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Falklands War: Sights will stay with ex-medic forever
IT might be 25 years ago since the Falklands War, but the mental scars remain for retired Navy medic Steven Butterworth, even though he escaped injury. Steve, from Ramsbottom, was a 22-year-old catering accountant in the Royal Navy when he was deployed
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HEALTH MATTERS: Dialysis case study
CLAIRE Hopkins from Ramsbottom is waiting for a kidney transplant and to increase her chances has signed up to the paired donor scheme with her partner, Claire said; "Waiting for a transplant can be difficult at times. The phone call to say a donor organ
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HEALTH MATTERS: The gift of life
LAST year in the UK a record 3,086 people's lives were transformed by a transplant, but the need for organ donors has never been greater. More than 7,000 people in the UK are currently waiting for a transplant, and sadly around 400 people die every year
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Business Advice: Giving to charity
IN this month's article Jonathan Staples, partner at Horsfield & Smith, chartered accountants and business advisors looks at: GIVING TO CHARITY Gift Aid Gift Aid is the main vehicle for tax efficient giving to charities. It applies to any donation
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Red alert for fashion
BURY businesswoman Homera Gee is seeing Red! For that's the name of her new ladies designer wear boutique which has just opened its doors in the town's Bolton Street. Homera has swapped cars for clothes, deciding to launch her own retail store after
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IT company is holding off the 'big boys'
A THRIVING Tottington-based business to business IT and communications solutions company is holding its own against the "big boys." Add Technology Limited is forging ahead while fiercely retaining its independent status in a highly competitive market
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Lucky escape as car overturns on M66
A MOTORIST was lucky to escape unhurt after his car skidded and overturned on the M66 near Ramsbottom. The accident, involving a black three-door hatchback heading south towards Bury, happened about 10.45am on Friday. No other vehicles were involved.
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Sporting fans caught on camera
SPORTS fans are invited to a new exhibition of photographs by Paul Floyd Blake at Manchester Art Gallery. The northern artist has compiled Sport for Sport's Sake which features a series of striking portraits showing ordinary people involved in a variety
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New writing for a wider audience
THE award-winning 24:7 Theatre Festival runs at venues across Manchester from July 23 to 29. It features 21 one-hour plays performed by the best of the region's acting talent at alternative theatre spaces, ranging from drama to storytelling and a dozen
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Blondie on stage at the Apollo
ONE of the most significant bands ever, Blondie, will be playing Manchester's Carling Apollo on Wednesday, July 18. The legendary group, fronted by pop icon Deborah Harry, had top 10 hits such as Denis, Dreaming, Rapture and number ones, Heart Of Glass
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Mayoral visit for hospice VIPs
THE hard work of volunteers at Bury Hospice was recognised with a visit from the Mayor and Mayoress of Bury. Councillor Farook Chaudhry and Mrs Rubina Chaudhry visited the charity in Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, to mark National Volunteers Week. The were
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Shuttleworth Women's Institute
THE July meeting of Shuttleworth-in-Ramsbottom Women's Institute was held at Ramsbottom Civic Hall on Monday. The business part of the evening was presided over by president Mrs Kathleen Bailey. This was followed by a demonstration by institute member
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Bolton and Bury RSPB
BOLTON and Bury Group of the RSPB are joining forces with United Utilities to hold another weekend event at Jumbles Country Park, Bradshaw on Saturday July 7 and Sunday July 8. From 10am to 4pm on each day there will be an information stand near the
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Bury HF Walking Club
SATURDAY's three to four miles amble is to Holcombe Brook, meet at the Tenter Street car park at 1pm. For the Sunday walk in Penistone Country Park meet at Belle View Terrace car park at 10am, tak flask and lunch. For the Tuesday all-day walks meet at
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Bury Chess Club
After losing to Chorlton's first team last week, Bury hoped for better when they entertained Chorlton 2. The evening was marked, however, by fighting performances from both teams. For Bury, Steven Press did well to hold on to a draw although outgraded
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Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Our 2006/2007 season ends July 8 with a field trip to St Bees Head. The indoor meetings have covered birds, insects, plants and nearby nature reserves. Dr Brian Barnes gave the most unusual talk about Horace the Elk. This animal died from injuries inflicted
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Ramsbottom Heritage Society
THIS evening the speaker was Mr M Townsend the Keeper of History at Towneley Art Gallery and Museum Burnley. The Towneley House and its grounds were bought by Burnley Corporation in 1894. The house was in a poor state and after renovation it was decided
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Greenmount Evening WI
The sound of music came to Canon Lewis Hall, Greenmount, when Mr Edward Lawton was the guest speaker at the latest meeting of Greenmount Evening WI. Mr Lawton began his musical career as an oboeist while serving in the Army and he continued in civilian
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Court told of burglary spree
