Several residents in Bolton have been hit with hefty fines after choosing to dump more than 200 bin bags filled with rubbish.
Over the past few weeks, Bolton Council says its officers have been called out to some land behind Crescent Road in the Bolton suburb of Great Lever to tackle two major clean up operations after a significant amount of waste was reported as having been fly-tipped and abandoned.
According to the Council officers, more than 200 bags of domestic waste was dumped.
The dumped bin bags apparently largely consisted of dirty nappies, as well as bags of broken concrete, garden waste, and more.
After several reports were made, Bolton Council says its officers successfully found some evidence which enabled them to identify the nearby residents that were responsible for the flytipping offences, and even discovered that one offender had handed their waste to an unlicensed carrier to subsequently dump on their behalf.
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All offending residents were handed hefty £400 Fixed Penalty Notices.
Crescent Road in Great Lever / Credit: Google Maps
Following these clean-up operations, Bolton Council has issued warnings to anyone handing waste to a third party to dispose, explaining that they should first check they have a valid waste carriers license, and make sure they receive a waste transfer note, as failing to do so means residents will be held responsible if their waste is later fly-tipped.
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“Dumped items not only blight streets and neighbourhoods, but they can also be a health hazard to the public, pets, and wildlife,” explained Cllr Sue Haworth, Executive Member for Regulatory Services at Bolton Council.
“These clean-up operations cost the Council and therefore the taxpayer.
“Flytipping is illegal, and the Council will continue to use enforcement powers to hold those responsible to account.”
Cllr Haworth has also called on the Greater Manchester public to be on the lookout for vehicles that drive into areas and dump items, and asked that residents continue to provide intelligence and any evidence to the Council where they see flytipping.
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Co-op Live confirms cancellations caused by part of air conditioning unit ‘falling from ceiling’
Daisy Jackson
The Co-op Live arena has confirmed the cause of tonight’s last-minute gig cancellation and subsequent postponement of future shows.
Reports said that an object had ‘fallen from the ceiling’ before doors to the public officially opened.
Co-op Live has now confirmed that ‘a component of the air conditioning system’ separated from the ductwork, and stressed that no one was injured.
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, the artist who was meant to perform tonight, had said that ‘something happened with the venue while I was at soundcheck today’.
Oak View Group, which owns the venue, said that it had ‘made the necessary call to ensure the full safety of all visitors to the venue to postpone the performance’.
Tim Leiweke, Chairman and CEO of Oak View Group said: “The safety and security of all visiting and working on Co-op Live is our utmost priority, and we could not and will not run any event until it is absolutely safe to do so.
“Today was a very unexpected situation but without a doubt the right decision.
“I deeply apologise for the impact that this has had on ticket holders and fans.”
It’s believed that the issue with the HVAC system was an isolated incident ’caused by a factory defect’.
Co-op Live said: “We were not able to verify that all similar nozzles were free of such defects.
“In conjunction with wider stakeholders, Oak View Group has made the necessary call to ensure the full safety of all visitors to the venue, and to postpone the performance.”
The rest of the nozzles inside the huge arena will now be tested for similar defects.
They said in a statement: “We understand the need to reassure fans over future shows. We are working with artist management and promoters to limit the impact on the opening season schedule.
“Where necessary, we will identify alternate dates, and will continually reassess to provide fans with sufficient notice regarding imminent shows.
“Should shows be cancelled or rescheduled, fans will be contacted by their point of purchase and offered a full refund where preferred.”
Olivia Rodrigo’s two Manchester shows at Co-op Live have been postponed
Daisy Jackson
Olivia Rodrigo’s shows at Co-op Live in Manchester have been postponed after a night of drama for the new arena.
The star was meant to bring her GUTS Tour to the city on Friday and Saturday night.
But the huge 23,500-capacity arena has now confirmed that both of these gigs will be postponed.
New dates will be announced as soon as they’re confirmed.
Co-op Live said in a statement: “Due to an on-going venue-related technical issue, the scheduled performances of Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS World Tour on 3rd and 4th May are being postponed.
“Ticket holders can either hold onto their tickets or obtain a refund from their point of purchase.
“We deeply apologise for the significant inconvenience this will cause for many.”
The massive arena was supposed to open for the first time to the public tonight with a performance by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.
Credit: Nick WalkerCredit: Larissa HofmannOlivia Rodrigo’s gigs in Manchester at Co-op Live have been postponed.
But it was called off at the eleventh hour, with fans turned away from the doors just minutes before they were meant to open.
Co-op Live has now confirmed that the reason for the cancellation was that a piece of the HVAC (air conditioning) system had ‘separated from the ductwork’.
Rigorous testing on the rest of the system now needs to take place before fans can safely be welcomed inside.
Olivia Rodrigo has yet to issue a statement about her Manchester shows on 3 and 4 May being postponed.
Emily Sergeant -
14th June 2023 
