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Passengers angered by price hike on the buses

Bus fares rise shock for commuters

9:30am Tuesday 6th January 2009

PASSENGERS have criticised operator First Bus after being hit with a 10 per cent rise in fares.

MP sets out vision for 2009

Bury South MP Ivan Lewis

4:08pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

HELPING firms and their staff through the credit crunch, tackling violent crime and picking up the pieces from the failed congestion charge plan.

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Network your way through the credit crunch

10:07am Tuesday 6th January 2009

THE CREDIT crunch might be biting hard, but companies locally and nationally are being offered a chance to fight their way through it by attending a networking event.

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Weekly bus fares up by £1.50p

Bus fares rise shock for commuters

8:19am Monday 5th January 2009

Bus passengers travelling into work this morning discovered the price of a weekly ticket on First Bus has risen from £14 to £15.50p.

Have your say on local issues

10:35am Monday 5th January 2009

RESIDENTS have their first chance of 2009 to have their say on local issues at Prestwich Local Area Partnership at the Longfield Suite, off Bury New Road, Prestwich, on Tuesday, January 13, from 6.30pm.

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Krypton Factor returns - but not in Bury

10:11am Monday 5th January 2009

KRYPTON Factor, the much-loved gameshow that entertained viewers with its mix if assault courses and quiz rounds, returned to our screens last week - but not in Bury.

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Church hosts week of festivities

Rev Jeffrey Gould, minister to Bury Unitarians, with the mayor and mayoress

3:40pm Saturday 3rd January 2009

BURY Unitarian Church spent a very busy weekend which combined a celebration of Christmas trees, the annual fair, parcels service and a special concert.

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Kids fall through ice

4:26pm Friday 2nd January 2009

Two girls and a boy are recovering after falling into water when playing on ice in Bury.

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MP talks law to college students

David Chaytor MP chats to students Fida Hussain, Bryan Dramiga, Dave Billington, Jacob Drougham and Jonathan Carr, all aged 16

3:30pm Friday 2nd January 2009

BURY North MP David Chaytor took a break from Westminster to visit Bury College.

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Manchester rail link shut by air crash

2:56pm Friday 2nd January 2009

Rail services between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly have been disrupted after a plane crash.

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