Bolton’s anti-social behaviour issue is an ‘epidemic’ in town centre

The authorities are to ask businesses to contribute towards the cost of the issue via a late night levy on those with a late night licence.

Initially the authority was looking to impose the tax on those with a licence to sell any alcohol between the hours of 3am and 6am across the area as a whole.

Now the authority is looking to impose the tax on those with a licence to sell any refreshment, including takeaways, at these times but…