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Soldier’s tale of life on the front line
A SOLDIER serving with a bomb disposal team in Afghanistan is counting down the days until he is reunited with his family. Sergeant Tony Howley, from the Fairfield area of Bury, is fast approaching the end of his seven months in the country where he
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Win tickets to Bury v Port Vale
The Bury Times has teamed up with Bury FC to give supporters the chance of winning two tickets to the home game against Port Vale on Saturday, April 17. Alan Knill’s men are currently gunning for promotion and this promises to be another cracking game
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Downing Street visit for colleges
TWO Bury colleges were praised by the Prime Minister during a celebration at Downing Street. Gordon Brown held the event to mark the success of the country’s highest performing and most improved colleges. Lauran Chatburn, principal of Bury College,
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Shakers playing for their careers
BURY manager Alan Knill says a large majority of his squad are playing for their futures – and not just promotion. Fourteen of the current first team squad will see their deals run out at the end of the season and, apart from skipper Stephen Dawson,
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Charmaine wants to be a hit on the ‘high street’ — and X Factor
Model Charmaine Foster is hoping to become a hit on the “high street”. The 24-year-old, of Cornall Street, Bury, is bidding to win a top modelling prize run by the magazine FHM. Charmaine said she is hoping people vote for her in the FHM’s High Street
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‘Health check’ offer for firms
BOSSES in Bury are being urged to take a fresh look at their companies with a Business Link Northwest “health check”. Peter Watson, managing director of Business Link Northwest, said “Business Link can help companies to take a critical eye to their processes
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Doctors issue ‘fit note’ from this week
EMPLOYERS in Bury are being urged to get to grips with this week’s introduction of the new “fit note”. The fit note replaces the traditional sick note. It is set to cut the cost of sick leave for employers and benefit the UK economy by an estimated
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National debt has doubled
In reply to the various letters concerning the choice at the next election. Readers must choose whether to give Gordon Brown and his tired government five more years or whether to vote for change with David Cameron and the Conservatives who have the
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Third class citizens at home
CLLR Boden’s letter about Lord Ashcroft is just a case of the kettle calling the pot black. Labour were quite happy to take contributions from Lord Paul, another non dom. They were quite happy to ennoble Lord Paul and give him the very high honour of
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Thank you for your kindness
I would like to thank the lady and gentleman who very kindly picked me and helped me to get home on Maundy Thursday, Apirl 1. I had a fall near to the Hospice charity shop in Square Street in Ramsbottom, around 2.45pm. They got out of their car and
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Outpatients clean-up followed call to paper
Well done Bury Times. Last month my wife and I had reason to attend the outpatients department. We arrived, parked the car and as we walked towards the entrance and the steps from the road we were met by litter, cigarette ends, drink cartons, fast food
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Taste of success
I must say what a wonderful event the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival was again this year. Thousands of people from near and far flocked to the festival, especially on Sunday. It was fantastic to see the centre of Ramsbottom so busy. Everyone I spoke to
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Look at way the NHS works
ON the advice of Derek Brooks’ March 17 letter, I've taken a long hard look at his claims that the Tories will be “making the NHS work”. I have worked in the NHS for 20 years — as a nurse, a manager and a commissioner — under Labour and Tory governments
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MP gives talk about faith and politics
MUSLIMS and Jews met in Bury to hear Bury South MP Ivan Lewis give a talk on his journey to Westminster and the role faith plays in politics. Mr Lewis spoke to members of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester at the Jinnah Centre in Alfred Street
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‘Buy local’ reaches birthday milestone
WHEN the going gets tough . . . Buy Local. That has been the clarion call of Bury-based accountants TaxAssist which is celebrating the first anniversary of its successful idea. The Rochdale Road company’s high-profile “Buy Local” campaign was launched
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Stockport and Trafford spared us new bosses
At a recent meeting of the Association of Greater Manchester Councils (AGMA) the representative for Bury Council voted for a Manchester Combined Authority (MCA). Unlike the current AGMA where our councils work together with others in the Greater Manchester
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Questions remain about sports centre
SERIOUS questions have been raised in the past and years later are still hanging in the air about the new sports centre to replace the one in Goshen that was burnt down. Firstly, how much is the centre costing, and who is paying for it and how much?
