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New blow for Fairfield
ANOTHER ward at Fairfield Hospital is set to lose more beds and nurses in the second cut to services within the last month. Staff have been informed of proposals to close two beds and redeploy five nurses from the coronary care ward, which cares for
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Goal-den Hurst signs on again
CHRIS Casper has hailed Glynn Hurst as the most important signing he has made at Gigg Lane. The in-form striker agreed to join Bury on loan from Shrewsbury for a further two-month spell with view to a permanent move in January. It ends a month-long
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Speed camera welcomed at accident spot
THE father of a teenager killed by a speeding car has welcomed the installation of a speed camera on one of the borough's busiest roads. The fixed camera is being positioned outside the Royal Fusiliers' Museum in Bolton Road, Bury, after an annual review
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Bishop asks stores to rethink their choice of stock
THE Bishop of Bolton is making a stand against supermarkets selling too many macabre goods in the run-up to Hallowe'en. The Rt Rev David Gillett is calling for a more cheerful choice to give children the chance to avoid dressing like a monster or a murderer
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Dad’s bike ride boost for charity
THE father of a youngster born with an incurable disease has cycled almost 50 miles to raise money for research into the condition. Six-year-old Kyle Berry was diagnosed at birth with tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder which causes tumours to
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Students have the formula for success
TWO talented chemistry students from Bury have taken a big step up the career ladder after being awarded prestigious placements. Seventeen-year-olds Laura Schofield and Emma Testa each spent four weeks working in science laboratories at Manchester University
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Warning over loans in Farepak collapse
BURY customers left out of pocket by the collapse of hamper company Farepak have been urged not to salvage their Christmas by turning to doorstep cash lending firms. East Lancs Moneyline, which has an office in the Mosses Centre, Bury, has issued the
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Lady Luck rolls in the cash for school!
VIVA Las Vegas! A slice of the Nevada strip arrived in Greenmount for one night only to raise money for primary school youngsters. With a Frank Sinatra sound-a-like providing the musical entertainment, parents and friends packed into the Bolholt Hotel
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Former scientist dies aged 101
A FORMER scientist Methodist minister has died at the age of 101. The Rev Fred Haig Jowett died on Wednesday, October 18, at Epworth Grange Methodist Home in Chirmside Street, Bury, where he had lived since his wife's death seven years ago. He leaves
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Florence is 2006 Bury Woman of the Year
"I LOVE being old - it's my most effective weapon!" Those were the words of older people's champion Mrs Florence Lyons as she was crowned Bury's Woman of the Year. Florence joined around 200 women from varied walks of life at Bury Town Hall to discover
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Workers left with nothing as textile firm axes 30 jobs
AROUND 30 jobs have been axed at a local textile company. Workers at Ainsworth Finishing Company arrived for work last week to find that the company had gone into voluntary liquidation and that they had been made redundant. Company bosses directed employees
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Call for clean-up at Hoyles Park
RESIDENTS fed up of seeing broken bottles and sweet wrappers in Hoyles Park are calling for the council to clean it up. Ken and Irene Smith, who live opposite the park in Huntley Mount Road, believe the area has been neglected in favour of other parks
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Village honours its war hero son
WAR hero George Peachment - Bury's forgotten soldier who sacrificed his life on the battlefield - has at last been honoured in his home village. Tottington parishioners were joined by top dignitaries, including General Sir Christopher Wallace of the
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Schools aim to protect gay pupils
EDUCATION bosses have launched a crackdown on homophobic bullying in schools. Headteachers across the borough attended a conference in Bury to draw up an action plan, in preparation for Anti-Bullying Week on November 20-24. The gay rights alliance Stonewall
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More blue bins on way
ANOTHER 6,500 residents will receive a "bugged" blue wheelie bin to help them recycle more. The blue bins will replace the black boxes which are used to collect plastics, metal and glass, and were criticised by some for being too small. The bins will
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Scouts’ calendar hits the shop
A CALENDAR capturing the magic of Holcombe Moor has gone on sale to raise money to help Ramsbottom Scouts celebrate a centenary of Scouting. Next summer thousands of Scouts from across the world will attend a ten-day World Jamboree in Chelmsford to celebrate
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France’s highest honour for Bury man Alec
A BURY-born man now living in the USA has been awarded France's top national honour. Alec Hargreaves, a professor of French, was named a Chevalier in the Lgion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour), an elite order created by the emperor Napoleon
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Ornament found during arrest at cemetery
A STUDENT has been arrested on suspicion of stealing an ornament from a grave at Radcliffe Cemetery. It is alleged the 19-year-old took the ornament during the early hours of yesterday. Police were called by residents at 5am over the 18-year-old driver
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Online protest petition over Lowry auction
A FORMER Bury man has set up an online petition in protest at the sale of the town's Lowry painting. Frank Foran has already had replies from the USA, Austria and Brazil lamenting the loss of a piece of social history. The 1947 oil painting, entitled
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Town walk highlights dangers for the blind
TOWN centre traders who unwittingly put barriers in the way of the blind and visually impaired are being urged to be more considerate. The call comes after the Bury Blind Society staged a walk highlighting some of the obstacles faced by their members
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All good sports at anti-racism day
HARMONY was the winner when Bury took part in the annual "Kick Racism out of Football" day. Young players and professionals came together on Saturday at Bury FC's home fixture with Boston United to show their solidarity. Primary schoolchildren competed
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Two arrested in separate gun incidents
TWO people were arrested in unconnected incidents after they were seen with a gun. A woman customer at the Goats Gate pub in Radcliffe New Road, Whitefield, was held by police on Tuesday night of last week after regulars spotted a handgun in her bag.
