Newstalk 28th March 2021

by Michael Haworth, edited by Declan Pearson

This week’s edition of Bolton Newstalk, featuring readers Gina Hunter, Colin Hunter, Karen Harrison, and Alison Critchley.

4:10

01 Introduction
4:12

02 Maxine Peake launches 125th anniversary of Winter Hill Trespass
2:18

03 Bus services will operate to Rivington for the first time in 40 years
2:22

04 Bus services will operate to Rivington for the first time in 40 years
0:52

05 Producer Break
4:23

06 Grundy Fold luxury homes planning inquiry ends
2:22

07 Rejected plans for estate on 'Llama Fields' in Horwich return
3:51

08 War memorial bench branded 'potential head trap' for children
1:04

09 Producer Break
2:34

10 Crossbow find at the Jumbles in Bolton ‘highly concerning’
1:14

11 Bolton MP speaks out after constituency office vandalised overnight
3:28

12 Bolton litter pickers collect 400 bags of waste in a weekend
2:24

13 ’Illegal barbers' found in investigation into Bolton store
0:28

14 Producer break
3:11

15 Westhoughton schoolgirl designs mascot for Commonwealth Games
1:52

16 What a chocolate-hating schoolgirl is doing with her Easter eggs
1:56

17 Tonge Moor School pupils pen very special letter to parents
1:48

18 Bishop Fraser Trust set to welcome Bury Church of England High School
3:20

19 Producer Break
2:41

20 Virgin Atlantic cabin crew fly into Royal Bolton Hospital
2:24

21 Rock Hall to be turned into wedding venue
2:10

22 Bolton siblings sing family praises for Down Syndrome day
2:27

23 Nightclub transformed into community centre by brilliant volunteers
0:34

24 Producer Break
2:41

25 Housing plans for Moor Lane bus station
2:04

26 ’Secure dog park' in Westhoughton fully booked in first week
2:25

27 Bird group asks community to help ensure that swifts remain in Bolton
1:43

28 Top Gear host Paddy McGuinness wants to be next James Bond
0:48

29 Producer Break
2:03

30 Bolton Wanderers legend Frank Worthington dies
2:27

31 New roles for Bolton-born newscaster
3:05

32 Octagon theatre's £12m transformation
2:24

33 Bolton Food and Drink Festival will return this summer
0:45

34 Producer break
1:58

35 Bolton pub's all-day soul gig brings in £2,400 for mental health charity
2:15

36 Christ’s Church Harwood appeal for repairs to tower and spire
2:06

37 Specsavers relocates for the fourth time since opening in Bolton
1:13

38 Horwich man's plea to help him find missing
1:25

39 Final thoughts and farewells