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Philips through to big final
MARK Griffiths took on The Oaks single-handed in the five-man game, to give the Rose and Crown Ramsbottom a 9-8 win in the in the Lancashire Carpets Summer League’s Silver Division. The Elton Fold surrendered their 100 per cent record in the dominoes
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DARTS: Griffiths stars for Crown in close win
MARK Griffiths took on The Oaks single-handed in the five-man game, to give the Rose and Crown Ramsbottom a 9-8 win in the in the Lancashire Carpets Summer League’s Silver Division. The Elton Fold surrendered their 100 per cent record in the dominoes
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Comets reserves pull of win against odds
A DEPLETED Bury Comets team pulled off an outstanding win against visitors Sheffield at Goshen Park. With six first-team regulars and three second teamers unavailable, defeat for the table-toppers looked inevitable. Bury got off to a good start with
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MANCHESTER ASSOCIATION: Hopton's men make run-chase look easy
BROOKSBOTTOM captain Paul Hopton is confident his side can enjoy a strong season following their six-wicket win against Manchester Association Division One rivals Westleigh on Saturday. Tight bowling from all rounder Zeb Quereshi helped restrict the
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ROUNDERS: Juniors pay back interleague loss
BURY Juniors have avenged the crushing defeat suffered by their Over-45s team in their interleague clash with Bolton with a 290-196 win The Bury veterans were beaten 282 (I)-151 in their outing at Walkden Cricket Club, as Bolton racked up a remarkable
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MOTOR SPORT: Barber powers to his best finish in TT
BURY’S Rob Barber admitted that his first finish at this year’s Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, fuelled by Monster Energy, was a triumph of nurture over nature. Barber completed the four laps of the 37.73mile mountain course at an average speed of 117.43mph
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TENNIS: The Brook ladies in crunch match
HOLCOMBE Brook ladies second team face Leeds club Rawdon in a do-or-die home fixture in the last Aegon National Team Tennis round robin match on Sunday. Victory this weekend for either team will lead to a play-off match against Scottish opposition,
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ATHLETICS: Radcliffe six take to bikes for jubiless
SIX Radcliffe AC members joined in celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee when they were among the thousands in the Great Manchester Cycle. The UK’s biggest timed cycling event covered 13, 26 or 52 miles in laps round the closed city streets with many
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Bury ABC gym enjoys winning weekend
BURY ABC boxers have enjoyed a 100 per cent success rate from their series of bouts over a busy weekend. The victory-fest started on Friday when 14-year-old Faizan Ahmed travelled to Charnock Richard’s Camelot complex to take on Chorley ABC boy Brendon
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CENTRAL LANCASHIRE LEAGUE: Radcliffe quickies put Racecourse men on up
THREE wins from the last four matches have fuelled the belief that Radcliffe can progress well into the top half of the Central Lancashire League table. Optimism is sweeping through the Racecourse Ground following their five-wicket win at Norden
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United move for youth team boss Whitaker
NEWLY-promoted Ramsbottom United have appointed Mark Whitaker as their new youth team manager as they bid to launch an under-18s set-up. Whitaker has joined the club after a highly successful nine-year stint managing the Nelson FC, who have won three
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DARTS: Griffiths stars for Crown in close win
MARK Griffiths took on The Oaks single-handed in the five-man game, to give the Rose and Crown Ramsbottom a 9-8 win in the in the Lancashire Carpets Summer League’s Silver Division. The Elton Fold surrendered their 100 per cent record in the dominoes
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BOWLS: BRaTs target fast return to Div Three
BURY, Radcliffe and Tottington crown green bowlers have signalled their intention to make an immediate return to the FCGBA Division Three after dropping just nine of the 32 points available in their Queen Anne Glass sponsored clash with Fylde A. In the
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TENNIS: Table-topping Walmer extend gap in Div Two
WALMER Men’s A squad stretched their lead at the top of Division Two of Bolton Tennis League with an emphatic home win against Tyldesley A 8.5-0.5. The duos of Jay Hardy and Ryan Tierney, and Adam Goodie and Paul Biggins each won three sets convincingly
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NETBALL: Twins net place on England tour Down Under
TWINS Livvy and Abby Barber have flown to Australia as part of the England team at the world indoor netball world championships. The 23-year-old Holcombe Brook duo were hand-picked to go to the championships in Brisbane after attending a selection programme
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Quigg's ready for a fantastic night
UP to 4,500 fans will be cheering on Bury fighter Scott Quigg when he takes on Rendall Munroe for the vacant WBA super-bantamweight crown at Manchester Velodrome in nine days. British champion Quigg, aged 23, is now entering the final phase
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ANGLING: Daughter's plea over Bill calls
