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Brian Barry-Murphy hoping for more Spotland joy
BRIAN Barry-Murphy is hoping to draw on previous happy memories when he lines up at Rochdale on Saturday. The Shakers midfielder has played his part in four victories and two draws at Spotland since moving to Bury in 2004, and he is hoping for more of
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Plea to Good Samaritan to helped bar mugging victim
POLICE are looking for a Good Samaritan who helped a man attacked in a town centre bar. The woman, known locally as “the cider lady”, helped the man by taking him by taxi from Coolers Bar, in Silver Street, Bury, to Fairfield General Hospital. The 36
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MP denies involvement in Libyan prisoner case
BURY South MP Ivan Lewis has strongly denied he had any influence over the controversial decision to free convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi. And he has accused local Lib Dems of using “misleading and distorted media reports” to attack
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Private hire taxis in 100-vehicle protest convoy at bus lanes ban
AROUND 100 private hire taxis with horns blaring formed a huge convoy through Bury town centre on Tuesday in a protest over bus lane restrictions. The town was the fourth in Greater Manchester to be targeted by private hire drivers who are angry that
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Shakers gear up for derby day
IT is derby day on Saturday and Shakers manager Alan Knill is hoping it will inspire his players to return to winning ways. Bury make the short trip to Rochdale on the back of a 1-0 defeat against Grimsby, but they took plenty of heart from their dominant
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Warden who parked on double yellow lines to book a car
A TRAFFIC warden sparked anger when she parked on double yellow lines — just yards away from a free car park. Businessman Grahame Albinson spotted the traffic warden parking her car on double yellow lines in Seymour Street, Radcliffe. He then saw the
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Firefighters save firm after car blaze
A VEHICLE recovery business escaped ruin after a huge rescue operation was carried out by firefighters. Four crews, involving more than 20 firefighters, tackled an early morning blaze at F.A.M Engineering in Holly Bank Street, Radcliffe. The garage
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Volunteers needed to befriend visually impaired people
CAN you spare an hour or two a week to help a visually impaired person? Bury Society for the Blind is looking for volunteers to spend time with blind or partially sighted people who live in the borough. Volunteer coordinator Elisabeth Arnott said: “
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Shakers chief still looking for investment
BURY director Ian Harrop has repeated his call for fresh investment into the club. The Shakers supremo has admitted the Gigg Lane outfit are actively searching for outside help, but believes a strong dressing room spirit will enable Alan Knill’s team
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Best-selling author to sign books at centre
A BEST-selling author is appearing at Ramsbottom’s library and adult learning centre. Erica James has been shortlisted three times for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award for her nine novels. Her most recent book, It’s the Little Things, is based
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A big day for GCSE pupils
NEWS was expected to be good for hundreds of the borough’s teenagers anxiously awaiting their GCSE results today. Early indications are a number of schools will be celebrating record-breaking results. Nationally, the GCSE pass rate
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Mugging victim backs blitz on violent thugs
A MAN attacked by thugs in the street while he was helping a poorly stranger has backed a police blitz on violent thugs. Joseph Asher Taylor, known to his friends as Ash, was robbed of his mobile phone in the town centre on August 6. The Salford University
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Curtain to go up on musical contest
THE battle begins next week for talented singers hoping to win this year’s Powersound competition. For 12 performers will take to the stage of Radcliffe Civic Suite at 7.30pm on Wednesday for the first heat of the talent show. They will sing before
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Saskia Iloba’s family fight on to stay in UK
A HOLY Cross College student is continuing her fight to stay in the country — despite receiving an order saying she must leave today. Saskia Iloba, aged 17, and her family were sent to a detention centre last month when their application for asylum was
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Student Samantha Alhearn, 19, fell downstairs and died after epileptic fit
A MEMORIAL service is to be held tomorrow for a teenager who died after suffering an epileptic fit at her home — just two days before she was due to go on holiday. Samantha Ahearn, aged 19, was due to go to Tenerife with a friend but tumbled down stairs
