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Horwich is next to the Pennines near Bolton in Lancashire. This is a new account that will post about what's going on in the town and other things.

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Well it’s coming up to April and the start of the new financial yr and we’ve got money to get rid of? Bolton Council Highways β€œGo and stick ya finger in that dam” Money well spent?
#Horwich #Potholes #WasteOfMoney #HalfAJob

08.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a stroll around the Old Station Park this morn. Why do this work when the ground is so wet? Tractor wheel tracks all around the walkway, the embankment, and the bowl. @boltoncouncil.bsky.social You don’t care!
#Horwich #OfficialVandals @boltonnews.bsky.social

14.02.2026 09:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Junction Winter Hey Lane Chorley New Road has temp traffic lights. Do a detour if possible! Traffic building up! Sat 7/2/26
#Horwich

07.02.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s the point of having weekend roadside bins emptied when the van driver either empties every other one or just leans over to check and drives off leaving bins half full? Money well spent! @boltoncouncil.bsky.social #Horwich

07.02.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks like a car has crashed into the hairdresser next doer to Sam’s Bar

07.02.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Time to look into who's buying lot's of property to turn into HMO's, and then let Serco etc do them up and run them at our expense?

03.01.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why your bin may not have been emptied – Bolton Council Reasons why your bin may not have been emptied.

Looking like most of Horwich grey bins not emptied on Friday 2nd? Our green food caddy has not been emptied for near a month now, so had to put in grey bin, some good that was?
#Horwich #BoltonCouncil
www.bolton.gov.uk/rubbish-recy...

03.01.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Horwich Health Hub - The IT system is down, and they can’t get anybody’s records up!
Welcome to the digital world!
#Horwich

12.12.2025 10:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Horwich Station. What a shame!
#Horwich

09.12.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruling on scheme to convert ex-GP surgery into HMO after series of objections An ex-GP surgery is set to be transformed into a HMO for up to six people, despite more than 20 objections.

HMO gets approved! The Market Surgery will become yet another HMO. There is one already a few houses down which has just had the cellar made into another room or two? and just around the corner the old Market Chippy is an HMO? Not bothered about local concerns at all?
#Horwich #HMO
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08.12.2025 11:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The repair has been done and backfilled! Most main drainage pipes run in a straight line? But we’ll have to wait and see eh! Hope it wasn’t a β€œmake it look like we’re doing something” repair job? πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ
#Horwich

07.12.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Work 'progressing at pace' on saving historic Church's iconic tower Work is well underway at repairing a tower at one of the borough’s most beloved Churches.

Horwich Parish Church. Well I never knew the flagpole was off an 18th century ship and is over 250yrs old! Gobsmacked I say, bloody gobsmacked 🀯

#Horwich #HolyTrinityParishChurch
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07.12.2025 09:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fingers crossed, but time will tell! Bolton News report not very well looked into? The repair is for flooding outside the entrance to the park on Chorley New Rd.
#Horwich

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06.12.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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This Saturday 6th Dec 2025 Horwich Christmas Market on Winter Hey Lane. 10am - 4pm. πŸŽ…
#Horwich

03.12.2025 11:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Phil for your reply! The problem is that the pipe that runs under the footpath from the Vic Pub that takes all gullies down to the park, then through the park to Pearl Brook has been capped and the rest of pipe removed? But it’s good to see after many years the prob being dealt with. ThanksπŸ‘

29.11.2025 10:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So it looks like the whole original pipe from where it’s been capped, to the fence at Pearl Ind estate has been removed? It would have flowed to Pearl Brook in the past, but instead, the contaminated water has flowed to ground through the blue ground drain contaminating a public park??
#Horwich

29.11.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On top of the cutting was the answer to the many yrs flooding problem? A new plastic pipe attached to the old clay pipe, then capped and concreted with a metal pin in front. The blue ground drain attached to the plastic pipe is running against the flow??
#Horwich

29.11.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This one pipe takes all the gullies from The Vic Pub to the park entrance. I had a look in the cutting, then noticed that in the excavated soil that there was no sign of the original old clay pipe?
#Horwich

29.11.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Work is underway on the flooding problem at the Old Station Park CNR entrance. Having worked on Bolton Council main drainage for a number of years I had to have a look, and was quite amused at what I saw? 🧡
#Horwich
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social
@boltonnews.bsky.social

29.11.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
21134/25 | CHANGE OF USE FROM NHS SURGERY BRANCH (CLASS E) TO 6 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 6 OCCUPANTS TOGETHER WITH FORMATION OF BAY WINDOW AND ERECTION OF BOUNDARY WALL TO FRONT ...

The new planning application is here.
paplanning.bolton.gov.uk/online-appli...

04.11.2025 12:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New use for ex-doctor's surgery after services move A former doctor’s surgery is now set to be transformed into a family home after services moved out.

Plans approved for 4 bed family home at the old Market Surgery 103 Chorley New Road Horwich approved and work started. Now new plans submitted for six bed HMO? There is already a HMO on this block! Contact Bolton Council planning and say NO! Enough!!
#Horwich
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2482446...

04.11.2025 12:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@philbrickellmp.bsky.social 20+ yrs and still the same? Survey after survey won’t fix the pipe that’s been damaged on the Old Station Park. The paths are dangerous and you end up playing chicken with the cars. 1st Nov 25. #Horwich #Flood

01.11.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Empty Horwich church could be turned into community cafe An empty high street church in Horwich could be transformed into a cafΓ© after new plans were put forward to Bolton Council.

This needs to happen!
Empty Horwich church could be turned into community cafe
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2557518...

28.10.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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two men in military uniforms are sitting next to each other in a black and white photo ALT: two men in military uniforms are sitting next to each other in a black and white photo

On my regular morning walk today I noticed that the council had repaired potholes opp The Bowling Green pub on Lee Lane, which is nice to seeπŸ‘

Other News! From 14th Oct Lee Lane will be shut from Scholes Bank to Winter Hey Ln whilst they re-surface the road. #Horwich

11.10.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@philbrickellmp.bsky.social Could you have a look into the flooding that happened outside your Horwich office on Sat 20th which had flood defence measures installed the other yr at a cost? Also the flooding nr the fire station which has been happening for 20 yrs +? Thanks in advance, Horwich Things.

23.09.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Did thi know? (just for fun)

Horwich used to have 17 butcher shops! Now it has 1 πŸ€”

#Horwich

23.09.2025 09:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Old NatWest Bank!

Costa (Lotta) Coffee?

#Horwich

25.07.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did Thi Know? (just for fun)

After Bolton Council demolished Captain St toilets in 2012, Horwich has had no public toilets! Leaving it to local traders to put up signs on their doors stating "Toilets for customers only"
#Horwich #NoWhereToPee

12.07.2025 10:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New jobs after supermarket gets green light to open -despite objection from Lidl A plan to build a new Aldi supermarket at Paragon Business Park in Horwich has been approved by Bolton Council’s planning committee, just months…

A new Aldi at the Beehive roundabout has been given the green light!
#Horwich
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2530644...

11.07.2025 11:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of money spent resurfacing Chorley New Rd and then the electric contractors come along and dig it up! They’ve also cut through the fanned cobbles on the station park bridge🀬 Potholes incoming! #Horwich #NotSealed

30.06.2025 09:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0