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Care worker jailed for assault on dementia patient
A FORMER care home worker has been jailed for attacking an elderly resident in Bury. Krzysztof Malecki, aged 26, of Walshaw Road, Bury, was jailed for eight weeks at Bolton Crown Court today. He pleaded guilty to one count of common assault at
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Man charged after Bury road smash death
A MAN has been charged after a woman died in a collision in Bury. Sajjad Anwar, aged 19, of Deeplish Street, Rochdale was charged with causing death by dangerous driving. He is due to appear before Bury Magistrates’ Court on Friday,
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'Jealous' husband denies wife's murder
A JEALOUS husband stabbed his wife to death in a frenzied attack in a park after she met another man on Facebook, a court heard. "Possessive and controlling" Brian Oliver, aged 40, stabbed his estranged wife Joanne Oliver 15 times in a "brutal act
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‘Remarkably speedy’ fall in yob crime
CRIME has fallen in Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor, according to latest police statistics. There was a decrease in most crimes in the January 1 to December 31, 2010 period when compared with 2009. Burglaries of garages and sheds
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Village victory in fight to stop HGVs
VILLAGERS have won their battle to ban heavy goods vehicles from using residential roads in Hollins. A 7.5 tonnes weight restriction order will come into operation tomorrow in a move welcomed by the Hollins Village Community Association which
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GPs set to take over PCT budget
Work is under way to hand control of most of Bury’s NHS budget to GPs. NHS Bury, the primary care trust (PCT) which oversees local health services, is being scrapped in 2013, along with all other PCTs. They will be replaced with groups
