People across Bolton will soon be able to have disabled parking bays outside their own homes. This comes around just over two years after a motion was put to Bolton Council to allow people with disabilities to have markings like these right outside where they live. Cllr Debbie Newall, of Kearsley, put the motion forward in June 2022 and says she hopes to see it become a reality with the council set to sign off the policy next week.
She said: “I’m really, really pleased, it’s taken two years, but it was something I’d had a query about from a resident about 18 months even before that about if there was anything we could do about disabled parking spaces.” She added: “I’m really pleased because I know two years might seem like quite a long time but in town hall terms that’s actually quite quick.” The idea is set to be signed off by Bolton Council (Image: Newsquest) Cllr Newall said that she put the motion after hearing about how a family in her community had struggled for parking spaces when taking their now grown adopted son out and home again.
She said: “It’s something very simple that will take a lot of stress out of the lives of people who are vulnerable.” She added: “It not mandatory, its voluntary but it will make a major difference to people’s lives and it will send out a message that we care about families like these.” The idea has been in development since Cllr Newall, supported by her then ward colleague Cllr Paul Heslop, put it forward as .