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A NEW service is being delivered in the heart of Bolton’s vibrant multi-cultural community to ensure language and cultural experiences are not a barrier to having a safe and healthy pregnancy, Saiqa Chaudhari reports. SHOCKING statistics show that, nationally women from BAME Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities are at higher risk of dying while giving birth and stillbirth rates were around 60 per cent higher for babies of Asian and Asian British ethnicity than for babies of white ethnicity. In response Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has launched a potentially life-saving maternity hub in Deane, situated in the Bolton Council of Mosques building.
World renowned detective Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Dr Watson are assigned to unravel the mystery surrounding the untimely death of Sir Charles Baskerville in this brilliantly farcical adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel.
SEE YOU AT THE OCTAGON (Wed 26 May – Tue 15 June) by local stage and screen writer Becky Prestwich. This specially commissioned monologue is a story about the people and the town of Bolton, inspired by the public responses to the Octagon’s Eight Questions questionnaire, which draws on memories shared of the past year and hopes for the future. See You at the Octagon captures the laughs, friendships and overwhelming community spirit that has touched people’s lives and celebrates audiences coming together to experience live