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Small screen glory for prize-winning pupils
A TRIO of budding film-makers have won their own version of an Oscar after entering a video competition. Radcliffe Riverside High School's media club, known as Urban Vibes, filmed the end-of-year proms for pupils at the two campuses last year. The hours
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Town planners need your views
SHOULD the poorest parts of Bury get the lion's share of resources, or should all parts share? That's the question that town planners are asking residents as they shape the future of the borough. The council needs the community's view on three options
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Euro-MP backs workers
RADCLIFFE-based MEP Gary Titley has given his support to staff at Remploy factories across the country. More than 60 jobs were saved at the firm's Radcliffe branch when it was announced in May that the factory would be expanded. However, the company
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Woman slapped stranger in pub
A WOMAN who wrongly thought a stranger having a drink was a paedophile found herself in court after slapping his face. Tina Kelly (36), of Park Grove, Radcliffe, pleaded guilty to assault before Bolton magistrates. She had been in the Balmoral pub in
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Woman denies murder of pregnant teenager
A 22-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to the murder of pregnant teenager Sana Ali, who was found stabbed to death in her Bury home. Harmohinder Kaur Saghera, of Monastery Drive, Solihull, West Midlands, is accused of stabbing 17-year-old Mrs Ali
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Friday 13th doesn't worry Casper
IT might be Friday 13th, but Chris Casper is not about to go stepping round cracks in the pavement. The Bury boss insists he is not a superstitious person, but can point to a couple of his former Manchester United teammates who certainly are. The Shakers
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Pupils put their best feet forward to fight global warming
RADCLIFFE Primary School pupils have been putting their best feet forward to help prevent global warming. Despite the wet weather, many children walked part of the way to the Coronation Road school each day during Walk to School Week. They held balloons
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Transport museum back on the road
A £1.5 million lottery grant has enabled Bury Transport Museum to embark on a journey to a new future. And those behind the bold plans to reopen the museum, which closed its doors to the public in 2003, are confident of securing the remainder of the
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Council gets tough over sun quarter
BURY Council will use Compulsory Purchase Orders if necessary to ensure that Radcliffe's SUN Quarter development goes ahead. Leaders say it is vital that the £55 million scheme is not delayed or blocked if negotiations to assemble the land fail. The
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Radcliffe's decisions are in your LAP
APPLICATIONS are still being accepted from groups in the community wishing to get involved with life in Radcliffe. The new Radcliffe Local Area Partnership (LAP), which replaces the area board meetings, will consist of ward councillors, service providers
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M J. Tomlinson and Miss J. Nelson
MR JONATHAN Tomlinson and Miss Janet Nelson married at Egerton House Hotel, Bolton. The couple, who have family in Holcombe Brook and Greenmount, live at Bromley Cross and own a farm. The bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs John Tomlinson, of Smith
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Mr S. Lister and Miss W. Philbin
A HONEYMOON cruise around Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands followed the marriage of Simon Lister and Wendy Philbin. The couple, of the Bowling Green, Edenfield, were married by Canon Ian Rogerson at St Andrew's Church, Ramsbottom. The bridegroom
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Mr R.B. Johnston and Miss J. Levell
A THREE-week honeymoon in Tuscany and Sorrento followed the wedding of Mr Richard Buchan Johnston and Miss Joanne Levell. The bridegroom, of Stockport, is the son of Mr and Mrs D Johnston of Horsham Close, Bury, while the bride is the daughter of Mrs
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Shoppers get active to back Prestwich traders
TOWN-centre shoppers visiting Prestwich have shown their support for traders by filling out questionairres about what they want from local businesses. The surveys were produced by Time For Tea cafe owner Julie Comac on behalf of the Prestwich Village
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Mr J. Trotman and Miss J. Holden
THE marriage of Jacqueline Holden and John Trotman took place at St Mary's Church in Prestwich. The bride, of Unsworth, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Graham Holden and bridegroom, of Sutton Coldfield, is the son of Mr and Mrs Roger Trotman. The choral
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No third congestion charge
TRANSPORT bosses have denied reports that drivers could pay three times to drive into the centre of Manchester. As D-day for consultation on congestion charging draws nearer, they promise there will be only two charges: one to enter a zone bordered by
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Bin blaze
Fire fighters were called to tackle two burning wheelie bins outside a house in Ripon close, Whitefield. The alarm was raised at 5am today by neighbours.The fire was started deliberately.
