Town hall leaders respond to allegations of ‘funding cut’ for Breightmet

The controversy was debated at a full meeting of Bolton Council last week where recently elected Cllr Sean Fielding, who represents Breightmet, asked if the allegations were true.

This came after claims online that the money had been redirected to other, in some cases better off, areas of the borough.

Addressing the meeting, Cllr Fielding said: “Could the leader of the council confirm for the public record that these allegations…