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As petrol prices reach record highs more drivers than ever are turning to the electric car as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative. Between 2020 and 2021, there was a 68 per cent increase in the number of electric cars registered in Greater Manchester, reaching a record figure of 24,714.

These are the faces of Bolton's four most wanted people this week as police ask the public for help. Officers do not know where any of the four people currently are - but all four have links to Bolton.

A man has been released on bail after a woman was reportedly raped behind a building in Bolton town centre. The alleged sexual assault took place in the early hours of yesterday morning, Wednesday (April 20) just off Bradshawgate.

Police have warned people to be careful after fake workmen scammed residents out of £500 under the promise of fence repairs that never came. Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Rochdale district were called out to reports of "bogus officials" spotted along Tintern Road in Hollin. Once there, they discovered scammers had been out in the area, pretending to be workmen and knocking on doors.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in Bolton town centre.

This is the magical moment a majestic peregrine falcon is released back into the skies above Manchester after getting trapped inside a city centre skyscraper - 48 storeys up. The bird of prey was discovered injured inside Elizabeth Tower on Pryme Street, near Deansgate.

There’s a look of desperation in Angela Speak’s eyes. Sat on a bench in Bolton town centre, the single mother-of-two starts to cry. “There have been days where we’ve had no electric and we’ve had to use candles,” she says.

A beggar has been arrested after “abusing” a PCSO in Bolton town centre.

A Horwich councillor and leader of a hyper-local party has defected to the Conservatives. Marie Brady, who represents Horwich North East on Bolton Council, was a founder and leader of Horwich and Blackrod First Independents, who have three members.

A furious row has erupted between councillors over the decision to bid for a new national transport body to base its headquarters in Bolton town centre.

When plans to build a luxury golf resort on one of Bolton's most historic green spaces were rejected earlier this week, a sizeable number of local residents rejoiced.

Work is now underway to build more than 200 homes, shops and green spaces in Bolton town centre.

A new public park with a ‘performance space’ is set to be built in Bolton town centre.

A man has been charged with the rape of an 18-year-old woman in Bolton.

A planned new waste management plant in Bolton could create 20 jobs.

A van with missing wing mirrors, a bald tyre, and a screwdriver used to keep the doors closed has been taken off the road by cops.

Emergency services rushed to Bolton town centre today after a man fell 'from a height' into a river.

A man has been charged in connection with an alleged rape in Bolton town centre at the weekend.

A developer wishes to bring a grand Bolton town centre building ‘back to its former glory’ by converting it into 22 apartments.

A unique Covid-secure Santa's grotto and a spectacular light show will come to Bolton town centre this weekend.

A man has been arrested following the rape of a man in Bolton.

Police are investigating after two men burgled a jewellers in Bolton.

A man has been arrested after a woman was raped in Bolton town centre.

A 'protection order' which bans people from begging in Bolton town centre could be extended.

A memorial service will be held this weekend for Gay Wharton, the much-loved former Mayoress of Bolton, who died after being struck by a car last November.

An investigation is underway after a man was raped in Bolton town centre.

Police have released CCTV footage of a person they want to speak to after two youths hurled bricks at a car.

A hit-and-run driver who left two teenage girls injured - one seriously - is being hunted by police.

A council decision to withdraw two-hours free parking in Bolton town centre will not be reviewed after an opposition motion was defeated.

A man has admitted the 'unlawful killing' but denies the murder of a man who was found unconscious in a Bolton town centre bar last month.