The decision for Bolton not to bid for city status in a Queen’s jubilee competition was ‘made in secret’ and the public and political representatives were not told, a leading councillor has alleged.
Last year, a civic honours competition was launched for the platinum Jubilee with the Queen granting the rare civic honour of ‘city status’ by selecting a number of worthy towns.
Bolton Council had previously submitted unsuccessful applications for city status in the 1992, 2000, 2002 and 2012 in similar competitions.
At a recent full council meeting, Labour Coun Richard Silvester spoke about Bolton’s lack of a city bid for 2022. He said that the public of Bolton and back bench councillors had been ‘treated with contempt’ by the council’s Conservative leadership. READ MORE: Green light for bus reform: What does it mean for passengers? Bolton Council said there was no bid as the authority chose to concentrate on other priorities.
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