Emergency measures put in place after masonry falls from historic building

Work has been carried out to make Westhoughton Library  ‘safe’ councillors have reassured the public.

Westhoughton North councillor Arthur Price says he got the call to say that masonry had fallen from the building, and after reporting it he was told it had been “made safe”.

The masonry fell as Storm Elin battered Bolton, uprooting trees, on December 9.

It comes as the town hall is set to undergo a huge…