M61 Bolton West Services

Reviewed by gaz on Oct 21, 2011 | 3 comments

Opened : 1971 Original owner: Kenning Motor Group Latter owner: Pavillion(Formerly Rank) Even Latter owner: Granada Current Owner: First Original Name: Anderton Services Later name: Rivington Services   Trivia: Sold off by Granada as part of the agreement they made when they purchased Pavillion. Granada sold “Rivington” (Bolton West) and Magor for 8.3 Million pounds. After the sale, a Husband and wife team who worked at Magor then moved to run this site. First invested 1.2 Million after aquiring the site to build a new hotel, and renamed the site “Bolton West” This MSA must have had the most changes in ownership of any MSA (see header above) It has also had 3 names- a record as far as we know...

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