Drivers are facing long delays after the M61 was closed as a coach caught fire. The M61 is closed is closed on the northbound carriageway between J1 and J2 for the M60. Traffic has been stopped on ...

One commter told The Bolton News at the time: "The roadworks on the M61 spur are continuing, with large numbers of works vehicles in the carriageway and workers progressing with line painting.

Long delays are expected along lengthy stretches of the M61 after a coach burst into flames with firefighters and emergency services racing to the scene this evening There are lengthy delays on ...

Roadworks have overrun on Kearsley Spur from the M61 northbound to the A666 near Bolton this morning (April 3). Article continues below The incident is affecting drivers heading from the M60 ...

The M61 northbound between J2 and J3 for the A666 is closed due to planned overnight roadworks which have overrun their pre-agreed end time. The M61 northbound between J2 and J3 for the A666 is ...

Bolton isn't a stranger to battles, after all, it was the Storming of Bolton in 1644 that was pivotal towards Parliamentarian victory during the English Civil War - but in 2025 a very different ...