This week we have been looking back at the highlights of 2022 in Bolton.
Today we revisit the big stories from October to December.
October:
The start of October 2022 saw a library set up a temporary home in Crompton Place, to allow renovations take place at its permanent home in Le Mans Crescent.
This site at Le Mans Crescent is undergoing a ‘spectacular’ £3.7m redevelopment, which is expected to take around 12 months to complete.
It was also a month that left passers-by mystified by the disappearance of a striking sculpture on the outskirts of Bolton town centre.
It later emerged that the piece of art had been loaned to a world-famous museum as part of an exhibition, designed by Barbara Hepworth, who was born in Wakefield and lived in St Ives.
October also saw the relaunch of popular pub Henighan’s Bar & Grill in Little Lever with new chef Quin Cramon at the helm.
November:
Cllr Bev Fletcher who was first elected as a Conservative announced at the start of the month that she was joining Labour.
She was first elected to represent the Breightmet Ward as a Tory in May 2019 but says she quickly became disaffected with the ruling party.
Cllr Fletcher quit the Tory party in January 2021 and up until switching to Labour she continued to sit as an independent.
Ewe Restaurant and Bar officially opened for VIP guests before officially opening its doors to the public.
The owners bill it as a new modern British restaurant and bar.
It features a private dining room for special occasions, a garden room, and an open plan bar area.
The month also revealed that children in Bolton from disadvantaged backgrounds had fallen further behind their classmates during the pandemic, according to data from the Department for Education.
December:
Talks began around whether road signs could be installed to deter heavy goods vehicles near a small cul-de-sac in Westhoughton.
Residents voiced concerns over the number of lorries being directed via sat navs, sharing concerns that someone would be injured without them.
After residents wrote to MP for Bolton West Chris Green, he agreed to discuss the matter further with the council.
It was the month that four-year-old Camila Rose Burns was discharged from intensive care, after 'fighting for her life' with a Strep A infection.
She was admitted to Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where she stayed for just over two weeks, with her parents Dean and Kaye at her side every step of the way.
A Farnworth couple were also offered a new home after raising concerns that their eight-week-old son’s health was could be being affected because of ‘continuous’ mould.
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