SENTENCE:The crashed car and Mr Edmondson with the damage A DRUG driver who smashed into a family’s home, causing thousand of pounds worth of damage, has been fined just £120. Nathan Seddon careered into the garden wall of the house on Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, at 1.20am on September 8 last year, damaging a car parked on the drive, ruining the newly installed resin driveway and sending bricks flying at windows of the home. Homeowner Dave Edmondson, who had already been campaigning about driving standards in the area, says the crash was the final straw and he and his family have now moved away from Bolton.
A CHURCH which has been targeted by vandals has been given a security boost thanks to a kind-hearted community group. Trinity Methodist Church in Tonge Fold had a front window – positioned above the church door – smashed in late November last year. Yobs picked up a large painted pebble that was decorated for Remembrance Day and threw it at the window. Then on New Year’s Eve, half a brick was hurled at the same window, not long after it had been repaired. These are not the first occasions vandals have caused a nuisance at the church. Before the coronavirus restrictions were imposed last year, the Tonge Old Road church hosted groups including a snooker club on Wednesday nights. A couple of the club members, who parked their cars at the side of the church, found windows of their vehicles had been smashed at the start of last year.
UNITED: An ambulance worker, police officer and fireman stand together as the emergency services back the Drink or Drug Driving – Never a Good Mix campaign TODAY marks New Year s Eve, and while this year is very different from previous ones in terms of social plans, many are more than likely to have a drink tonight. Although large gatherings are banned under coronavirus rules – putting an end to big traditional parties – residents may drink in the comfort of their home. And there may still be a temptation for drivers to get behind the wheel of a vehicle when they have had alcohol if they want to go somewhere.