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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High School Musical at Lowry, Salford – a night spent reliving our childhood | Review
Amy Williams
What a night spent reliving our childhood.
Now, I don’t want to exaggerate or seem biased, considering this is one of my favourite film trilogies of all time, but this could be the best stage show I’ve seen in a long while.
We all know how High School Musical goes, right? Set at East High, we follow Troy and Gabriella (the star basketball player, and the geeky new girl) who meet over New Year, and then become ‘star-crossed lovers’ when back at school as they’re part of two different ‘cliques’.
The duo mess with the ‘Status Quo’ when they audition for the school musical. But will they stick to what they know? Or become stars of the stage? I’m sure you know the ending.
High School Musical is currently on stage at Lowry, Salford / Credit: Matt Crockett (Supplied)
From the costumes and the characters, to the memorable songs (there’s actually 52 songs in this production, including a mega mix at the end), they’ve kept right to the script of the films – and that’s exactly what we wanted to see.
Of course, the biggest throwback of them all is Kaycee Stroh – who originally featured as Martha Cox in the film trilogy – taking the role as Ms Darbus, and she was just as incredible as we expected her to be. And to see her do the iconic dance in the finale was unbelievable, 13-year-old Amy was screaming.
Also featuring Jason Donovan as Coach Bolton, Tobias Turley as Troy, Leonor Correia as Gabriella, Caitlin Tipping Sharpay, and Luke Bayer as Ryan, it was a proper impressive cast all round.
It’s a night to properly relive your mid-00s childhood / Credit: Matt Crockett (Supplied)
There was crowd interaction right from the off, as they taught the crowd a cheerleading routine to be included later in the show, plus for the finale, they had the lyrics on the big screen too so everyone could sing-along.
If we could go and see this show every single night, we would – it is absolutely brilliant.
Fontaines D.C. announce massive return to Manchester on new European tour
Daisy Jackson
Fontaines D.C. have just announced their biggest headline tour to date, including a massive arena gig here in Manchester.
The wildly popular Irish rock band are set to play a whopping 20 arena shows across Europe and the UK this autumn.
The tour has been announced in celebration of their upcoming fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, which is set for release this October.
Fontaines D.C. will hit the road just five days after the album drops, kicking off their European tour in Lisbon on 21 October.
Then they’ll make their way over to the UK, with shows in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham and London.
Fans in their home country of Ireland are told to stay tuned for live news very soon.
As we speak, Fontaines D.C. are warming up to play one of the country’s biggest festivals, with headline slots at Reading & Leeds Festival.
They’ve already released Marianne, the first single from their new album, and frontman Grian Chatten says of the album: “The album itself is a dopamine chamber. You step inside and we test these different mind- or mood-altering pieces of music on you.”
The new record has been recorded between London, the English countryside, and Palermo, where Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth built from mattresses and cushions.
He said: “There’s a poignant sense of us being on the brink of some other kind of form of humanity, or non-humanity.”
Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Thursday 3 September, with pre-sale live from 10am on Tuesday 1 September.
You can access tickets for Fontaines D.C. in Manchester HERE.
Fans who pre-order Dopamine Chamber from the official store by 6pm on Monday 31 August will gain access to the UK pre-sale.
Fontaines D.C. UK tour dates in full
Friday 20 November – Liverpool, UK – M&S Bank Arena
Saturday 21 November – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
Sunday 22 November – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Tuesday 24 November – Leeds, UK – First Direct Bank Arena
Wednesday 25 November – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
Emily Sergeant -
14th June 2023 
