SAVE HULTON PARK
MEDIA
Since the campaign started, HEART and Hulton Park have been in the media. Click on below links to read about it. Do check back occasionally for updates.
JANUARY 2020
16th - Government to decide future of Hulton Park by summer 2020, The Bolton News
DECEMBER 2019
7th - Final fundraiser for community group that raised thousands to fight housing development, The Bolton News
24th - Hulton Park Estate campaigners' Christmas walk, The Bolton News
OCTOBER 2019
1st - Peel L&P opens its case at Hulton Park public inquiry, The Business Desk
2nd - Peel 'confident' about Bolton Ryder Cup bid for Hulton Park, The Bolton News
3rd - Hulton Park inquiry opens, Place North West
4th - Hulton residents speak against Bolton Ryder Cup at inquiry, The Bolton News
5th - Government inquiry held, The Bolton News
8th - Hulton Park Public Inquiry, Leigh Ornithological Society
12th - Ex-Man City boss backs Bolton Ryder Cup bid at Hulton Park, The Bolton News
12th - Dearden's Farm boss pleads with government to block Hulton Park plans, The Bolton News
18th - Hulton Park public inquiry into Bolton Ryder Cup plan closes, The Bolton News
18th - Ryder Cup Plans At Hulton Park Hang In The Balance, towerfm
18th - Golf Resort proposals have a negative impact, CPRE Lancashire
29th - LETTER: Hulton Park planning inquiry evidence, The Bolton News
SEPTEMBER 2019
3rd - ​Fresh evidence for Hulton Park project revealed, Insider Media Limited
14th - Hulton Park campaigners' final event ahead of public inquiry, The Bolton News
27th - Bolton Ryder Cup at Hulton Park inquiry starts next week, The Bolton News
30th - Hulton Park public inquiry into Bolton Ryder Cup plans, The Bolton News
30th - Plans for more than 1,000 homes, a Ryder Cup-ready golf course and restoration of historic estate could be scrapped - this is why, Manchester Evening News
JULY 2019
​6th - Fundraising for campaign to save Hulton Estate from housing continues, The Bolton News
17th - Hulton Park campaigners rally together in fundraisers, The Bolton News
18th - Bolton Council axes barrister for Hulton Park Ryder Cup inquiry, The Bolton News
26th - Bolton Ryder Cup 2026 bid that never happened goes to Ireland, The Bolton News
29th - Peel’s £240m Hulton Park heads to public inquiry, Place North West
30th - Bolton Council cuts to Hulton Park inquiry rubber-stamped, The Bolton News
JUNE 2019
​16th - Bolton Council could cut Hulton Park public inquiry funding, The Bolton News
21st - Hulton Park campaigners 'overwhelmed' by Bolton Council vote, The Bolton News
21st - Battle over Bolton’s “super golf course” goes national, Environment Analyst
MAY 2019
​8th - Hulton Park Ryder Cup course plan delayed, BBC News
8th - Peel pushes back Bolton Ryder Cup bid at Hulton Park, The Bolton News
29th - Hulton Park Ryder Cup course plan delayed, Advertiser
MARCH 2019
​15th - Hulton Park Ryder Cup golf course 'supported' by masterplan, The Bolton News
19th - LETTER: Fate of Hulton Park is entirely in the hands of the Government, The Bolton News
21st - LETTER: Faults on both sides over green belt, The Bolton News
FEBRUARY 2019
​28th - Residents fight against Hulton Park development hoped to be Peel founder's 'legacy', The Bolton News
JANUARY 2019
​7th - Spatial Framework welcomed, but some green belt may still be lost, The Bolton News
19th - LETTER: Two major issues which will affect us for years to come, The Bolton News
OCTOBER 2018
​1st - Developer casts doubt on Bolton Ryder Cup plan, The Guardian
13th - Will October 2019 Hulton Park inquiry date be too late for Bolton's Ryder Cup bid? The Bolton News
28th - HEART campaigners' meeting this week, The Bolton News
SEPTEMBER 2018
14th - Hulton Park campaigners must raise £3,000 a week towards legal costs, The Bolton News
18th - Residents' ideas wanted for plan that could shape the future of village, The Bolton News​
24th - Maxine Peake stars in video campaign against Hulton Park development, The Bolton News
​24th - We don't want to lose our village atmosphere, say Over Hulton residents, The Bolton News
25th - Maxine Peake joins campaign to save Hulton Park, ITV News
27th - Hulton Park Reportedly Excluded From Borough's Housing Master Plan, towerfm
27th - Hulton Park understood not to be among potential housing sites put forward to regional development masterplan, The Bolton News
AUGUST 2018
​1st - Hulton Park Ryder Cup course plan 'called in', BBC News
1st - Public inquiry called over ‘2026 Ryder Cup project’, bunkered
2nd - Hole lot of history behind Peel's Ryder Cup golf course plan, The Bolton News
2nd - Hulton Park - The Story So Far, towerfm
3rd - HEART set to work raising money for Hulton Park Estate 'battle', The Bolton News
9th - Open letter urges Peel to drop Hulton Park homes plan in wake of inquiry, The Bolton News
10th - Call to withdraw Hulton Park development plans, The Bolton News
16th - Hulton Park ‘Call-in’ by the Secretary of State, Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East and Shadow Justice Minister
16th - Peel remains "committed" to Hulton Park project despite councillors plea, The Bolton News
24th - Campaigners bare all to protest at housing plans in Hulton Park, The Bolton News
JULY 2018
​5th - Hulton Park: Campaign group to create calendar dedicated to estate, The Bolton News
23rd - Golden award for Milk Maids ice cream store under threat from Hulton Park development, The Bolton News
28th - Sneak peek of Hulton Park campaign group's 'Calendar Girls' project, The Bolton News
31st - Government Step In Over Plans For Ryder Cup Golf Course On Hulton Park, towerfm
31st - Ryder Cup in Bolton: Public inquiry called into Peel Land and Property plans for golf course and homes, The Bolton News
31st - Secretary of State calls in Hulton Park application, Chris Green, MP for Bolton West & Atherton
JUNE 2018
14th - History of Hulton Park earmarked for Ryder Cup development to be revealed, The Bolton News
MAY 2018
1st - Hulton Park: MP Says Nothing Has Changed Despite New Housing Minister, towerfm
4th - Bolton Local Elections: Labour Hurt By Hulton Park Planning Row As Their Majority Is Cut, towerfm
11th - Hulton Park: Campaigners take Ryder Cup golf course fight to Prime Minister, The Bolton News
29th - Hulton Park: Government decision on Ryder Cup project 'could be made in July', The Bolton News
APRIL 2018
4th - Hulton Park: Campaigners' postcard plea to lobby government, The Bolton News
5th - Bolton MP To Meet Campaigners Fighting Against Hulton Park Development, towerfm
5th - Hulton Park: MPs united in fight to overturn Ryder Cup development approval, The Bolton News
5th - MP requests that Secretary of State "calls in" Hulton Park application, Chris Green, MP for Bolton West & Atherton
14th - Fight to save historic park goes to Westminster, The Bolton News
​16th - Hulton Park gets green light to build 'Ryder Cup' resort, Golf News
18th - Hulton Park Development: 'Green belt protection must be strengthened', The Bolton News
23rd - 'Utter greed': Bolton Ryder Cup plan runs into local opposition, The Guardian
26th - 'Sheer fantasy': Residents urge ministers to block Bolton's Ryder Cup bid, ITV News
MARCH 2018
15th - Decision date revealed for Bolton Ryder Cup golf course plan at Hulton Park, The Bolton News
17th - Homes must be refused if Ryder Cup plan falls through, The Bolton News
18th - Outrage after Bolton Ryder Cup golf course plan for Hulton Park recommended for approval, OZSeeker
​19th - Hulton Park: Green belt Ryder Cup course plan backed, BBC News
19th - Maxine Peake describes as 'utter madness' plans to develop 'magical' Hulton Park, The Bolton News
20th - Hulton Park decision due this week, Chris Green, MP for Bolton West & Atherton
20th - Peel’s controversial Hulton Park development set for approval, Place North West
22nd - Bolton Council approve Hulton Park plans, Chris Green, MP for Bolton West & Atherton
22nd - Controversial plans for golf course and 1,000 homes on green belt land approved, Manchester Evening News
22nd - Hulton Park: D-Day for plans to transform estate into Ryder Cup golf course, The Bolton News
22nd - Row over plans for huge golf course in Bolton, ITV News
23rd - Peel salutes ‘huge step forward’ but Hulton opposition remains, Place North West
28th - Third World countries protect wildlife better than we do, The Bolton News
FEBRUARY 2018
10th - Hulton Park Estate campaigners deliver 826 more objections to Ryder Cup golf course plan, The Bolton News
​12th - MP objects to Hulton Park development, Chris Green, MP for Bolton West & Atherton
20th - Hulton Park: Peel boss releases rare statement in appeal for Bolton Ryder Cup golf course plan as decision day nears, The Oldham Times
21st - Decision on Hulton Park Estate Ryder Cup golf course plans postponed, The Bolton News
21st - Decision Over Hulton Park Development POSTPONED, towerfm
22nd - Decision delayed as Whittaker launches Bolton charm offensive, Place North West
22nd - Hulton Park protesters demand historic estate is protected from golf course plans, The Bolton News
22nd - Hundreds Gather Outside Hulton Park To Protest Against Golf Course Development, towerfm
22nd - Surprised by John Whittaker's assertions, The Bolton News
DECEMBER 2017
23rd - HEART to hold Hulton Park walk, Chris Green, MP for Bolton West & Atherton
NOVEMBER 2017
23rd - Maxine Peake speaks out against Ryder Cup development at Hulton Park, The Bolton News
JULY 2017
​28th - Proposed Hulton Park Golf Course and Housing Development, Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East and Shadow Justice Minister
JUNE 2017
​8th - Peel lodges golf course plans, Place North West
8th - Plans in for 240m Championship Golf Course Scheme, Insider Media Limited
29th - Peel Plans Submitted For The Hulton Park Estate, Chris Green, MP for Bolton West & Atherton
MAY 2017
​10th - Hulton Park development threatens historic dairy farm, wishfm
19th - REVEALED: How New Development Plans For Hulton Park Will Look, towerfm
JANUARY 2017
​17th - Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East and Shadow Justice Minister
OCTOBER 2016
​14th - Public to get first look at Hulton Park development plans, towerfm
SEPTEMBER 2016
11th - Ryder Cup: 2026 match in... Bolton?!, bunkered​
21st - Peel set for significant investment in historic Hulton Park, UK Construction Online