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Campaigner wants ban for drivers who phone
A ROAD safety campaigner from Radcliffe is calling for tougher penalties for motorists convicted of using mobile phones in their vehicles. Allan Ramsay wants offenders to be given an automatic driving ban for such offences. Last year Mr Ramsay and
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Terrible bogus collector uses my good name
A RADCLIFFE pensioner who has raised tens of thousands of pounds for good causes has warned a bogus collector is using his name to take money from unsuspecting members of the public. Jim Rhodes, 70, regularly organises events to collect money for a number
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It’s time for a change, not words
Why can’t the last remaining Labour councillors in Radcliffe offer something new, rather than deliver nothing but anti-Tory attacks? Local people will judge the two parties on their records. Labour has run Radcliffe since the early 1980s. They refuse
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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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Get behind MP’s new campaign
THE Tories and Lib Dems are clearly rattled by Ivan Lewis’s call for maximum independence for Radcliffe, Prestwich and Whitefield from Bury Council (Radcliffe Times April 1). At long last a leading politician is speaking up for the views of a vast majority
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Tax rise is harder on OAPs
Although this year’s council tax increase is 3.75 per cent I wonder if anyone else has bothered to check the actual increase imposed on pensioners. As over 65s living in a Band B property, last year (with discount) we paid £1,046.62. This year, again
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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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Blooming good plan to restore our pride
In a couple of letters and articles recently in the Bury and Radcliffe Times, I have read the phrase “Bury in Bloom, Radcliffe in Gloom”. As a lifelong resident of Radcliffe it is distressing to read these kinds of comments and makes me even angrier
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Join my campaign for independence
I have been inundated with public support for my proposal that each of Radcliffe, Prestwich and Whitefield/Unsworth should have maximum independence from Bury Council. People have had enough of paying high levels of council tax for inadequate and in
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Civic Suite is more worthy of a grant
In relation to the news that Bury Council has granted £50,000 for the restoration and clean-up of Radcliffe Tower. The basis for this decision is that the Tower is a heritage site and it is hoped that doing it up will encourage more tourists to come
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Fire crews in blaze battle at town mill
MORE than a dozen firefighters battled a blaze at a Radcliffe mill on Tuesday evening. The incident broke out just before 6pm at FAM Engineering, a vehicle recovery firm based in Holly Bank Mill in Holly Bank Street. Crews were on the scene throughout
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Basic requests before ‘top show entertainment’
I refer to Cllr Gunther’s 968 pothole problem (Radcliffe 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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Sailing club gets back on water after nine months off due to dam wall work
MEMBERS of Elton Sailing Club have taken to the water again after a long nine months. A project by British Waterways to improve the dam wall at Elton Reservoir has meant that club members have not been able to race their boats. But on Sunday, strong
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Team suspects foul play after posts theft
A FOOTBALL team was forced to call off a big game — after thieves stole their goalposts! The break-in at a cabin was only discovered at Bury Amateur’s ground, in Cams Lane, Radcliffe, just two hours before Saturday’s scheduled kick-off. Bury Amateurs
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Cornwall is one hot destination all year round
IMAGINE sitting in a hot tub and taking in spectacular coastal views — in February. This is Cornwall and this is the ground-breaking Scarlet, a beautiful eco-friendly hotel sitting atop the village and stunning beach of Mawgan Porth. It may be a mere
