Not with a bang but a whimper.” With speculation that Marks and Spencer might be the next big name to abandon Bolton town centre, TS Eliot might well have been writing about my home town. At a food bank warehouse in the town centre, volunteers made clear their sense of despair over the state of their town. Facebook Twitter Pinterest An old mill on the edge of Bolton town centre. “I think we’ve missed some opportunities in Bolton town centre. There are more people since the recession coming into Bolton town centre and spending money.”The market town was granted its charter in 1251 and was small, but occasionally significant, for the next 500 years.

Source: The Guardian August 22, 2017 06:11 UTC