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Results round-up page
Check out all the Table Tennis, Darts, Bowls etc results on our results page in .pdf format.
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Cycling round-up
BURY CTC WITH an autumnal feel to the weather and the promise of heavy rain later in the day, our A Section opted for a short ride to Roughlee on Sunday. Main roads were followed to Nelson and Barrowford where we turned on to Pasture Lane and a sharp
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Spooky walk in park for Hallowe'en
IF you go down to Burrs Country Park this month, you're sure of a big surprise thanks to Henshaws' sponsored Hallowe'en Walk! With spooky stories and gruesome goodies, the haunted adventure through the park on Tuesday, October 31 will ensure that this
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Second team end season on high after play-offs
CYCLE SPEEDWAY: BURY Pedalsport's second team ended their outdoor season in fine style on Sunday when they won the Midland/North Combination League Play-offs at Stoke. The Midland section champions, Wednesfield Aces from Wolverhampton, offered stern
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Area boards just talking shops, say councillors
BURY'S area boards have become a talking shop - and that's the view of politicians! Labour leaders say the meetings are often just about people trying to get a cheap headline, or asking the same old trivial questions. The ruling executive has now launched
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Huntley are top of the pile after win
BURY & DISTRICT OPEN SNOOKER LEAGUE HUNTLEY D top the table in the Bury Bed Centre C Section after running out 6-2 winners at home to Totty B. Antony Harrison gave them a great start, taking the opening frame 72-29; although this was surpassed when
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More woe for poor Bury RU
Bury 5, Burnley 58 North Lancs League One: THERE were 10 tries scored in Saturday's encounter at the Radcliffe Road ground, unfortunately Bury only accounted for one of these. Ironically one of the best tries of the match was finished off by Paul McGarraghy
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Muideen's reaches the final
BURY ABA's Muideen Ganiyu produced a stylish display to reach the Greater Manchester Amateur Boxing Association's final. The Bolton fighter defeated Stockport's Tom Barrowford in the first round and then overcame Danny Wolfenden, from Manchester, on
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ANGLING: Roy nets a top victory
ON Sunday the Bury Society fished the October Cup on Scholes Lodge at Tottington. Twenty anglers fished the match with some exceptional weights of carp. Top weight went to Roy Gough on peg 9 28-14-0. In second place was Dave Waggler peg 3 27-15-8. In
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Thai celebration
BURY Hospice will benefit when a Whitefield restaurant stages an event to celebrate a Thailand festival. The Thai Lounge in Radcliffe New Road is holding a Loy Kratong Festival of Lights on Monday, November 6 from 7.30pm. And £10 from each of the £45
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Brownies back
A BROWNIE group in Whitefield for girls aged seven to ten is back in business. The 1st Whitefield Brownie Unit, based at Elm Street Methodist Church, will reopen its doors on Thursday, November 2 between 6.30pm and 8pm. Anyone interested in joining,
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Monday friends
ALL pals together! That's the Over 60s Friendship Club in Bury which is on the lookout for new members. The club meets each Monday between 2pm and 4pm at the New Kershaw Centre in Deal Street. Activities include bingo, entertainments and outings. Those
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United tickets offer
FOOTBALL fans can get their hands on a pair of free tickets to see FC United play against Glossop North End on Saturday. House builders, George Wimpey Manchester, are giving away 50 free adult tickets on a first come, first served basis. Anyone under
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I'd pay to watch this young team - Casper
CHRIS Casper has admitted that he would probably pay to watch his in-form Shakers play at the moment. Having reshaped his squad with a younger bias, Casper said he was enjoying the free-flowing football which has pushed the side to three consecutive
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Summit at old Trafford
A UK/US Manufacturers Summit is to be staged at Manchester United Football Club between October 31 and November 2. The event, hosted by the Manufacturing Institute, will show how companies on both sides of the Atlantic can learn from one another to improve
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‘Dragon’s Den' for prize of £30,000
BURY-based inventors, business start-ups and companies looking for funding can showcase their ideas and maybe win £30,000 worth of products and services. They can make a "pitch" to an audience of advisers and potential business partners at the B2B North
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Andy to present ‘green’ awards
TV news "anchorman" Andy Crane will get on board for Groundwork Bury's annual environmental awards dinner. Andy, news presenter with Channel M and previously of BBC's Broom Cupboard, will host the event at the Longfield Suite in Prestwich on Thursday
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A story of great success
THE managing partner of one of the UK's most successful professional services firms will take the lid off his role at a conference of leading accountants. Bury-based Keith Train, of DTE, has been invited to address 120 members of the Charter Group accountancy
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Tigers blow their chance of victory
MOSELEY 32, SEDGLEY PARK 25 National League Division One: LEADING 5-22 at half-time, Sedgley were in command, but a Moseley try just prior to the break and two more within 10 minutes of the re-start turned the game, with Sedgley again losing a game
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Looking ahead to a cracker of a Christmas...
