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Broughton looks to impress
BURY are running the rule over former Boston United and Rushden striker Drewe Broughton. The 6ft 3ins target man will line-up against Conference club Altrincham tonight, hoping to earn himself a deal after being released at York Street. Broughton, who
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Blooming judges are on the way
THE judges are on their way - and people are being asked to help the town repeat its blooming success. Bury needs to be at its best on Thursday for North West in Bloom judging and on August 6 for Britain in Bloom judging. On each occasion, judges will
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First-class delivery at a canter
THE year was 1900 when this shot was taken of the Prestwich mail coach with the staff of Prestwich Post Office. The royal cypher, VR, can be clearly identified on the side of the horse-drawn coach. Fifty years previously, the postal arrangements in
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Reported violent crime is on the rise
ROBBERIES and violence are on the rise in Bury. New crime figures show there were 5,972 violent crimes across the borough between April 2006 and March this year - a rise of 316 on the previous 12 months. The number of robberies, which range from children