BOLTON teenagers have urged schools to get tough on bullies.

That was the message from a tough-talking conference organised at Burnden Park to highlight the concerns of Bolton's youth.

A report on the outcome of the event will be submitted to councillors at a meeting of the youth services sub committee on Tuesday.

High on the list of issues which education bosses and councillors were urged to tackle was bullying in schools, providing information and advice about young people's rights before they lose their homes and giving more readable information about the services available to young people. The over-riding message of the conference organised and run jointly by young people and fieldworkers from the youth service and the voluntary sector was that people need to listen to what teenagers have to say.

They want people to consult them on the issues which directly affect them.

Last week, the BEN reported that 60 more young people had signed up to Bolton's Bully Free Zone.

The youngsters had completed a 10 week intensive training course to enable them to act as mediators in cases of bullying.

Set up in February 1996 Bolton's Bully Free Zone is a four year scheme funded by grants from The Home Office and the National Lotteries Charities Board.

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