I WAS so sorry to hear that "Opportunity was Knocking" to knock the character right out of Bolton (projects over £200m).

I cannot understand why the arch, which will support the Newport Street railway bridge, is being erected in Bolton. It would look so much better as the gateway to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and the crooked apartment block would sit nicely inside the Pleasure Beach for people's amusement.

On a brighter note, the Spirit of Sport Sculpture would look lovely, and in keeping, up at Middlebrook.

We are so fortunate to have some old buildings and public houses in Bolton that are full of character and nostalgia - please don't destroy them, replacing them with modern, glass, flimsy-looking buildings.

Enhance some of our history around Bolton town centre, rather than destroy it. Cloth caps and shawls are the very thing that makes Bolton such a warm and friendly place.

Old fashioned, 40 years old Bolton lass

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