LANDLORD and landlady Brian Rigby and Julie Carmichael are using topless barmaids in their Bolton town centre pub.

And they are surprised to learn that opposition to a topless bar service is stronger in Bolton than in other towns in Greater Manchester and the North-west. They should not be so taken aback. The people of Bolton are no more prudish than anywhere else, but most of them know what is tasteful and what is not. Topless barmaids come into the latter category.

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