmes.