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Woman on wrong side of motorway bridge
A YOUNG woman was talked down from a motorway bridge by police officers after threatening to jump. The woman, aged in her early 20s, was standing on the wrong side of the M66 bridge at Peel Brow in Ramsbottom. Specially-trained officers
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Sheridan jibe fires up Shakers for run-in
RYAN Lowe says he will use some harsh remarks from Chesterfield manager John Sheridan about Bury as his inspiration to turn the heat on the League Two leaders. The Shakers dominated against the Spireites on Tuesday evening, but could only come away with
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Former Shakers hero ready to take on might of Arsenal
FORMER Shakers captain Stephen Dawson cannot wait to line up against Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas and Co on Sunday. The former Shakers captain admits it was a heart-breaking decision to leave Gigg Lane for League One side Leyton Orient in the summer. But
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Speak out on town hall cuts
I SEE that Bury Council has yet again approached the cut in government funding in the usual manner of attacking the bottom of the tree with a whacking great chainsaw and the top of the tree with a pair of secateurs. It is time for them to apologise to
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Tough times for the smaller clubs
WHEN I saw that Bury Council was withdrawing its sponsorship of Bury Football Club, I was saddened and worried. Admittedly the council stepped in to help to club when it was in its hour of need, and the sponsorship continued for almost a decade. With
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Florist’s van written off
I WOULD like to thank the person who, on Saturday night/Sunday morning, on Stubbins Lane, Ramsbottom, smashed their car into our florist’s van and then drove away. This has now caused us no end of problems, as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are here
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Tell us where cash is spent
I AGREE entirely with Joan Reynolds (Letters, February 3), and I am sure the majority of Bury council taxpayers feel the same. There was a time when people became councillors because they wished to serve the residents of their town, but today it appears
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MP should now keep to his word . . .
MUMS and dads in Bury, like me, will have seen the terrible news confirming the closure of Fairfield's maternity ward. David Nuttall said it would be saved within 24 hours of a Tory government. He repeatedly pledged, publicly, to save Fairfield maternity
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Police should save PR money
THE teething problems with the new police “Street Crime Database” were inevitable, but this new policy of empowering the public to hold Chief Constables to account is a vital first step to the election of new US-style “police commissioners”, who will
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Politicians should have fought for baby unit
I HAVE lived in the Lowercroft area of Bury, near the Bolholt Hotel and Walshaw Parish Church, since January, 1971. I have enjoyed living in this busy town on the fringes of the densely populated Manchester conurbation. I overheard a conversation in
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Perform at Chocolate Festival
MUSICIANS are needed to perform at the popular Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival which is returning for a third year. This year’s event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17, at cafes and restaurants in and around the town centre. Local performers
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Free for all has cost the UK dear
MR Derek Brooks appears to have some kind of problem with Cllr Sandra Walmsley accurately representing the view held by many of her constituents, that the operation of a true public service is incompatible with the values of free enterprise, and he has
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What have you got to say now, Mr Nuttall?
IN the blog he published just prior to last year’s General Election, the then prospective Conservative candidate, David Nuttall, wrote of a visit by the then Shadow Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley. Two things from that blog stick out. Firstly, Mr, Lansley
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Search begins to find the best in business
THE countdown has begun to the prestigious Bolton and Bury Business Awards which are back for the sixth successive year. Now, local companies can fly the flag for Bury and put their business and the borough well and truly on the map. They are being
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Medics served in ‘world’s biggest A&E department’
TWO medics have returned home to Bury after spending three months caring for soldiers injured in Afghanistan. Nurse, Corporal Maxine Simpson, and Corporal David Sykes, a radiographer, were both deployed as members of the 207 Manchester Field Hospital
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Fire crews rescue plunge man
FIRE crews rescued a 24-year-old man who plunged 12ft from a car park wall onto a river bank. The incident happened in Waterside Road, Summerseat, near the Waterside pub at 1.20am on Saturday. Fire officers from Ramsbottom and Bury used ropes and ladders
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Council serves an ‘ace’ for club
A TOP tennis club has been saved after controversial plans to relocate it were passed — despite a volley of objections from neighbours. Holcombe Brook Sports Club is to build a £1.8 million tennis complex on green belt land, off Hazel Hall Lane. Its
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Valentine’s trouble for florist
A FLORIST was left in dire straits for Valentine’s Day after its delivery van was written-off after being hit by a vehicle which failed to stop. What should have been one of the busiest days of the year turned into a “nightmare” for Dave and Ruth Kelly
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Boro give Phillips early wake-up call
BENNY Phillips will be under no illusions about the task facing Radcliffe Borough in their quest to stave off relegation from the Evo-Stik Division North after Tuesday night’s 5-2 home defeat to Garforth Town. It was a disappointing night for the new
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Phillips is preaching patience
RADCLIFFE Borough’s new boss Benny Phillips has said that it will take time to transform his side from relegation candidates to promotion contenders. The new manager saw Jekyll and Hyde Boro battle for all three points in his first Evo-Stike Division
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RUGBY UNION: Tigers’ impressive run comes to an end
SEDGLEY Tigers’ impressive run of three wins on the bounce came to an abrupt end in a bruising 25-9 defeat at Blackheath. The Londoners have their sights firmly fixed on promotion and they proved too well-organised for the Tigers, who wilted under a
