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Eager Lenny raring to go again for Bury
THE dust has barely settled on the runners-up medal he picked up last season, yet Bury’s Lenny John-Lewis is already plotting trips to Sheffield United, Charlton Athletic and Preston North End. The 22-year-old, who made 39 appearances last season, mainly
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Gang robs post office with crowbars
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a post office was robbed in Unsworth. At about 2.25pm on Thursday, May 26, three or four men armed with crowbars and sticks went into Unsworth Post Office in Parr Lane and threatened staff. They escaped with
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Girl hurt in vicious street attack
AN 18-YEAR-OLD girl was left with serious facial injuries after being attacked in the street. The attack on the Bury College student took place shortly before 2.50pm on Thursday, May 26 in Market Street, Bury. Police were called to Bury
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Juniors' crushing defeat
BURY GOLF Association’s juniors suffered an emphatic 10- 2 defeat at the hands of Bolton at Walmersley on Sunday in their annual representative match. The visitors produced a fine performance with regulars Alex Leung (Chorley), James Tuck (Dunscar),
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Club challenge for Bury
Bury will participate in the Volvo National Golf Club Challenge, the largest amateur golfer charity event to take place in the UK, on Sunday June 5. Members will play in teams of four in a stableford competition. The top 10 men’s team scores and the
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GOLF: Hospice to benefit from chairty comp
STAND will host a charity golf competition for Bury Hospice on Sunday. Thirty six members of the club have entered the event which will adopt the Ryder Cup format. It will be followed by a charity dinner with live music and auctions at night. Tickets
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Champion cheerleaders desperate for funding to continue after school
CHEERLEADERS from Woodhey High School have been jumping for joy ever since they won a national competition. But the spring in their step could soon be deflated as they finish school and leave behind their training base this summer. Along with their
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Help with my family tree
I am researching my family tree and would appreciate any help I can get from your readers. I am looking for relatives of my Great Aunt Alice Jane Kay nee Leigh. She married James Kay in 1896 and had two children, Thomas Kay in 1898, and Mary Alice
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Give us back our park
I would like to say how absolutely pathetic some people are to be complaining and moaning about the council building a new park for the local kids. Yes it was a waste of money when there was already a perfectly good park already there and not that old
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Leave Elton Vale wildlife alone
To anyone who received a questionnaire regarding Elton Vale environmental improvements. Don’t be fooled by the letter that came with it. Martin Proffitt stated that he is working closely with a group of residents to improve the valley. This is not the
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Law firm expands after joining forces
BURY-based law firm Butcher and Barlow LLP continues to expand after joining forces with Hough and Co Solicitors. And the move makes it one of the top 20 largest commercial practices in the North West and one of the leading 200 in the UK with 20 partners
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We will hold new council to account
Councillor Connolly “punches the air” and gleefully announces his new team as if he has a mandate for council control, rather than a sham leadership effectively decided on the “toss of a coin”! Still, every new political appointee deserves a chance to
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Signs are only hindering pedestrians
HERE is a photograph of Crompton Street. Is it really necessary to force pedestrians to walk into the road avoiding these large highway signs which can only give information to drivers of vehicles who have driven past the hazard as they entered the
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Abden Street school pictures plea
I write with an appeal to readers. On May 22, 2010, Bury Metro opened up the former Radcliffe High School building in Abden Street so that ex-pupils, teachers etc could take a look around before it was demolished. I went and took several photos, inside
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Too many bag appeals
ALMOST every day my letter box clatters revealing yet another takeaway leaflet or a charity bag for clothing collection. How many clothes do they think that we have to discard? Some time ago the secretary of a local charity wrote to the Bury Times claiming
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How to save £22.6m without losing jobs
THE Bury Labour Party now controls the council budget. There is a certain justice in this. Under Blair and the local Labour Party, Bury MBC bloated the local economy to a state that couldn’t possibly have been sustained even if the national economy wasn
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We can’t wait to use the new park
I want to express how sad I am to see Whitehead Park still not opened. My children and friend’s children can’t wait to get on this new and adventurous park. It’s sad to see it so close to finishing but because some people can’t move with the times and
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Dangerous location
I definitely agree with the lady writing about parking facilities for Townside Medical Centre. The site is dangerous — at a very busy crossroads. After several bad experiences crossing roads we have now changed our doctor, after many years with the
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Senior staff pay more
I was surprised by the article regarding the 43 per cent increase in parking fees for staff, because I work in Salford for the NHS and as I am sure most of you know Hope Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the North West under going a large scale
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Disgraced ex-MP released from jail
FORMER Bury North MP David Chaytor, the first former MP jailed over the parliamentary expenses scandal, has been released from prison after serving just a quarter of his 18-month sentence, sources said today. David Chaytor spent four and a half months
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Sodje agrees new contract
BURY defender Efe Sodje has signed a new two-year deal at Gigg Lane. The 38-year-old Nigerian has committed his future to the Shakers after helping the club get promoted to League One this season.
