Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history It was the most significant industrial conflict in Bolton’s history, was immortalised in a novel and led to major changes in the town’s politics. The Great Engineers’ Strike of 1887 was no ordinary trade dispute but was marked by a bitterness and violence seldom seen in British industrial relations. The strike involved the ‘aristocracy’ of the Bolton labour movement – the skilled engineers whose expertise was in demand across the world. By the standards of the day they were well-paid and they enjoyed an orderly system of wage bargaining, between their own unions – mostly the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (ASE) - and the Iron Trades Employers Association.
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Developer Lane End Group has been given the go-ahead to build 116 homes at the former Horwich Loco Works in Bolton, part of Bluemantle Group’s £262m redevelopment of the site.
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the project, which features a mix of 78 one- and two-bedroom apartments, and 38 two-, three-, and four-bedroom family houses.
The homes are to be managed by two social housing providers, Bolton at Home and Irwell Valley Homes, and are scheduled to complete by February 2024.
Rivington Chase is a regeneration scheme on the site of the former locomotive works in Horwich, an industrial complex that first opened in 1886 and once housed the erecting shop of the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
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What to do this week, from the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival to outdoor Earth Month events
Monday, April 5: Wild Childhood: Nature of Place Symposium
12-1:30 p.m.
How are children connected to nature? For three days, Phipps will convene leading biophilia experts for a virtual conference exploring relationships between the environment and the planet’s youngest citizens. Sessions will examine how children benefit greatly from time spent in nature, as well as topics such as racial injustice, disability exclusion, infrastructure, urban parks and more. Buy tickets.
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Performed live in Carnegie Museum of Art’s soaring Hall of Sculpture, this broadcast premiere of “Boléro” features new choreography from PBT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe along with a guided tour of artwork by curator Akemi May. Watch for free and be uplifted.
Plans revealed for food and drinks hall at Horwich Loco Works thisislancashire.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisislancashire.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.