A WELCOME surge in sales by Bury-based greetings cards giants Birthdays is helping its parent company Clinton gear up for the important Christmas trading period with confidence. Although bosses admit the performance of the Dumers Lane business still
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Below-par Vale crash out of the Lancs Cup
HURST GREEN 3, ELTON VALE 0 Lancashire Amateur Cup, Third Round: THE trip to the Ribble Valley proved fruitless this weekend for Elton Vale as they failed to impose their style of football in a clash with East Lancashire League side, Hurst Green.
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Burysafe marks its first birthday
BURYSAFE is celebrating its first birthday this week. Members of the multi-agency partnership will be in Market Square in Bury town centre today and tomorrow showing the community how they have spent the past 12 months tackling crime, disorder and anti-social
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Students’ play has a hard-hitting message
RACISM, bullying and drugs are just some of the issues raised in an educational play touring high schools across the borough. Performing arts students at Bury College created a production looking at social issues from a young person's perspective. They
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Amateurs snatch a thrilling derby point
BURY Amateurs came from 3-0 down to secure a point against the champions in this thrilling tussle at Drinkwater Park on Saturday. Barely five minutes had passed when the visitors went ahead, Little Lever's Wells outpacing a slow Bury defence to fire
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Old Boys storm past Rhoden
BURY GSOB came back from two goals down to progress to the last 32 of the LFA Amateur Cup against a physical Rhoden Inn side from the Blackburn Combination. Bury GSOB started well and created two good chances early on without scoring. Rhoden Inn got
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Walshaw held to a draw by Tintwistle
TINTWISTLE 1, WALSHAW 1 Manchester Premier League: IT was a case of two points dropped for title-chasing Walshaw on Saturday as they were made to settle for a draw by a stubborn Tintwistle outfit. The Sycamore Road outfit made two changes, bringing
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Wages are reward enough for good staff
YOU can imagine my surprise on the morning of Thursday, October 19 to find that I went to bed an Independent and woke up a Tory, thanks to John Byrne's letter in the Bury Times. Why do you want me to congratulate your workforce? Surely the wages paid
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Pimhole’s vision train is right on track
SO, Jimmy Hill wants answers (Letters, October 19)! Our concern is that he has demonstrated once again by the questions he asks that he does not understand the process or the issues at hand. There is not a shortfall in the funds available for Pimhole
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I could do your job for you, but I won’t . . .
IN his letter to the Bury Times on September 21, Coun Connolly explained that he used to be a teacher. I actually thought he was employed in a textile mill because he is the best yarn spinner I have ever met. Coun Connolly's years of experience in teaching
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Big Brother is not watching you
I have to say the letter from Bill Brison is totally confusing and misleading. The chips fitted to Bury's blue bins cannot weigh the bin, smell it or video it - in fact they can only record the address of the bin. Had this authority any thoughts about
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Why should the public bail out the council?
