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Wigan Athletic chance for former Bury youngster
TEENAGER Adam Dawson has been given a Premier League contract at Wigan Athletic, just weeks after leaving Bury. Eighteen-year-old winger Dawson almost turned his back on the game after spending most of his teenage years at Liverpool, before moving back
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ATHLETICS: Christie out to follow in footsteps of Kelly
BURY Athletic Club’s Christie Cook is travelling to Gateshead at the weekend to represent Greater Manchester in the English Schools’ Track and Field Championships in a bid to emulate her idol Kelly Holmes. Double Olympic gold medal winner Holmes and
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Bennett set for exit, but Richie stays cool
KYLE Bennett is likely to snub a new deal with Bury in order to sign for Championship side Doncaster Rovers – but Shakers manager Richie Barker insists he will not be panicked into signing a replacement for the flying winger. Just days after his older
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Hughes will make his Mark at Gigg
NEW Bury boss Richie Barker is expecting big things from his first signing of the summer, Mark Hughes. The 24-year-old centre-half, who came through the ranks at Everton, arrives at Gigg Lane with an impressive pedigree having been named as the player
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Campaign launched by Coronation Street fans to free actress from jail
Coronation Street fans have launched a campaign to save their favourite character Fiz Stape being locked up for a crime she did not commit. Fiz, played by Bury-born actress Jennie McAlpine, is at the centre of the show’s biggest current storyline.
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Lowe set to remain a shining light
RICHIE Barker is confident he can continue to get the best out of hot-shot striker Ryan Lowe – because he has been there and done it himself. The new Shakers manager enjoyed some of his best seasons in the latter stages of his career, and is hopeful
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Strike will save £60m
I wonder if the 750,000 public service employees intending to strike on Thursday have calculated how much they are helping their employers reduce their wage bill and thus compensate for the cuts they have to cope with. As strikers are not entitled to
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Great cost?
I LOVED the picture of Jacob the Great Dane and miniature horse Tweedledum on Page 18 of last week’s Bury Times. Jacob certainly is a great big Great Dane. He looks like a good chap but the thoughts of looking after such a monster makes you think twice
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Slow down on any changes to pensions
I’D like to ask your readers to help with our campaign to highlight the unfairness of proposals contained in the UK Government’s Pensions Bill. We support the move to bring women’s state pension age in line with men’s at 65, but we are objecting to the
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Minister for elderly needed
I AM asking readers to join Anchor’s Grey Pride Campaign to sign our petition for a Minister for Older People to help end the prejudices faced by the elderly. We hope the Minister would be called upon when the Cabinet discusses such issues as local authority
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Irresponsible dog owners: action is needed now
AS someone who lives on Seddons Farm Estate near to Greenhill Primary School, it is increasingly evident that there has been an increase in recent years of irresponsible dog owners (from wherever they come from) who allow their dogs to foul the footpaths
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Cancer boy's house raided by burglars
A FOUR-year-old boy with a rare form of cancer has had his wish of a dream holiday spoilt by thieves. Burglars broke into the boy's home on Spenser Avenue, Bury, sometime between 8pm on 27 June 2011 and 4.30am the next morning. The intruders
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Car park for patients?
I WROTE a letter a couple of weeks ago regarding how bad it is for parking if you are disabled and a patient at the new medical centre, Townside Primary Care centre. My husband, who is not disabled, went to see one of the doctors last week and after
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Thanks for helping my aunt who fell, aged 98
MY aunt aged 98 years old, fell recently while shopping in Radcliffe, and would like to say some heartfelt thank yous. Firstly to the four very kind people who comforted her while waiting for the ambulance to take her to hospital. Secondly to the staff
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A genuine attempt to improve the council’s communication
MAY I respond to two letters from Derek Brooks, where he takes issue with the council's purchasing policies and our decision to take Executive meetings around the Borough's townships. Concerning his first letter, (June 16, Councils should buy centrally
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So kind, thank-you
A BIG thumbs-up goes to the kind people of Bury, who helped me get myself back on my feet after my bad fall in Silver Street at the weekend. Several people came to my assistance, including taxi drivers and members of the general public. A wound to my
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Play area shut, not the park
Correspondents continue to state that Whitehead Park is closed and your headline states: “I thought a councillor would want park open.” I therefore must repeat that the park has never been closed. The bowls, tennis, football facilities and a ball zone
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Cabaret show in wife’s memory
A LOVING husband has fulfilled his promise to raise money for Bury Hospice after his wife died there. Jeffrey Openshaw, of Bolton Road, Bury, pledged to hold a show to thank the charity for caring for Lorraine, who died in July, 2008 from breast cancer
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Footballer punch schoolboy banned
A SCHOOLBOY who invaded a football pitch and punched Bury goalkeeper Cameron Belford has become one of the youngest fans ever to receive a banning order. The boy, who was 13 at the time and is now 14, was spared custody after admitting assaulting
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Pickets form as unions strike in Bury
Picket lines have been mounted outside schools, council buildings, job centres and courts across Bury by striking public sector workers in the biggest outbreak of industrial unrest since the coalition was formed. Union leaders said early
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Sun shines down on show
BURRS Country Park became a “hot spot” in more ways than one as around 6,000 visitors basked in glorious sunshine during Sunday’s 68th Bury and District Agricultural Society annual show. A delighted society chairman, Mr Geoff Tomlinson said
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Chaos for parents as teachers strike
EIGHTEEN schools borough-wide will shut today and more than 40 others will be partially closed during a national strike by teachers over pensions. Latest information provided by Bury Council discloses that only 21 schools throughout Bury will remain
