'Dismal'... 'a total mess'... 'a load of waffle': A sense of despair in a Greater Manchester town
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn Bolton West - amid sporadic showers and sunny spells - the Manchester Evening News spoke to voters about the upcoming general election - and the issues they're concerned about as the crunch poll looms. "The National Health Service has gone pot, the waiting list is sky-high for appointments," Lilian, 78, says. "And now, they're building more houses...
we don't need that. There are other things that need doing before that. "There are enough houses. I'm not saying we don't need them, but there are other things that need doing before that." READ MORE: 'It feels like you're fighting a losing battle...
nothing ever changes' Margaret, 78, says: "The National Health Service is a total mess at the moment. Locally, we're getting a lot of houses built, but getting no extra roads.
The traffic around the beehive roundabout which I use all the time to get out of my road, is horrendous at times. It can take half an hour to get from one end of Horwich to another.
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