Hold Me Close is a quietly powerful northern comedy-drama that explores a fractured mother–son relationship with honesty, balancing humour and heartbreak through natural performances and stripped-back staging. It lingers long after the final scene, leaving a lasting emotional impact.
A new specialist clinic in Westhoughton is offering support for people living with long Covid, ME and chronic fatigue, combining clinical expertise with a whole-person approach to recovery. The service is shaped by both professional practice and the lived experience of post-viral illness.
Councillor David Wilkinson told Place Scrutiny Committee that without better transport links and support for smaller businesses, West of Wingates risks leaving workers behind — just as Middlebrook and Logistics North did before it.
Spoken word lovers can hear the Poetry Twins – Rachel Davies and Hilary Robinson – share their moving poems about love, loss, and caring for loved ones with dementia at Bolton Socialist Club, with proceeds supporting dementia charities