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was part of a gang of burglars who targeted homes for executive cars, cash and jewellery, Bolton Crown Court has heard. Marius Baama is alleged to have targeted three homes with other men during a two-month period last year. On April
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Arif’s award from the Bury Times
BOOSTING newspaper sales has won Arif Mohmed the latest monthly Bury Times Group Newsagent of the Month Award. Arif, who runs the Holcombe News store in Bolton Road West, Holcombe Brook, took over the shop last November and it is soon undergo a complete
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Primary school pupils make a French connection by modelling Eiffel Tower
COPIES of the Bury Times came in useful at a school French day. Children from Tottington, Christ Church and Elton primary schools sculpted them into models of a famous Parisian landmark while brushing up on their language skills. They had travelled to
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Thieves take more church flagstones
THIEVES have struck at a Ramsbottom church for the third time in three months. Criminals have stolen 20 flagstones from the churchyard at Emmanuel Holcombe in a serious of overnight thefts. In the latest incident, 12 flags were stolen from the church
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Church concert for Joe fund
A RAMSBOTTOM church is holding a concert to raise money for the Joe Geeling Trust. The Middleton Band will play at St Paul's Church, Bridge Street, from 7.30pm on Saturday, July 21. Tickets priced £5 are available from Alma Sanders, of St Paul's Ladies
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Beavers in the driving seat for police visit
EAGER Beavers sat in the driving seat and sounded the siren during a visit from traffic officers. As well as learning all about the four-wheel drive vehicles used by traffic officers, the 24 youngsters were told what to do if their parents' car broke
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Don’s canal boat dream comes true
IT'S truly a case of fire and water for Holcombe Brook man Don Taylor. For after serving in the fire brigade for 30 years, he has now secured his boatmaster licence to enable him to skipper a tug-powered canal boat in Tameside. Fifty-nine-year-old Don
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School ‘Apprentice’ title is won after market showdown
ENTERPRISING pupil Annabelle Kelly was named winner of a TV-style competition at Tottington High School. As reported last week, Annabelle and Greg Wheeler were competing to be recognised as the school's best business brain in a competition based on the
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Ascot day success for Bury Hospice
WE would like to say a big thank you to all the ladies and gentlemen who joined us at Ramsbottom Cricket Club for our third Afternoon at Ascot. We had a wonderful race day and on the day we made £2,683.50 for Bury Hospice. Once our pledges come in this
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Buckley Wells: We don't want a Metro stop on our doorstep
IN response to the planning application for new rail track infrastructure at the Buckley Wells Loco Works in Baron Street, Bury; I wish to convey in this correspondence that residents in the Buckley Wells area strongly disagree with the application.
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Thanks to all for race night support
RAMSBOTTOM Angling Association would like to thank bar staff, caterers, family and friends for making our race night at Woodbank Cricket Club a great success. We will be holding another social events in October. All members welcome. For further information
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Let’s all leave our cars at home and watch public transport creak
SO we now have the proposals from Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority on congestion charges for the area. Is this a collaboration for the people of the Manchester area to reduce congestion and carbon emissions? Or a masquerade for a stealth
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Recycling decisions seem to be inconsistent
I REFER to Councillor Dorothy Gunther's response to my letter (Blue Bins: Doing the best with available finances') in the Bury Times. My understanding of Coun Gunther's reply is that, effectively, Bury MBC made the decision to purchase and supply 28,000
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Tip plans have gone unnoticed
WITH all the attention being drawn to the proposed compost site at Bradley Fold, other plans for Radcliffe tip seem to be going unnoticed. Viridor Laing (the same company who submitted the Bradley Fold plans) have just held a public consultation at Radcliffe
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Delighted to read about outcome of composting plan
MAY I say how delighted I was to read about the success of the Bradley Fold residents in opposing the composting site in their vicinity, and may I compliment the new council for the speedy conclusion which was so fast, Ivan Lewis MP almost missed the
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The only way to get around is by bike
WHEN a person has to work all the hours God sends to survive the tax inflated cost of living, and what little free time that's left is lost to congestion and gridlock, then important community issues, that should get support, tend to get ignored. Not
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Gang storm town centre nightclub
A GANG went on a violent rampage at a town-cente nightclub leaving at least four people injured. Police closed Club NV, which opened at the end of June in the building that was Temptations, in Silver Street, Bury, after a group of up to 20 men stormed
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Walking bus is a record-breaker
BURY Grammar School's kindergarten pupils joined more than 80,000 youngsters across the country in a record-breaking walking bus. Organised by road safety charity Brake, 160 children left the Bridge Road school at exactly 10am to follow a 15-minute circular