THE daughter of former Bury Times angling correspondent, the late Bill Turner, has appealed to local fishing enthusiasts to stop contacting the family. Former Bury and District Angling Society secretary Mr Turner, who wrote angling notes for the BT for
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ANGLING: Halliwell triumphs at Maceys
Gigg Lane or Maceys (Bury) day ticket: Top lodge has been a little slow some good catches of rudd, bream, dace, tench, carp and chub are available early in the day. In the bottom lodge there is a grand slam tournament every Tuesday evening. Entry is £12
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NORTH MANCHESTER LEAGUE: ELPM carry on winning at top
ELPM maintained their position at top of the North Manchester League Division One with a comprehensive win over Tottington St Johns. Joe Shiels (32) laid the foundation and ELPM reached 107-5 when a century stand from captain Ian Wade (78) and Steve
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We’ll catch this thug, vow police
DETECTIVES hunting a vicious thug who battered a pensioner have vowed: “With your help, we can put this yob behind bars.” Officers from Bury CID have been investigating the horrific case of 81-year-old Alfred McManus, pictured, who was attacked in an
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Fruit and veg firm delivers the goods
SUCCESS is “in the bag” for a long-established Tottington fruit and veg firm which is taking on the supermarkets in a diversification of its business. After 35 years working strictly within the wholesale trade, Hallows Produce have launched a subsidiary
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION: Youthful Walshaw on the glory trail
WALSHAW captain Michael Watt reckons the club’s young guns can help the Sycamore Road club seal the Bolton Association title. The 23-year-old skipper is proud of Walshaw’s reputation as probably the best fielding team in the league, with only one player
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Car engulfed as wheelie bin fire spreads
ARSONISTS are being hunted after they started a fire which spread out of control. A wheelie bin was set alight at the rear of Parsonage Street, in Bury, at 3.45am on Saturday. The flames spread to two other wheelie bins, a roller shutter, badly damaged
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Woman treated after house fire
A WOMAN and a police officer were taken to hospital after a fire in Ramsbottom. Both were suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation after the blaze in the downstairs living room of a house in Cemetery Road, at 3.30am on Friday. The 53-year-old
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Paramedic rescues man from house
A PARAMEDIC has been praised for rescuing a man from a smoke-logged house in Bury. The incident happened at 11.20pm on Sunday, May 20, when the 54-year-old awoke at his home in Deacon Crescent, Woolfold, and was struggling to breathe in the heavy smoke
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Spen Moor plan for homes: ‘no’ to debate call
BURY Council has rejected a petition calling for a debate about the future of Spen Moor. More than 3,200 people signed a petition opposing plans to build a housing estate on the green site, on the border of Bury and Radcliffe. It also called for Spen
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Spitfire flypast at town’s popular war weekend
THE iconic Spitfire brought back memories of the 1940s as thousands of people celebrated the Queen’s jubilee at East Lancashire Railway’s nostalgic Wartime Weekend. The annual event, which returned for the 14th time this year, was packed with a mix of
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Man bailed in car crash attack probe
A MAN arrested after three men were beaten and stabbed following a car crash in Bury has been released pending further inquiries. A silver Vauxhall Astra crashed into a tree on Radcliffe Road — outside Derby High School — in the early hours of Tuesday
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Hospital service to remember lost babies
FAMILIES who have lost a baby through stillbirth or shortly after birth are being invited to a special service of remembrance at Fairfield Hospital, Bury, on June 14 at 7pm. The Baby Memorial Service will offer families a chance to reflect on their loss
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Time to don your Sunday Best — it’s carnival time!
BURY Lions will be putting on their “Sunday Best” this weekend by once again staging the town’s premier annual event. Thousands of spectators and visitors are expected to turn out to take part in this year’s Bury Lions Carnival on Sunday. And holding
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Bike thieves pick on the wrong man
TWO would-be thieves got more than they bargained for — when they picked on a martial arts black belt. The yobs attacked 16-year-old Jonathan Ratcliffe in Dow Lane, Elton, as we walked his girlfriend home. They tried to wrestle Jonathan’s bicycle from
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Watt an effort in college run!
STAFF and students at Bury College have shown their support for Bury Hospice by raising hundreds of pounds. Members of the electro-technical department handed over a cheque for £290 raised in a sponsored run. Ten members of staff ran together to cover
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Royal seal of approval
COUPLE Robin James Riley and Michelle Roe had the royal seal of approval when they got married in Bury on Saturday. The groom’s father, Joseph Riley, wrote to the Queen to tell her the wedding was taking place on the same weekend as her Diamond Jubilee