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Florence celebrates a birthday milestone
A FORMER soap maker celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family. Florence Winstanley turned 100 on Sunday and was congratulated by son Jeffrey, other loved ones as well as staff at the Oak Lodge residential home in Prestwich, as well as receiving
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Trevor's puppets help tell Biblical stories
MINISTERS may be used to being the centre of attention during church services, but one clergyman has taken a step behind the scenes. For along with preaching at Trinity Baptist Church in Radcliffe, the Reverend Trevor Rowe holds puppet shows under the
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Gymnasts do Bury proud at mini games
YOUNG gymnasts from a Radcliffe school vaulted to victory in a children's version of the Olympic Games. Six pupils from Radcliffe Hall Primary School saw off competition to represent Bury in the Greater Manchester Mini Games. With the help of Commonwealth
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PCs rescue pensioner
Four Bury police officers have been praised by their bosses after rescuing a pensioner, suffering with dementia, from woods in Tottington. During the early hours of Wednesday, officers received a report that a 75-year-old man had gone missing from a
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Housebound claimants £330K better off
HOUSEBOUND people in Bury are £330,000 better off thanks to the local Citizens Advice Bureau. The service, which has been funded by Bury Council since 2003, makes home visits to ill people and those with caring responsibilities. The money raised comes
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Leonard gets golden chance
TWO short months ago, plasterer Ben Leonard was lining-up for Pack Horse Celtic in the final of the Meadowhall Sunday League Cup. This week, the 23-year-old midfielder is on the verge of completing a dream move to Bury, after being offered his first
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Meet the colonel who is a brigadier
Key members of the steering group participated in a conference call this week so that Colonel Brian Gorski could be kept up to date with the cost-cutting exercise taking place with tenders for the construction work of the new Fusiliers' Museum. The museum
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Congestion charges threat to councillors
PRESTWICH residents have warned councillors they will face severe political consequences if they support the planned congestion charge. A total of 329 people from the Sedgley ward have signed a petition opposing any charge, which is set to cost motorists
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No opposition to charges - yet!
BURY Council will not oppose the congestion charge for Manchester - for the time being. A rail link to Ramsbottom, to alleviate congestion in the north of the borough, may be the price for unconditional backing. Leaders of the ten Greater Manchester
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Two violent robberies could be connected
DETECTIVES believe a violent robbery in Heywood and an attempted raid in Bury may be linked. At about 8pm on July 10, a 52-year-old man was confronted by three thugs on the driveway of his home in Second Avenue, Fairfield. He was threatened with an
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Hospice to clock up more benefits
BURY Hospice has been chosen as a company's official charity for the next 12 months. Clock Creative Communications, based in Ramsbottom, marked the launch of its support for the hospice in Dumers Lane with a balloon race at Nuttall Park. Employees released
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Cams Lane fair is a big success despite the rain
A WET weather forecast did nothing to dampen spirits at Cams Lane Primary School's summer fair. A week of rain led to the school's PTA considering cancelling the annual event, but they were determined to carry on. So they erected a bouncy castle, beer
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Community spirit shines in Radcliffe
THE sun - remember that? - finally burst through the miserable summer to shine on Radcliffe's first community day and inter-estate rounders tournament. Hundreds of residents went to Close Park on Saturday for a day of sporting, artistic and informative
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Radcliffe Times veteran retires
ONE of the most familiar frontline faces of the Radcliffe Times has retired. For 33 years, Brenda Goddard was based at the Radcliffe Times. She worked initially as a receptionist at the paper's offices in Church Street when the premises also served as
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Protest Tory in 'lies' row
TWO Radcliffe councillors have accused a Tory adversary of telling lies about them during the Viridor Laing saga at Bradley Fold. They have reported councillor Michelle Wiseman to the Standards Board for England (SBE), saying she has abused her position
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Holiday couple die on the same day
A RADCLIFFE couple who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last month have died on the same day while on a celebratory family holiday. Brian and Betty Eckersley, both aged 72, died on Tuesday - the day they were due to fly back. The couple,
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Night demolition sparks apology
STARTLED residents living near the new Morrisons site in Whitefield were woken up in the middle of the night when work on pulling down the Church Inn pub suddenly began. Bulldozers moved in on the boarded-up Holts pub in the early hours of Sunday morning
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Staff praised for dispersing violent gang
THE owner of Bury's newest nightclub has praised his staff for protecting revellers from a violent gang. Mr Kevin Clarke and his team of door staff at Club NV, in Silver Street, managed to fend off attackers, some using bottles as weapons, and dispersed