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‘You deserve every day of jail term’
Two thugs who went on an alcohol-fuelled rampage after being thrown out of a Bury nightclub, have been told by top judges they deserved every day of their jail terms. Andrew David Corns, aged 31, and Sean Timothy Seamus Chapman, aged 26, were jailed
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John earns a place in Cenotaph march past
A TEENAGER will proudly “fly the flag” for Bury’s air cadets during the Remembrance Day commemoration in London. John Thornhill, aged 17, has been selected as the national youth standard bearer for the Royal British Legion. He will take part in the
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Twins die within weeks of each other, aged 90
TWIN sisters who were inseparable for their whole lives have died within weeks of each other, aged 90. Jean Hardman and Bertha Leak, born Hewitt, were believed to be the oldest identical twins in Bury. They had been close since they were born, with
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New leader sets out his vision for town
BURY Council’s leader stepped down last week and warned his successor to watch the borough’s purse strings. Councillor Bob Bibby stood aside at the first full council meeting of the new civic year, held at the town hall last Wednesday. In his final
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Tracey puts her best foot forward in dad’s memory
A GRIEVING daughter put on her running shoes to raise money in memory of her father, who died at Bury Hospice. Despite never running outside, Tracey Lightfoot decided to enter the Great Manchester Run as a fundraiser for the charity. She started training
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Victory over sex offenders’ centre
PLANS to house child sex offenders at a rehabilitation centre in Edenfield have been scrapped. But campaigners are still fighting proposals to house other sex offenders at Chatterton Hey House, which is situated just a few hundred yards from a children
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Teenager Gregoriou showing his class
UNSWORTH’S talented young opener Andy Gregoriou is destined for a bright future in the game. After returning from a toe operation that delayed his start to the season, he has since hit two half-centuries in three innings to help the Pole Laners on their
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Flying start but Belston not getting carried away
THE new season could not be going any better for Bury Cricket Club, but skipper Simon Belston is refusing to get carried away. They won four out of five matches in the Surridge Trophy, the other match being abandoned, to book their place in the semi-finals
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Britton wants to reign supreme
OLYMPIC Power Mill boxing coach Paul Charnock is hoping the switch from the amateur ranks to the professional game will be a fruitful one for Bury prospect Marc Britton. The 27-year-old has decided to turn pro after a frustrating time trying to get fights
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Tips from GB star
MORE than 20 Radcliffe AC members received top tips when elite endurance runner Steve Vernon paid a visit to the club. Vernon is the English Cross Country Champion and an eight-time Great Britain international, who has competed in the World Cross Country
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Bury athletes run away with medal haul
IT was a fantastic weekend for the athletes of Bury Athletic Club as their members came home with a host of medals from the Greater Manchester Track and Field Championships. Despite sending a small team, Bury won six medals, including four golds. Double
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Thunder geared up for season finale
Northern Thunder prepared for their play-off clash with Hertfordshire Mavericks with a comfortable 56-32 win over Glasgow Wildcats in the final game of the regular FIAT Netball Superleague season. The Thunder treatment room has been getting rather crowded
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Brook win puts them on final track
HOLCOMBE Brook pulled off a shock away win against hot favourites Wrexham in their latest Aegon Team tennis round robin match on Sunday. The success puts them back on couse for qualification for the Bournemouth finals in July. In the singles matches
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McDonald in line to be named new Shakers boss
NEIL McDonald is the hot favourite to be named as the new manager of Bury Football Club this afternoon. The former Carlisle United boss, who was assistant to Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers, did not even figure in the betting markets
