ANYONE who witnessed the hundreds of people queuing outside Bolton Job Centre on Saturday will appreciate there is no doubt we have a unemployment problem.

We urge employers to back the council's latest drive to get Bolton back to work after this year's crippling job losses.

And the Government must recognise that Bolton must keep its assisted area status.

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