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Clock ensure things are on the rise for Bury Hospice
IT was a case of up, up and away when Clock Creative Communications marked the launch of its support for Bury Hospice. The company, based in Square Street, Ramsbottom, celebrated the occasion with a balloon race at Nuttall Park. The Clock team released
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Funeral honours for Fusilier 90 years after his death
WHEN Doreen Grimshaw was a little girl she knew that the portrait on her grandmother's wall was her grandfather and that no one ever spoke about him - but she didn't know why or where he was. Her grandmother had remarried Doreen lived with the mystery
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Taking the air on the trams
THE date was August 8, 1935, when this shot was taken of the open-top tram at the entrance to Heaton Park. The Prestwich to Whitefield route was opened on April 3, 1903. Tram car No. 4, standing in front of Whitefield Railway Station, in immaculate condition
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Challenge could give education a big boost
BURY could share a £50 million jackpot to raise standards in secondary schools. Council bosses have agreed to join the Greater Manchester Challenge which aims to emulate the success of a similar scheme in London. The challenge would focus on all aspects
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Racecourse scorebox in need of new funding
RADCLIFFE Cricket Club is looking for sponsorship to restore its decaying scorebox to its former glory. The structure was built in 1951 but has fallen into a state of disrepair over the years. The problem became so serious that the club spent £1,500
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Five say a final farewell at Riverside High
NEXT week marks the end of an era for Radcliffe Riverside High School as five long-serving teachers retire. Phil Hilton, Mike Ingram, Chris Fogg, Cath Turner and Anne Shackleton aftre leaving after a total of 152 years' service. Staff and pupils will
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An end to 26 years of loyal service at St Mary's
PRIMARY school teacher Pat Knibb will say a fond farewell to her pupils today as she marks the final day of her career. For after 26 years of working at St Mary's Primary School in Radcliffe, she is set to start her retirement. The mother-of-two has
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Boccia star Zoe has her eye on Olympic stardom
ZOE Robinson is a young woman on a mission. The ex-Radcliffe Riverside pupil recently won a gold medal with the Great Britain team in the Boccia World Cup in Canada and now is aiming for a paralympic gold in Beijing in 2008. For Zoe and her team Boccia
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BMW announce interesting varients
SOMEWHAT in contrast to the bio-fuel Megane, BMW have recently announced additional interesting variants to their (Ford Focus-size) 1 Series. The coupe, on sale in November, will be available as the 123d with the world's most powerful production four-cylinder
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Renault powers on with bio-fuel
AT present the motor industry is rightly concentrating enormous efforts towards minimising the pollutants produced by the vehicles it makes. Not only are the factories spurred on by wishing to appear green, but emission regulations are becoming super-strict
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50 Years Ago: From the Radcliffe Times of July 12, 1957
Radcliffe became a "ghost town" as people headed for the sea or the countryside during Wakes Week. Line repairs meant that train passengers from Manchester had to get off the train at Radcliffe and take a bus to Bury. A schoolboy was taken to hospital
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Baden-Powell's Spring Lane floral tribute had 8,000 plants
RADCLIFFE joined celebrations for the Scout movement's jubilee year by creating a memorial to its founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell. The council's parks department used 8,000 plants in the memorial, which was located on the Spring Lane side of Festival
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Police track down driver after crash
FOUR youths were injured when a car they were travelling in careered out of control and crashed outside a Radcliffe pub. Three males were pulled from the wreckage by passers-by while the fourth, believed to have been the driver of the Vauxhall Omega,
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Birthday girl Alice is still smiling at 101
WHEN Alice Rigg was born on July 12, 1906, Edward VII was on the throne and the smog of the Industrial Revolution filled the air. She has seen a lot of changes in her life, but yesterday Miss Rigg celebrated her 101st birthday. She was joined by her
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Firefighters tackle mill roof blaze
FIREFIGHTERS spent two hours at a Radcliffe mill tackling a blaze in the roof. The incident happened at 4.45pm on Wednesday, an hour after contractors working on the ground floor roof at Phoenix Paper Supplies at the Pioneer Mill in Milltown Street had
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Louise's desperate plea for more kidney donors
RADCLIFFE mum Louise Blythe is waiting by the phone for the call that could save her life. Six years ago, when she was told her kidneys had failed, her world fell apart. She knew she faced hours of painful dialysis and that the daily play sessions she
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New look for town's Sol Viva nightclub
A BURY nightclub is currently undergoing major refurbishment. Sol Viva in Rochdale Road will be redecorated, losing its Salvador Dali-inspired theme, Improvements will include additional standing space and seating areas, a high- tech lighting rig with