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Final misery ends Walshaw's trophy run
Walshaw Sports 3 Royton 4 TEN-man Walshaw failed to win their sixth trophy in six years as they lost a thrilling Gilgryst Cup Final at Hyde United on Monday night. The high-flying Manchester League Premier Division side raced into a two-goal lead
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Revenge mission helps Brook get off to flier
HOLCOMBE Brook B gained revenge for narrowly missing out on the Division Two title to Tyldesley A last season on the opening week of BSF Men’s League. The rivals both gained promotion to Division One, and the Charlie Foley/Alec Foote pairing
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‘We make a difference by giving people a voice’
This week is Local Newspaper Week — when the vital role the Bury Times plays in our communities is celebrated. The Bury Times has been at the heart of the community since the first copy rolled off the presses in 1855, highlighting the important issues
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Woman arrested after abandonded baby report
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of concealing a birth after police were told a newborn baby had been abandoned on a secluded roadside in Lancashire. The alarm was raised on Tuesday night when police were informed in a phone call that a woman
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Fundraisers gear up for the Great Manchester run
THE BUPA 10K Great Manchester Run hits the city centre roads on Sunday with scores of people from Bury set to take part for a variety of reasons and for a variety of worthy causes. Here are some of the local competitors: THE WIFE and daughter of
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Labour Takes Control in 15 Hours of Drama
Labour has taken control of Bury Town Hall — by drawing straws — in arguably the most dramatic local elections in the borough’s history. Labour needed to win six seats to seize outright control of the council from the Conservatives and, by
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Police Investigate Baby at Roadside Reports
Detectives have launched an investigation following reports that a baby had been left by the side of a road in Edenfield on Tuesday. Officers received information that a woman had given birth and then left the baby wrapped in a blanket in a bag by the
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Tragic death of new mother
A HEALTHY young woman who dreamed of becoming a mum died less than one month after giving birth to her son. Hayley Constable, aged 27, died after her Caesarean section wound became infected and complications set in— just four weeks after the
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Changes in store from new Labout boss
Bury’s next council leader has revealed his battleplan for the next 12 months — while the election result proved the final straw for the current leader Bob Bibby. Cllr Bibby was expected to resign today and a successor for party leader voted in at the
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Dearden aims to hit the rest for six
WOODBANK professional Steve Dearden believes his side can finish in the top six of the Lancashire County League. Despite finishing in the bottom two last season and making a poor start to this campaign, Dearden insists Woodbank can still come
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Would-be model is crowned Miss Bury
AN aspiring model has fulfilled her dream of making her mother proud by being named Miss Bury. Cherrelle Slater, aged 24, of Stanley Road, Whitefield, beat seven other beauties to the title in the final at the Albert Halls, Bolton, on Monday night.
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It's Celebration Time
MORE than 1,000 Bury football fans staged a weekend “promotion party” to celebrate their team’s elevation to League One. Their heroes arrived in a vintage open-top bus at the new Rock development on Sunday to be greeted by chanting, cheering
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Unsworth boys on cloud nine
UNSWORTH’S second team made Central Lancashire League history on Sunday by dismissing Oldham for just NINE runs in a sensational match. On an amazing afternoon at The Pollards, the home side’s top eight batsman recorded ducks and the first run came in
