Logs for Bolton homes
With a Defra-exempt stove, the tonne bag of mixed hardwood is the simplest way to stock up for winter. Softwood costs less and catches quickly. With an open fire or a stove that isn't exempt, choose an authorised smokeless fuel.
Areas we cover around Bolton
We deliver across Bolton, including Astley Bridge, Heaton, Smithills, Halliwell, Harwood, Breightmet, Tonge Moor, Great Lever and Deane, and to Horwich, Blackrod, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Lever, Bromley Cross and Egerton. Every BL1 to BL7 postcode is in our free area. We also deliver to Manchester, and over the hills to Burnley and the rest of East Lancashire.
Smoke control in Bolton
A Bolton Council air quality report describes the whole of Bolton as a smoke control area, and Greater Manchester's Burn Better campaign says all of its councils have smoke control areas. For most Bolton addresses, that means:
- Wood is not an authorised fuel, so you can burn logs only in an exempt appliance, such as a Defra-exempt stove.
- Open fires and other stoves need an authorised smokeless fuel, such as anthracite or a fuel on Defra's list.
- In law, smoke from a chimney there can bring a penalty of £175 to £300, and buying unauthorised fuel for a stove that isn't exempt can bring a fine of up to £1,000.
- Edgworth, Chapeltown and Belmont have BL7 postcodes but are in Blackburn with Darwen, so check those with that council.
To check an address, contact Bolton Council's pollution team or look it up on the Defra map.