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Times
a day ago
- General
- Times
A beer and a baptism at the pub with a mobile christening pool
If you walk into the Mosley Arms as soon as it opens at midday on a Sunday, you might notice that a few of your fellow drinkers look a little damp. This might be because they have just been baptised in a mobile christening pool by a priest who leads a Church of England congregation that calls the Bolton pub its home. The priest and worshippers at New Life Church, Breightmet, do not have a traditional church building to call home, leading them to choose the Mosley Arms, a pub to the east of the city, as their literal and spiritual home for services and also for baptisms of people of all ages once per year. Their services start at 10.30am on Sundays and wrap up as the pub opens its doors at noon, just in time for worshippers to pop in for a pint if they fancy.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Firefighters scrambled to car blaze in back yard which spread to house
Firefighters were called to a car blaze in a back yard which spread to the house. The incident took place at around 1pm today, May 11, at a property on Bury Road in Breightmet. Three fire engines from Bolton North, Farnworth and Bury fire stations attended. Fire crews on scene (Image: Public) The fire, which involved a motorbike and a car, spread to the property, but crews were able to extinguish it using hose reels, thermal imaging, breathing apparatus and "other specialist equipment". Read more: Success for Bolton's famous faces at this year's Bafta TV Awards Read more: Mystery naked cyclist identity revealed as retired professor Crews were there for around an hour. Smoke from the fire (Image: Public) A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: 'Shortly after 1.05pm on Sunday, May 11, three fire engines from Bury, Bolton North and Farnworth fire stations were called to attend a fire involving a car and a motorbike in the rear yard of a house. 'Crews arrived quickly and used two hose reel jets, breathing apparatus, a thermal imaging camera and other specialist equipment to extinguish the fire, which had spread to the downstairs of the property. 'Firefighters made the area safe before departing after approximately one hour at the scene.'
