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Burning ambition
THE heat will be on trainee firefighters in Bury as they put their new skills to the test - on Bonfire Night. In what is traditionally the busiest night of the year for the service, 18 recruits who have been learning a range of firefighting skills at
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Nurse who slapped patient is struck off
A MATRON who twice slapped a vulnerable pensioner across the face at a nursing home in Ainsworth has been thrown out of the profession. Apalsamy Uppiah (66) screamed a tirade of abuse at the cowering mental health patient before launching the attack
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Watchdog raps town hall boss over press 'pressure'
BURY Council's chief executive has been ticked off for intervening in the school closures row. Protester Andy Loynes complained that Mark Sanders had written to local newspapers suggesting they run different readers' letters to the usual anti-closure
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MPs’ expenses bill of £258,717
BURY'S two MPs claimed more than £258,000 in expenses last year, saying they need it to do their duty. The money, which meets office, travel and other overheads, is on top of their salary - a backbench MP is paid around £60,000 - and pensions. The national
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Man stole from lover he met via phone text
A MAN who stole £1,000 from an Unsworth woman he met via a mobile phone text service claimed his victim had given him the money as a gift for his sexual prowess. But Killian Slaine Dragonwolfe was convicted of theft, obtaining property by deception and
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Murder hunt: appeal to taxi driver
POLICE are searching for a taxi driver who may have information about the murder of a 23-year-old man in Prestwich. David Lees, of Heathbank Road, Blackley, was mown down by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning during a disturbance between white
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Top council job for Graham
BURY Council has appointed a new executive director of environment and development services. Graham Atkinson takes over the post from Philip Allen, who died from cancer earlier this year. He is now responsible for 2,600 staff across the council. His
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Rail crossing repairs set for February
THE level crossing in Ramsbottom has been given the green light for a New Year makeover after East Lancashire Railway chiefs agreed to a "long overdue" refurbishment. The Bridge Street crossing has been the source of complaints to Ramsbottom councillors
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Firefighters blaze a trail uphill for Joe
A TRUST fund set up in memory of murdered Bury schoolboy Joe Geeling has been given a boost thanks to trainee firefighters in the town. The 18 recruits collected £1,339 from shoppers when they carried a 50 kilo ladder five miles from their station in
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Lottery sets up bowling at Church
PARISHIONERS at a Shuttleworth church have been bowled over after receiving a £3,000 lottery grant. St John's Church is launching a new indoor bowls club, based in the Old School Hall in Whalley Road, to provide the perfect afternoon entertainment for
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Absolute madness
SHOCKING mobile phone footage showing a teenager deliberately throwing himself into the side of a moving bus in Ramsbottom has been posted on the internet. The short film shows a teenage boy running into what is believed to have been a First Bus travelling
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Woman fined for throwing cigarette butt
A TOTTINGTON woman has become the first in the borough to be prosecuted for littering by Bury Council. Tracey Hacking, of Bury Road, admitted throwing a cigarette butt from a car window. She was fined £75 plus costs of £100 by Bury magistrates. The
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Jail for cashier who stole £270,000
A BANK cashier has been jailed for more than two years after stealing £270,000 he should have put in cash machines, then using it to pay off debts and fund family treats. John Hobson, (pictured), who worked as a £14,000-a-year chief cashier at the Bury
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Star maker!
