Westhoughton news
2,000 spring bulbs planted across Westhoughton
Some 2,000 spring bulbs have been planted across Westhoughton with the help of schoolchildren.
Westhoughton schools start daffodil planting
Westhoughton’s nine schools have taken delivery of 200 daffodils each which their schoolchildren are going to plant.
Linda Maher lends helping hand as 75,000 lunches prepared for Bolton school children
Bolton’s school children have been served up an incredible 75,000 packed lunches this summer, thanks to volunteers. Westhoughton town councillor and Tesco worker Linda Maher was among them - with some 3,000 sandwiches being made every day!
52,173 packed lunches for Bolton’s children
Bolton’s school children have been served up an incredible 52,000 packed lunches this summer, thanks to volunteers like Westhoughton town councillor Linda Maher, who give their time to Urban Outreach Bolton.
Alison Jackson and Linda Maher clear broken glass from Central Park
Town councillors Alison Jackson and Linda Maher volunteered this week to collect litter and broken glass from Westhoughton’s Central Park.
1 year of Wigan Road speeding data lost
Bolton Council has been criticised after more than one year of speeding data was effectively lost when a driver feedback sign on Wigan Road was not replaced.
Westhoughton litter pickers thanked for their efforts
It was lovely to meet some our wonderful volunteers, who litter pick around Westhoughton, at the thank you event last Saturday at St Bartholomew’s Church.
Town councillor Linda Maher tackles A6 litter problem (again)
Town councillor Linda Maher and her family carried out a litter pick on Manchester Road, collecting three bags of rubbish just weeks after 15 were collected from the same stretch.
Care home residents enjoy town mayor Deirdre McGeown’s cake
Westhoughton town mayor Deirdre McGeown put her baking skills to good use when she donated a cake to the residents of Woodlands Care Home in the town.
An introduction with Councillor Linda Maher
In a new series, we are featuring short introductions to your Liberal Democrat councillors and candidates in Westhoughton. Next up is Linda Maher, who was elected as a town councillor in 2022.