Newstalk 29th March 2020

This week’s edition of Bolton Newstalk, recorded by our team of readers from the comfort of their own homes. Produced by Matthew James, edited by Jim Walton.

2:15

01_Message from our Chairman Michael Howarth
1:19

02_Introduction
1:58

03_Judge praised 2 schoolboys after they tackled a burglar
2:53

04_Pair of entrepreneurial brothers embark on groundbreaking partnership for UK charity shops
2:20

05_Quirky gin firm is putting Bolton on the map
1:23

06_Plans for four townhouses on the riverbank have resurfaced
2:15

07_New shops and flats could be built on land where a pub once stood
1:41

08_Railway station security guard fined by Magistrates
0:51

09_Producer break - Petrol prices cut
2:23

10_Boltons most expensive streets revealed
2:09

11_Residents in Kearsley fighting alongside local council to protect their bin collections
1:32

12_Scout group receives vital funding
0:44

13_Producer Link - Amir Kahn offers building to NHS
1:46

14_Police raid house in Breightmet find 30 mature cannabis plants
2:17

15_98-year old great grandfather recovers from COVID-19
1:29

16_Bolton Council sets up emergency contact number for the extremely vulnerable
0:47

17_Producer link - Fish shop owner apologises for putting out tables
1:24

18_Midwives at the Royal Bolton Hospital put on their dancing shoes
2:22

19_Residents across the town taking part in a game of Eye Spy
2:11

20_Markets will stay open but only to sell food and essential items
1:47

21_Bolton Council currently drawing up detailed support plans
2:41

22_An electric pedal bike shop offers free bike servicing to essential workers
1:54

23_Drug dealer tried to flush cocaine and heroin down the toilet
1:39

24_Police sargeant overwhelmed with cleaning supplies following plea on social media
2:26

25_Creative crafter using online presence to help people stuck at home
0:54

26_Final thoughts and farewells