Harvey
A CAMPAIGN to to stop the last local authority run nursery from being closed in Bolton was given a massive boost as councillors backed moves to explore ways of keeping it open.
Town hall chiefs had put forward proposals to shut Harvey Nursery in Great Lever, three years after it was saved following a public outcry.
The closure of the nursery will result in around 50 children having to be found alternative provision and the loss of jobs.
Martin Donaghy, the Labour group’s children’s services spokesman, gained support from a sizeable majority of Bolton Council after the matter had been called in by Labour members to be scrutinised further.