Newstalk 20th September 2020

by June Grice, edited by Declan Pearson

This week’s edition of Bolton Newstalk, recorded by our team of readers from the comfort of their own homes due to lockdown restrictions. This week’s team of readers is Tony McNeile, Richard O’Connell, Carol Butler, and introducing new reader Ella Standish. Enjoy!

2:01

01 Introduction
1:45

02 Urban Outreach
1:41

03 Music teacher's charity swim
1:07

04 Bolton Hospice fundraising
1:53

05 Mayoral fund gift
0:29

06 Producer Break
1:52

07 Bolton man in Great British Bake Off
2:32

08 Lorry Driver given emergency first aid
2:05

09 Bolton pubs lock down
1:14

10 Andy Burnham on Pub naming and shaming
0:19

11 Producer Break
1:45

12 Bolton highest COVID rates
0:56

13 New clinical director
2:02

14 Pledge for care workers
1:04

15 Facemasks at school drop offs
0:38

16 Producer Break
2:08

17 Fine for Bolton holiday maker
1:44

18 Higher sentencing for dangerous drivers
1:43

19 Crash driver's damage
0:15

20 Producer break
1:43

21 Weapon collection
1:34

22 GMP proceeds of crime
1:57

23 Unemployment rise
1:24

24 Shopmobility
0:13

25 Producer break
2:14

26 Plans for historic church
1:10

27 Housing plan near town centre
1:11

28 5G mast application
2:22

29 Whites Hotel
0:05

30 Producer break
1:47

31 Adoption campaign
1:12

32 Volunteers needed
1:09

33 Uni students and coronavirus rules
1:23

34 Death of former teacher
0:39

35 Producer break
2:08

36 Death of Bolton theatre critic
1:52

37 Letter from Esther Rantzen
5:43

38 Looking back
1:19

39 A poem, final thoughts, and farewells