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Ruth visits Lostock Station
Following concernsraised by local residents and train passengers about the lack ofparking spaces at Lostock train station, and the associated problemof commuters parking on local roads, Ruth visited t...

Ruth highlights role of carers
Friday 6th June 2008 Ruth visited the Bolton CarersSupport event at Tesco at the Middlebrook Retail Park to show hersupport for the invaluable work which carersundertake. Ruth was keent...

Ruth visits the new children's A&E
Ruth visited the new Children’sAccident and Emergency Unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital.  Theunit is designed to make the experience of visiting casualty lessstressful for children by giving th...

Westhoughton walkabout with Harry Bowling
Ruth and Harry on a recent walkabout in Westhoughton, took the time to discuss the issues that are important to the people in the area and also visited some of the towns landmarks. Speaking about H...

Ruth praises unionlearn for putting people on fast lane to succe
Unionlearn is a fantastic concept that it is proving an immense benefit to both individuals and the  economy. Ruth spoke to unionlearn, First Bus staff and Unite-T&G section union members ...

Ruth unveils the Blackrod Tapestry
Ruth unveiled the Blackrod tapestry at the Town Council chamber.  Created by the Blackrod Tapestry Group over a period of seven years, the 20-strong group put in many hours of work to produce ...

Ruth helps Bolton Literacy Trust's novel idea, the Book Appeal.
Bolton Literacy Trust celebrated its 5th Anniversary by launching a Book Appeal to have 1 million books donated.  In the 2 weeks since the launch of the Appeal, the ‘bookometer’ on the web...

Ruth attends the official launch of the Bolton Hub
Ruth attended the official launch of the Bolton Hub    The Hub now houses: Bolton CVS including, Bolton Community Network, Health and Care Together and Volunteer Center Bolton BA...

Ruth visits Atherton Train Station to see the Station's Car Park
Cllr Bradbury “The usage of Atherton Train Station has increased significantly over the past year.  This has meant more and more rail users are parking at the station’s   &n...

Ruth visits the Fletcher Avenue Bridge in Atherton
Cllr Norman Bradbury campaigned for the repainting of a redundant bridge on Fletcher Avenue and invited Ruth as the Secretary of State for Transport to see the outcome of his campaign. Cllr Bradbu...

Ruth presents a cheque for £160 to the Friends of Chernobyl's Ch
After hosting a successful Summer Fair at Ridgmont House, Ruth was able to present the Friends of Chernobyl's Children with a cheque for £160 to go towards their work with the children affected by...

Question Time for Ruth with the Sixth Form students at Rivington
Sixth form students had the opportunity to ask Ruth whatever they wanted in a question time style debate.Ruth was asked questions ranging from whether shewanted to be the Prime Minister to what she do...

Ruth supports 'Tickled Pink' at ASDA, Middlebrook
To date, ASDA’s ‘Tickled Pink’ campaign has raised nearly £16 million for the charities it supports. Some of the money raised by ASDA is for the Breast Cancer Care campaign.  This &nbs...

Ruth visits Bolton Hospice to see the extension to the kitchen a
Bolton Hospice has now completed a scheme to extend their staff kitchen and dining room.  Ruth popped in to find out what the extra space and new facilities will mean for the people who work a...

Ruth Attends the Computers for Schools presentation at the Tesco
Ruth presented local school children with new computer equipment after their schools collected Tesco vouchers.  Ruth said: “I really enjoyed meeting the children and presenting them with the...

Ruth visits Washacre Primary School
Ruth recently visited the extension being built to Washacre Primary School which will house the new Sure Start Children’s Centre.  Already there is a parents’ group, baby clinic and child...

Ruth launches her new website
This website has been officially launched at Horwich Library with the work experience students who have assisted with its construction.   The students who study politics have worked ...

Summer Fair fun in Bolton West Labour Party
A summer fair for the Bolton West Labour party was hosted by Ruth, on Sunday 26th August at Ridgmont House in Bolton.  The fair was an all day event, consisting of various stalls, raffles, ...

Ruths announces winner of her annual Christmas card competition
Joined by Bolton Wanderers FC mascot Lofty the Lion, Ruth presented Blackrod Church School pupil Abigail Roberts her winning prize of two tickets to watch Bolton Wanderers play Fulham at the Reebok...

Ruth visits the Royal Bolton Hospitals new £1 million upgrade to
Ruth visited the Royal Bolton Hospital, along with Bolton MPs Dr. Brian Iddon, and David Crausby, to reopen the newly refurbished C1 and C3 wards. These refurbishments have taken place, to improve...

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