Two Bolton businessmen have stepped up to clean up a paint spill on new £1m footpaths. Westhoughton councillors have thanked Vape Maze business owner Mohammed and his colleague Michael who stepped up and used their own jet washer to clean up the mess of blue paint. But the have also voiced their frustrations after Bolton Council refused to clear it up despite them spending £1m on the footpaths on Market Street.
When Westhoughton town councillor Alison Jackson reported a paint spill outside the Vape Maze store, she said she was shocked to be told by Bolton Council that they wouldn’t go out to clean the footpaths, despite spending £1 million on installing them only months earlier. She said: “We asked Bolton Council if they could clean up this paint spill since they’d spend so much money on footpaths that nobody wanted. The paint spill (Image: Westhoughton Liberal Democrats) Read more top stories here: St Stephen and All Martyrs plan for playground with subsidence Work under way at Wingates Industrial Estate ecology areas Bolton: Man who deterred IX Wireless pole worried for return “The Labour administration now can’t be bothered to maintain them or keep our town centre clean.
“Mohammed stepped up to clean it up and his colleague Michael helped with the work. “A huge well done to both of them but shame on Bolton Council. Why spend so much money on these new footpaths if they are not prepared to maintain them?” A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “Whilst .