AS 7.8 million people tuned in to watch the return of The Royle Family on Sunday, one proud viewer saw two members of her own "showbiz family" performing together on screen. Drama teacher and manager Carol Godby was delighted to see two of her acting
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Dog walk will raise cash for fund
WELL-known Bury dog trainer Gordon Salmon is taking the lead in raising funds in memory of Joe Geeling. Gordon wants dog owners and their pets to join him on a sponsored dog walk on Sunday, November 26. All proceeds will be donated to the Joe Geeling
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Cancer patient hits out at charity bag thieves
A breast cancer sufferer has slammed thieves who stole charity bags left outside homes on a Bury estate. Three men in a white Transit van sped around various streets in the Blackford Bridge area and loaded the Cancer Research UK bags into the vehicle
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Toy sale in aid of Childbirth Trust
SECOND-hand toys and nursery equipment will be on offer at a nearly new sale in aid of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT). The Bury, Rossendale and North Manchester NCT sale is on Saturday, November 25, at Bolton Road Methodist Church, Bury, from 11am
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Centenary dinner for Stand school
FORMER pupils of Stand Grammar School in Whitefield are invited to a centenary dinner later this month. The event - on Friday, November 24 - will mark 100 years of the Old Standians Association, which was formed in December 1906. The school has a history
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Hospital trust could have saved millions
THE cash-strapped trust which runs Fairfield Hospital could have saved millions of pounds if it had reduced the length of time patients stay in hospital, according to a government study. The Pennine Acute Trust is predicting a £21 million end-of-year
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Non-Tories can elect Bury North candidate
RESIDENTS - including Labour voters - will be able to choose the next Tory candidate for Bury North. The party is holding an "open primary" meeting, where anyone who is registered to vote in the constituency can have their say and vote in a ballot at
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High-flying dignitary forges links with town
A RETIRED Pakistani air vice-marshall made a "flying" visit to Bury to help forge stronger links. Mr Khuda Dad Khan wants to set up a Pakistan air ambulance system, based on the British model, under the auspices of the Al-Mustafa Medical Trust of which
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Powersound champs Joon prepare to make their mark
TEENAGE rock band Joon are hoping to make their mark on the Manchester music scene after winning this year's Powersound competition. Band members Olly Kraweckyj (vocals and keyboard), John Clapper (guitar and backing vocals), Oli Barnes (drums) and Nic
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Special focus on inheritance tax
YORKSHIRE Building Society is holding an inheritance tax planning open day at its branch on The Rock, Bury, next Wednesday. The move comes as more people become concerned about their liability for inheritance tax. Yorkshire's customers and members of
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Pennine’s nuclear project
BURY-based Pennine Telecom has played a vital role in the revamp of the fire and rescue control room at British Nuclear Group's Sellafield site. Thanks to the work of the Salford Street company, it means that in addition to radio and telephone communication
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Discussion on parking issues
THE thorny issue of parking will be discussed at next week's meeting of Bury Economic Forum. Paul Foster, local policy manager for Bury at Greater Manchester Chamber, said: "The amount of parking available and the cost of it can have a big impact on
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Business park is a sellout success
A BURY-based mecca for business is now officially full up'. Developers Seddons have announced the sell-out success of its Waterfold Business Park, a 32-acre mixed-use development off Rochdale Road. Strategically located, adjoining Junction 2 of the
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Pizza pair bid for top award
BURY'S oldest pizza delivery company is hoping to taste success at the double at a prestigious awards ceremony today. Pizza Pioneer, which has been trading in Haymarket Street since 1988, is shortlisted in two categories in the Pizza and Pasta Association
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Joshua has operation to free tongue
AT just seven weeks old, Joshua Birtwistle became the first baby in the North West to undergo a pioneering procedure to tackle breastfeeding problems. He was born with a tongue tied' condition which leaves babies struggling to breastfeed properly due
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Race for funds as museum plans approved
DETAILED proposals for the creation of a military museum dedicated to the famous Fusiliers regiment have been approved. The location in the historic Grade II listed Arts and Crafts building in Broad Street will house a collection of memorabilia from
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Excellent plan
I THINK that David Chaytor's suggestion about how to keep the Lowry in Bury is an excellent one. As Coun Bob Bibby has led the campaign against the sale of the painting, with letters, TV and radio appearances, I assume that he will be among the first
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Don’t treat Lowry in this shoddy way
I was a member of Bury Art Society when L S Lowry was president. He took a real personal interest, exhibiting with the society and walking around the exhibition talking to people. This was hard for him as he was quite shy. I was going around the exhibition
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What would Lowry say now?
