POLICE have issued a black ice warning to drivers after the M61 was closed due to an accident at Junction 5 A58 Snydale Way Westhoughton. Congestion has built up after the Southbound lane had to be closed for recovery work to take place. All lanes have now been re-opened but traffic heading towards Manchester has been affected. Greater Manchester Police have said that no one was seriously injured in the crash, and that it is reported to have involved four vehicles. North West Motorway Police said: M61 Southbound - Black Ice. Our GMP Patrols are dealing with a number of RTCs (road traffic collision) on the M61.
WITH a third national lockdown currently in place, people are going back to nature for their daily exercise outing. But in recent days, there have been issues with people travelling several miles to well known sites Rivington for example which is said to go against the spirit of lockdown. Now one couple believe they have happened on the perfect walk, which takes in the most scenic parts of Bolton the seemingly forgotten Rotary Way. (Russell Brookes and Louise Mort) Russell Brookes, who lives in Westhoughton, came across a sign for Bolton Rotary Way while out walking in Dunscar before coming across another sign in Atherton, before the third national lockdown.