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Radcliffe snap up top pro Tariq
RADCLIFFE Cricket Club chairman Chris Franklin reckons he has signed one of the best pro's in the area', after unveiling Usman Tariq as the replacement for the outgoing Pasan Wanasinghe. The Racecourse side moved to sign the free-scoring Pakistani after
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Boro boss praises players
RADCLIFFE BORO might only have taken one point from their opening two fixtures in the UniBond Premier League, but there is plenty for manager Andy Johnston to smile about after Tuesday night's impressive display against Leek Town. Boro's failure to turn
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Cricketers fear for club's future
RADCLIFFE cricketers fear their club will fold if they are forced to move from their current home. East Lancashire Paper Mill Cricket Club was founded in 1930 on land off Rectory Lane, and has been based there ever since. But as part of the regeneration
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The future of health care
THIS is the future for health services in Radcliffe - a modern new medical centre. This artist's impression of the health centre, which will be built close to Radcliffe Civic Centre, has been released as Bury Primary Care Trust announces its preferred
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Model girl Rhian aims to take over from Jordan!
MOVE over Jordan! A Radcliffe teenager is hoping to replace her as the next top glamour model in the country. Rhian Sugden (19), pictured right, is chasing her dream full-time after giving up her job as a network administrator for Global Telecoms and
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Laura’s national top five results
RADCLIFFE teenager Laura Stanistreet has reason to celebrate after coming in the top five in the country for her GCSE in English Literature. The Radcliffe Riverside High School pupil saw off 326,000 students from across the country to get the top mark
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Boycotting car park is not helping the village
I UNDERSTAND the people of Tottington are worried about their car park getting a meter, but if anybody is going to kill the village off, it is the very same people boycotting the pub car park. It is not helping the village. The Greene King Brewery have
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Tottington can be proud it has rallied together
FOLLOWING the public meeting held in late July, Tottington Labour Party felt that it was important to involve the local community and demonstrate the outrage felt by many about the car park issue. As the pay and display machine was being introduced imminently
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Helping to find lost relatives
I work for Leopard Films, an independent television production company with a strong reputation for factual programming. We are making a second series for BBC1 called Found, about the experiences of individuals and families searching for their loved
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Painting such a gloomy picture of the town
FURTHER to the letter from Reluctant Council Tax Payer', (Helping hands for yobs on steps to nowhere', Bury Times, August 17). Oh dear, what a gloomy picture we paint of my home town. Sadly, much is true, but Ramsbottom is by no means isolated in the
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Does the colour of the bin really matter to recycling?
I am writing in response to a letter I recently read from people complaining about the colour of the blue recycling bins in Bury. I personally use my blue bin with pride, as do the other members of my family. When the black boxes were introduced, we
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Staff showed great concern for resident
I WISH to express my thanks to the manager and staff of Hazelhurst EP Home, Ramsbottom, for the amazing dedication they displayed, in the way they cared for a resident, in the last days of her life. The lady had no-one in the world related to her, and
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Fireworks are fine, but not he noise
REGARDING the letter from Bulldog Fireworks (Firework display was quite legal', Bury Times, August 17). This company's representative has completely missed the point here. Most people enjoyed a good fireworks display, myself included, but not the excessive
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Sports club has so much to offer youngsters
OVER the last 12 months, many letters have been written about the application for planning permission by Holcombe Brook Sports Club to enable it to relocate its premises from Longsight Road to new facilities on land off Hazel Hall Lane. The plans were
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Baskets stolen
WE are two pensioners, and we enjoy our garden. We also make nice hanging baskets. On Sunday, we left home for 30 minutes, and when we returned, some scum had entered our garden and taken our hanging baskets. All we are doing is keeping the area looking
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Hi-tech cameras can catch the ‘phone drivers
I WAS impressed by a report that police in Cheshire have mounted a hi-tech "sting" operation to catch car thieves. Miniature cameras, hidden in immobilised cars, will photograph anyone who attempts to break in. Apparently, such operations have been very
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Afternoon tea
I would like to invite all over 60s in Elton Ward to attend a free afternoon tea at the Elton Centre, David Street, Woolfold on Tuesday, August 29, commencing at 3pm until 4.30 pm. This is a new venture and, if successful, will be an ongoing event at
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Time to give young people some services
I was surprised to find possibly one of the most important pieces of news in last week's Bury Times buried in a tiny article on page 7 (Bury spends less on youth services'). With the amount of coverage that the press gives to the negative view of young
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Peel Mills — is it a case of ‘out of sight, out of mind?’
I write to commend you on the publication of the letter from your reader Lesley Hey in the Bury Times (River is a blooming disgrace to the town', August 10) regarding the state of the River Irwell at Peel Mills. Unfortunately your picture only scratches
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Diagho for England!
SEVEN-year-old Diagho Cullen fulfilled every football fan's dream when he won the chance to carry out the England flag at last week's friendly against Greece. Diagho, a pupil at Chesham Primary School, joined the country's biggest football stars at Old
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Meet Little Miss crime-buster!
LORI-ANN Moran has set her heart on joining the boys and girls in blue . . . but she will have to wait until the year 2020 to join the ranks. At just four, Lori-Ann is adamant that her future lies in crimebusting and, thanks to the police, she was treated