MP David Chaytor suggests last week appealing for donations' to save the Lowry painting. Why is he asking for the public to buy it again to bail out a council who cannot balance their budgets? If, for instance, his cap in hand appeal is successful,
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Fairfield: No attempt to do anything by stealth
I was most interested to read Coun Campbell's letter to the Bury Times about the proposals for Fairfield. These proposals have gone through our partnership forum, which includes union representatives and staff on the wards received briefings on the first
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Trust has a fight on its hands now
THE two letters in the Bury Times (October 19) from two people across the political spectrum, on the subject of the proposed closure of Ward 30 at Fairfield General Hospital, show how strong and deep is the feeling in Bury regarding the attempt by the
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Investment in teh NHS is paying off
DESPITE Councillor D'Albert's claims, the NHS is not in crisis - far from it (Letters, October 19). Certainly some trusts have deficits, but, by and large, Labour's investment is paying off - more opportunities, less waiting, more doctors and nurses
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Any NHS controversy brings out 'rent-a-gob' tendency
IT'S unfortunate, but true, that any local controversy in the National Health Service immediately attracts the rent-a-gob tendency from the political fringe. Last week's Bury Times gave us two good examples. Geoff Brown (George Galloway's representative
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Rams pick up points on road
AFTER two successive defeats at the Riverside, the Rams got back to winning ways thanks to a two-goal blast in the first half away to Atherton LR. It was Ramsbottom who came charging out from the start and they put intense pressure on the home defence
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Walks planned to fight the flab
A SERIES of health walks has been arranged by Bury Council to tackle obesity and encourage exercise. The walks are free and in local parks, and the sports development team advises bringing sensible shoes and a raincoat! The November walks are all at
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Reaction to that Maine Road defeat
IF you wanted to encapsulate the story of Radcliffe Boro's season in a single game, you could use this as the example. Once again Boro threw everything but the kitchen sink at their inferior oppoenents, but once again Boro didn't take their chances and
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Dave plays through the pain barrier
DAVID Buchanan played through the pain barrier to lead the Shakers to their third consecutive win. The Northern Ireland under-21 international produced a hard-working display against Boston, despite a bruised shin sustained a week earlier, and was happy
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Big cup night for youth team
BURY'S youth team take on Tranmere Rovers in the first round of the FA Youth Cup on Monday night. Chris Beech's side, who are unbeaten in six games, are hoping to attract a bumper crowd to Gigg Lane to see the Shakers stars of the future. Kick-off is
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Keep happy, Brass tells youngsters
CHRIS Brass has told the club's young players to keep hold of the enjoyment factor' for as long as they can. Shakers starlets Richie Baker, Andy Parrish, David Buchanan and Nicky Adams have been one of the driving forces behind their side's run of form
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‘Ambassador’ market featured on TV show
BURY Market will be on TV next month after giving a chance to four unemployed men. The results will be shown on the Jeremy Kyle show on November 14, starting at 9.25am on ITV 1. The programme aimed to get the men out of a rut and show how they could
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Street party with a Hallowe’en theme
A QUIET cul-de-sac will be taken over by ghosts and ghouls for a street party in celebration of Hallowe'en. The fun starts at 6.30pm on Saturday with spooky decorations and scary music in Hall Street, off Tottington Road, Bury. A fancy dress parade
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Register now and don't lose the vote
PEOPLE are being urged to return their electoral registration forms so that they don't lose their right to vote. Council staff have started calling at households who have not yet complied. Residents whose details have not changed since last year can
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Anti-racism banner parade
A PARADE of banners will be the highlight of a People United Day at Bury's Gigg Lane soccer ground on Saturday. The event, organised by FC United as part of the Kick Out Racism campaign, will involve a number of community groups, schools, colleges, youth
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Top pianist at Bury Parish
A TOP international pianist will perform at Bury Parish Church's lunchtime recital tomorrow. Hong Kong-born Cindy Ho studied at King's College London and has performed extensively in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and England, where she has appeared in London
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Goodies on sale at the local bazaar
CHRISTMAS gifts, homemade cakes and jams, chocolates, books, and bric-a-brac will be among the items available at the Bank Street Bazaar. The event will take place at Bury Unitarian Church from 11am until 2pm on Saturday, November 4.
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Blaze wrecks 200 vehicles
MORE than 200 cars were destroyed in an arson attack at a breaker's yard. Around 35 firefighters battled for several hours to bring the blaze at Bury Salvage in Pimhole under control, with exploding petrol tanks hindering their efforts. The alarm was
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‘Terror’ ride for taxi girls
AN investigation has been launched after two teenage girls say they boarded a taxi in Bury town centre and were locked in the vehicle for 90 minutes until a row over the fare was sorted. Eighteen-year-olds Melissa Wheeler and Lauren Connor were taken
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Rallying call to top Poppy Appeal total
VETERANS of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan need you! That is the rallying call to residents across Bury to support the Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal which raises much needed funds to provide financial, social and emotional support to millions
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Goal-den Hurst signs on again
CHRIS Casper has hailed Glynn Hurst as the most important signing he has made at Gigg Lane. The in-form striker agreed to join Bury on loan from Shrewsbury for a further two-month spell with view to a permanent move in January. Full reaction in the
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New ward closure blow for Fairfield
ANOTHER ward at Fairfield Hospital is set to lose more beds and nurses in the second cut to services within the last month. Staff have been informed of proposals to close two beds and redeploy five nurses from the coronary care ward, which cares for
