A town hall dating back to the late 19th century has undergone a revamp after council meetings had to be moved due to a lack of heating. 

Horwich Public Hall,  has had roofing works undertaken, a new boiler and heat pump installed. 

This comes after Horwich Town Council meetings had to move to a different venue over the winter due to a lack of heating. 

Bolton Council is also looking to put NHS staff in the building to provide Adult Social Care to the town. 

Cllr Ryan Bamforth, who sits on both Bolton and Horwich councils, said: "The building needed refurbishment because on multiple occasions the town council has not been able to sit. 

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"Because of winter and it being an older building, the insulation is not as good. 

"The maintenance guys would sometimes go in two hours early just to get the heater running and make sure the building had warmed when we came in. 

"Hopefully the new boiler won't have problems." 

Cllr Bamforth said that sometimes the hall would be too cold to the point that meetings would have to be held elsewhere, such as Horwich Community Centre. 

He added: "People say they would love to have more resources in there, such as having it open all the time for public access. 

"It is important that the council meetings can still take place in the chamber room. It is an old building but it holds more importance to Horwich than some of the public might realise. 

"If it is not open to the public, then they can't pay their respects to its importance. 

"We don't want to be in a position like Westhoughton where the building is deteriorating. 

"Horwich has a beautiful council chamber and we need to preserve it as best we can." 

The Public Hall was built in 1878 with funds donated by Peter Martin, a mill owner. He gave it to the town as a Temperance Hall.