HAVING met LS Lowry in 1973, I had a very interesting conversation with him in which I mentioned Bury Art Gallery and asked him if he had heard of Bury's own Victorian artist J Shaw. Indeed he had and he spoke very highly of him and his work. He
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Don’t trivialise the tax payers
IT was interesting to read Coun John Byrne's comments last week regarding area boards. He never fails to shock. In my opinion, one thing readers must know by now about the former Labour leader is that he is consistent; he is tactless and it is disgraceful
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Amnesty guns ‘no threat’
I WOULD like to set the record straight after reading the article about the firearms amnesty in last week's Bury Times. The article implied that it was a success, as three illegal firearms had been handed in to police. Of the alleged firearms listed
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Save your comments for council chamber
I really must protest at the continual exchange of unpleasant criticisms between councillors of different political parties in the Bury Times, which at times becomes quite personal. I believe these letters are not of general public interest and that
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Health consultation documents are ‘gobbledegook’
SO Mr Chaytor, the current Member of Parliament for Bury North, thinks that those members of his electorate who joined the campaign to save services at Fairfield hospital are the rent-a-gob' tendency does he (Letter, October 26)? I'm sure those thousands
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Iraq war money could have been spent on NHS
IT is good that David Chaytor continues to oppose the occupation of Iraq and all the waste of lives and money this war for oil and imperial power has brought. The Pennine Acute Trust managers tell us they have to make cuts because of the financial deficit
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Time for zero waste, as we did during the war
COUNCILLOR Byrne in last week's Bury Times, said he found my letter "totally confusing and misleading". I could say that about the directions on blue bins and green paper bags. What is the point of continuing this? By now he will know that the October
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Health service changes are not always for the best
AT the risk of being considered the, Rent-a-gob tendency', I would like to advise David Chaytor MP, and John Jesky, chairman of the Pennine Acute Trust to look at the history of the North Manchester Area Health Authority (under any of its names from 1976
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‘My dad’s bigger than yours' ploitics
PETER Redstone (Letters, October 27) uses the language of the playground when he bleats "that he could do Mike Connolly's job but he won't!" This is "my dad's bigger than your dad" stuff! What Coun Redstone should be doing is putting forward alternative
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Clinical priorities, not financial ones
WHEN the going gets tough for Labour they hide behind insults and accusations, but they certainly don't risk facing facts. So it was with David Chaytor MP in last week's letters page. A hysterical tirade of abuse and accusation failed to deal with the
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Empty rhetoric and soundbites
THE letter from Councillor Redstone was just like his speeches in council - long but empty. He is like a naughty schoolchild making excuses rather than admit the truth. So what is the truth? Simply put, the Conservative group has not the intellectual
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Talking alot, but saying nothing
IN his rather belated attempt to join in the debate I have been enjoying with Coun Bob Bibby, Coun Redstone confirms what I have long known, and indeed, what he himself has admitted, namely, that he knows nothing about local authority finance, despite
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Jewels valued for the record
A VALUATION day is being held at a Bury jewellers next week so prized items can be formally costed and logged. The event is at Ernest Jones in the Mill Gate shopping centre on Tuesday. Experts will give a value and description of each item which will
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Teenagers safety plea
A TEENAGER from Bury who lost his hand while handling a large firework believes it is still too easy for youngsters to get hold of dangerous fireworks. Stuart Harvey-Hamilton suffered the serious injury four years ago when he went back to a lit rocket
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Taxi fare warning
A TAXI boss has fired a warning shot at fare dodgers after one of his drivers picked up two passengers in Bury town centre who had no money to pay. Charles Oakes, chairman of the Bolton Hackney Association, spoke out after the cabbie was accused of locking
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Cats die as houses are petrol bombed
TWO houses were petrol bombed in the space of three hours over the weekend. Police are investigating the arson attacks on a property in Townside Row, Bury, at 11.50pm on Saturday and a property in Mather Street, Radcliffe, at 2.35am on Sunday. Although
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Beds closure row: I was fortunate
A PATIENT treated on Fairfield Hospital's coronary care ward has spoken out against plans to close two beds and relocate nurses, claiming the move could put lives at risk. Forty-nine-year-old Glynis Makin spent more than a week on Ward One after a
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Appeal for speakers...
A NEWLY-named club is on the lookout for new members. Bolton Speaking Club, formerly known as Bolton Ladies Speakers Club, meets twice a month and it aims to give everyone the chance to develop their public speaking skills and gain confidence. The club