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Why our road needs a crash barrier
Your recent photographs from Google of changing Bury prompts me to send you some of unchanging Summerseat. Nearly two years ago I wrote about the daily traffic problems through the village of Summerseat and its legacy. These problems don’t change Here
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Publish all expenses
It is with some amusement that I have read the to and fro of comments for and against the prospective candidate Maryam Khan. As a non-party voter I must be the amongst the most sought-after group of voters. As Mr Brooks states, party spin could be the
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Let’s not repeat the Tory years
I really enjoyed reading Mr Derek Brooks’s advert for his hero, David Cameron. I particularly liked the fact that he mentioned he was from a council estate, with a postman father and factory-working mother. Mr Brooks must be a little older than me then
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Music group to raise cash for choir
A trumpeter is becoming “instrumental” in raising funds for Bury Parish Church Choir. Whitefield-born Chris Parsons, a former student at Bury Grammar School, will perform at the church at 7.30pm on Saturday, April 17. Chris has played the cornet from
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Rwanda trip is a real inspiration for Isabella
A BANK worker has travelled from Ramsbottom to Rwanda to see how the money she raised is being used to build better schools. Isabella Todd earned the chance to fly out to the troubled country after collecting hundreds of pounds for charity. The 23-year-old
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Basic requests before ‘top show entertainment’
I refer to Cllr Gunther’s 968 pothole problem (Bury Times, March 25) and also the problem of the people of Bury in finding a public toilet that is both open and usable during late evenings and early mornings. I have a solution for her. Let the townsfolk
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Firefighters rescue man from house fire
A YOUNG man was rescued from a house fire which is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette. Firefighters were called to Rochdale Old Road, Fairfield, at 10.45am on Sunday after reports that a person was trapped. Officers wearing breathing
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Musicians record CD in memory of little Ruby
MUSICIANS have united to record a CD in memory of Bury girl Ruby Stinson. And 10 acts performed sets at the town’s Rose and Crown pub to officially launch a 21-track compilation CD featuring the cream of local musical talent. Proceeds from the record
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Teacher Julie gives Ed Balls a union grilling
A TEACHER from Bury had a chance to grill education secretary Ed Balls at a union conference held over the Easter weekend. Julie Proctor, a union representative for the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, took to the stage
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Greater Manchester council creation approval
THE Government has rubber-stamped the creation of a new Greater Manchester “super council”. Communities Secretary John Denham has approved the scheme proposed by the 10 Greater Manchester authorities, including Bury, to create a more powerful Greater
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Defence Secretary backs Labour choice
DEFENCE Secretary Bob Ainsworth yesterday heralded Labour candidate Maryam Khan as the person to restore Bury North’s trust in politicians. Mr Ainsworth, on a visit to the Fusiliers Museum, said he believed the Conservatives’ policies would hinder the
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Boy, 8, in dog attack terror
A DISTRAUGHT Bury dad bravely rescued his eight-year-old son when the youngster’s arm became locked in the jaws of a dog. Mr Ali Shah told how he had to repeatedly hit the bull terrier type dog with a stick before it finally released its grip on his
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Drink-driver caught speeding at 120mph
A DRINK-DRIVER who clocked a speed of up to 120mph when followed by police was given a suspended sentence. Burnley Crown Court heard how Adam Wragg, aged 22, was more than twice the drink-drive limit. Wragg gave a test which showed 76 micrograms of
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Movie lovers ready to Rock as cinema nears completion
MOVIE fans are in for a treat this summer when a state-of-the-art cinema opens in Bury town centre. After two years of planning, developers are well on schedule to complete work on the 10-screen Vue cinema at the £350 million Rock development, due to
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Radcliffe Borough 3 Rossendale United 2
BORO returned to winning ways on Good Friday after the woeful collapse at Ossett Albion three days earlier in which they conceded four goals in 12 second-half minutes. The defeat in Yorkshire put the skids under their late-season promotion surge, but
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Trafford 1 Radcliffe Borough 1
GERRY Luczka’s men dug out a point on Easter Monday against the side which knocked them out of the Manchester Premier Cup two weeks ago. There was no repeat of the semi-final encounter in which two players from both sides were dismissed following a 21
