A BOLTON councillor has expressed concern for travel bans on people from the town, saying that "we are getting into very dangerous territory."

From today onwards, travel restrictions will be imposed between Scotland and three local authority areas – Bedford, Bolton and Blackburn and Darwen, due to those areas having a high virus infection rate.

Scotland First Minister announced the news last week.

And Cllr Andy Morgan is worried about the potential discrimination that people from the town could face.

He said: "I think we are getting in to very dangerous territory, if we are in a position where people from Bolton can't go to places.

"It is completely unacceptable. We have vaccinated more than 10,000 people in the last week and we are doing all we can. With someone like Nicola Sturgeon saying it, it can have a rippling effect on how people view Bolton and its people.

"We have thousands of volunteers working on getting as many people vaccinated as possible and this is what Bolton is all about. We should be being supported to do the right thing, not have cheap potshots taken at us."