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Over the past year, Smokefree Bolton has been shaped by the people and communities it serves. Not assumptions, not templates, but real conversations, local insight and shared priorities. The work focused on visibility, accessibility and building trust, giving people clearer routes to support through messaging that felt familiar, relevant and rooted in Bolton. Campaign focus […]

Four members of Transforming Lives, a volunteer-led organisation founded by Andrew Farnworth, are taking on a 150-mile relay run from Scotland to Bolton. Their goal is to raise £2,000 to provide wrap-around support for people facing mental health struggles, addiction, and loneliness, helping individuals in recovery or those living with mental health challenges to rebuild their […]

As we head into spring and (hopefully) some warmer weather, there’s a proper buzz in the Portfolio studio (and not just the sugar rush from Paul eating too many crème eggs!). This October, Portfolio turns 30. Yep, three whole decades of creativity, collaboration, and plenty of laughs along the way. While October might feel a […]

Language is always evolving; that’s the beauty of it. Slang changes, sentence structures shift, emojis slip into the mainstream. But every so often, something disappears that feels… significant. Take the humble full stop. Once the most unassuming mark on the keyboard, it’s now at the centre of a generational debate. Some younger users see it […]