Bolton Council
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Oct 30, 2026
Alex KingGUEST
In late September, central Bedfordshire Council's members refused to update the authority's constitution to align with the national scheme of delegation.
Alex KingGUEST
And then three weeks later, Bolton Council and Tameside Council, both in Greater Manchester, followed suit.
Richard GarlickHOST
Okay, so there's a number of councils that have rebelled.
Richard GarlickHOST
What's going to happen next? Can the rebels carry on under their old arrangements or are there any risks attached to doing that?
Marc IlesHOST
Number four, what does the Bolton Wanderers Club motto, Superior Morris, meaning good old straightforward English? So it is overcome delays, or I will also accept overcome difficulties.
Marc IlesHOST
According to the Bolton Council website as well, it is also a dog Latin pun on Bolton being on the Moors.
Marc IlesHOST
Now, if you got that, you can have an extra point, but I'm going to have overcome delays or overcome difficulties.
Marc IlesHOST
Then number five, according to transfermarket.com, which member of the current squad is valued the highest? That would be Gavin Bozzunu at eight million pounds.
John GaganHOST
So what's been happening?
Natasha NorrisGUEST
First up, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and Bolton Council, which are both in the Greater Manchester City region and both under no overall political control, have rejected updating their constitutions to align with the government's national scheme of delegation, which limits elected members' ability to make planning decisions.
Natasha NorrisGUEST
In other news, a High Court judge has thrown out House Builder Barclay Holmes' attempt to overturn an inspector's refusal of its 867-home shopping centre redevelopment in Peckham, South London, describing one of its grounds of challenge as an artificial and unduly narrow reading of national planning policy.
Natasha NorrisGUEST
Next up, London's Deputy Mayor for Planning, Jules Pipe, has overturned the London Borough of Barnet's refusal of plans by developer Stoney Wood Property, for 463 homes, ruling that the benefits, including 212 affordable homes, outweighed conflicts with policies requiring a town centre first approach.