Bolton Council refuse to clean £1m footpaths after paint spill

Mohammed and Michael from the Vape Maze store stepped in to clean up the paint spill after Bolton Council refused

They spent £1 million on fancy new footpaths on Market Street, but Labour-run Bolton Council have refused to clean a paint spill.

When Westhoughton town councillor Alison Jackson reported a paint spill outside the Vape Maze store, she was shocked to be told by Bolton Council that they wouldn’t go out to clean the footpaths, despite spending £1 million on installing them only months earlier.

Vape Maze business owner Mohammed stepped up and used his own jet washer to clean up the mess.

Councillor Jackson said: “We asked Bolton Council if they could clean up this paint spill since they’d spend so much money on footpaths that nobody wanted. They now can’t be bothered to maintain them or keep our town centre clean.

“Mohammed stepped up to clean it up and his colleague Michael helped with the work. A huge well done to both of them but shame on Bolton Council.”