Newstalk 17th January 2021

by June Grice, edited by Declan Pearson

This week’s edition of Bolton Newstalk, recorded by our team of listeners from the comfort of their own homes due to lockdown restrictions. Our readers this week are Tony McNeile, Ella Standish, Carol Butler, and introducing new reader - Melissa Wilcox.

1:26

01 Introduction
1:03

02 Coronavirus cases
1:47

03 Vaccination sites
1:29

04 Residents receive vaccine
1:18

05 Army helps testing
0:10

06 Producer Break
1:49

07 Supermarket safety
1:52

08 Bolton's political leaders
2:28

09 Campaign against litter
1:28

10 New chief nurse at RBH
0:18

11 Producer Break
1:11

12 Station concourse
1:36

13 Horwich "pocket park"
1:32

14 Housing emergency
1:38

15 Rivington Terraced Gardens
0:19

16 Producer break
1:05

17 New Lidl supermarket
2:00

18 Apartment plans
2:05

19 Closure of company
1:29

20 Auction of Library
0:17

21 Producer Break
1:17

22 Museum under threat
1:34

23 Development in Bolton
1:00

24 Ambulance service
1:09

25 Citizens advice
0:10

26 Producer Break
1:39

27 Albert Halls
1:08

28 Thorntons Closure
1:34

29 Crown Green Bowling
1:43

30 Driving Instructors
0:11

31 Producer Break
1:38

32 Bolton University
2:10

33 Drugs trial
2:20

34 Caravans theft
1:41

35 Farm shop theft
0:08

36 Producer break
1:49

37 Stolen dog
2:14

38 Driving offences
1:22

39 Fraud victims
1:27

40 Hospice Lottery
0:08

41 Producer break
2:09

42 Hospice fundraising
1:28

43 Little Princess Trust
1:57

44 House plants
1:06

45 Tribute to Policeman
0:25

46 Producer Break
2:12

47 Tribute to K.Brian
1:31

48 Tribute to former Mayor
1:26

49 Tribute to Bolton Lions member
1:44

50 Birthday 102
2:50

51 Final thoughts and farewells