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Fingers crossed as Friends seek good weather
BRIGHT sunshine will be the order of the day a week on Saturday if the Friends of Bealey Community Hospital, in Radcliffe, get their way. The group is holding its annual summer fair in the hospital grounds, off Dumers Lane, from 1pm, with stalls, a raffle
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Lottery payout for new children's play areas
THREE new play areas for children will be created in Bury after the council won nearly £430,000 from the Lottery. And further projects are on the way for youngsters with few opportunities for leisure under a strategy called bury@play. Landscaped play
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Tributes pour in for tragic Mason
TRIBUTES have been paid to six-year-old pupil Mason Jones who died after being hanged in a freak accident. Mason was playing with his twin sisters in a bedroom at their family home in Walmersley Road on Friday evening when a game involving a skipping
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Vietnamese student aimed higher to win top accolade
A RADCLIFFE student has overcome the odds to receive a prestigious education award. Seventeen-year-old Ngoc Thi Pham is studying photography and fashion at Bury College, but has had to cope with language difficulties. Her first language is Vietnamese
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Head teacher pays tribute to six-year-old Mason
A Bury primary school head teacher has paid tribute to six-year-old pupil Mason Jones who died after being hanged in a freak accident. Mason was playing with his twin sisters in a bedroom at their family home in Walmersley Road on Friday evening when
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Petrol bomb attack on house
Police are investigating a petrol bomb attack on a house in Radcliffe during the early hours of this morning. Two men, wearing balaclavas and dark clothing, were spotted throwing three bottles of petrol through the front window of the empty house in