HONOUR: Cllr Norman Critchley is given his alderman’s scroll by Mayor Cllr Hilary Fairclough as wife Delys looks on TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘universally respected’ former mayor of Bolton who was ‘a true heavyweight of the council chamber’. Alderman Norman Critchley, 82, who represented Bromley Cross on Bolton Council for more than 30 years, died on Monday, January 4, at his home. He had been ill for some considerable time with prostate cancer. Mr Critchley, a retired chartered engineer, was mayor for the 2009-10 year, an honour which Conservative colleagues described as ‘his proudest achievement’. He was also secretary of Egerton Cricket Club for many years and a supporter of many charitable causes. He leaves wife Delyse, who was a constant by his side as his mayoress.