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Weekly bin collections will stay, say Tories
WEEKLY bin collections are here to stay, say local Conservative leaders. They have welcomed the findings of a cross-party committee of MPs that fortnightly grey bin collections are not suitable for many areas. Councillor Dorothy Gunther, Bury Council's
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House burglaries down in Ramsbottom area
POLICE have reported a significant drop in the number of burglaries in Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor. Inspector Bryn Williams told a meeting of the new local area partnership that domestic burglaries were down by more than 50 per cent on last
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Chip pan blaze
A chip pan caught fire when a man fell asleep. Fire fighters were called to the first floor flat in Heyside Way, Bury, at around 7pm last night. They found the 21-year-old night shift worker had put the chip pan on and then fell asleep. He was woken