SCHOOLCHILDREN were able to raise their voices at a public speaking event in Ramsbottom. Year Six children from Edenfield and Holcombe Brook primary schools appeared at the Ramsbottom Youth Speaks Festival at Woodhey High School. Youngsters from Edenfield
WOODHEY High School left rivals stumped by winning a county-wide cricket trophy for Bury. The Ramsbottom school represented the borough in the under-13s cricket competition at the Greater Manchester Youth Games. They won the tournament, coming ahead
A PUB landlord who saw red over a blue badge disabled parking fine could win his appeal. Jason Rylance and his wheelchair-bound father Mick took their vehicle into the car park at Bolton Street, Bury. But because the only two disabled bays were occupied
A NEW deacon has started work in Ramsbottom and Edenfield. Audrey Kay was ordained at a ceremony at Manchester Cathedral this month. She will work as a unpaid, part-time deacon with the Ramsbottom and Edenfield Team Ministry for three years. She will
BURY-based solicitors GLP have appointed Edward Worrall as head of their conveyancing and wills and probate department. And one of the 37-year-old's first moves since taking up the post is to launch a free weekly wills and probate advice clinic to be
BURY is bottom of the North West league when it comes to the number of people receiving vital NHS-funded care when their health deteriorates. Statistics published this week disclosed that - at the end of March - only 26 Bury residents out of a population
VOICES have been raised against plans for a new residential care home in Tottington. Residents of Kirklees Street are unhappy about plans to build an eight-bed home for adults with learning difficulties in the cul-de-sac. They oppose allowing the site
THE Dalton School of Dance in Ramsbottom put all hands on deck, or rather all feet on stage, to raise £3,750 for the town's Theatre Royal. Dancers aged three to 16 years performed a sea shanty tribute to the British Navy as well as numbers from musicals
MORE than 200 guests turned back the clock to celebrate Radcliffe's olden, golden days. The Civic Suite in Thomas Street hosted a special event to recall the days of yesterday, complete with old photographs and film shows of a bygone era. And a special
PUPILS at Tottington High School travelled to Paris to learn about the appliance of science. Staff took 44 Year 7 pupils on a four-day trip to visit the French capital's City of Science and Technology. Students were able to practise language skills
HOLLYWOOD came to town when the red carpet was rolled out for Bury's own "Oscars" ceremony. Six films made by local teenagers were shown at a prizegiving night held at The Met in Bury. The "Six Of The Best" presentation followed a six-month project
The president of Bury Local Chamber Council, Guy Freeman, examines the local authority's plans for a Local Development Framework. Apart from his position within the Chamber, Mr Freeman is also chairman of the Bury Economic Forum which allows local businesses
A BURY-based solicitor has scooped a top prize in an awards competition to celebrate successful Asian entrepreneurs. Mr Asif Din, a partner in Sovereign Solicitors located in Knowsley Street, won an entrepreneur excellence award in the Lloyds TSB Jewel
A SCHOOL cleaner has tidied away her duster for the final time after retiring from Radcliffe's Wesley Methodist primary. And staff said farewell with flowers during a presentation to Mrs Elaine Madden to mark her 12 years at the Forth Road school. She
A RAMSBOTTOM man is painting the town gold. Graham Twidale, of Coulthurst Street, has been brightening up local post boxes by highlighting the sovereign's crest and other details in gold paint. The 65-year-old has so far painted 16 post boxes between
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 last week that domestic burglaries were down by more than 50 per cent
A RAMSBOTTOM woman has taken big steps towards a new career in shoe design since leaving a secure job in her mid-30s to go back into full-time education. Nicola Hassall, of Holcombe Lee, is showing that it's not just young whizz kids who can make it
ONE of the oldest solicitors firms in Bury is being given a 21st century facelift. As well as the launch of a comprehensive new website, and a series of informative seminars, Woodcocks will be introducing new office-front signage and marketing material
