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Barker cool on Symes link
BURY manager Richie Barker has cooled reports linking him with Bournemouth striker Michael Symes. The 28-year-old former Everton trainee, who scored four goals on loan at Rochdale last season, is thought to be surplass to requirements on the south coast
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Bury-Middlesbrough cup clash switched to Saturday
BURY will kick off their new campaign with a bumper Saturday match at home to Middlesbrough in the Captial One League Cup. The Shakers landed the plum tie in yesterday’s draw at Football League HQ and Tony Mowbray’s Championship side quickly agreed to
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TENNIS: Bradshaw A put the Brook under pressure
BRADSHAW A juniors are hard on the heels of Holcombe Brook A, champions of the BSF Tennis League Division One for the last three years. The Bolton club went level with the Brook at the top after crushing David Lloyd Manchester, who were weakened by the
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DARTS: Evans on song for the Station
THE Station’s Dave Evans was the star man when his team beat Elton Fold 14-3 in the Lancashire Carpets Ramsbottom Summer Darts League Gold Division. The Fold took the dominoes 5-0. A depleted Rostron Arms went down 15-2 to Tottington CC who also won
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MOTOR SPORT: Barber hails TT safety first call
IF 19-time Isle of Man Tourist Trophy winner John McGuinness says conditions are too dangerous, then the decision to scrap the blue riband PokerStars Senior TT was the correct one, according to Radcliffe racer Rob Barber. The island’s weather gods were
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Elston grabs northern title
BURY Comets youngster James Elston claimed the plaudits with a brilliant two days of racing which produced 20 points maximum scores to win the Northern Under-13s Individual Championship at Heckmondwicke. Fellow Comets Daniel Taylor, with points 15, and
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TENNIS: Brook targeting national treble
HOLCOMBE Brook’s bid to qualify three teams for the Aegon Team Tennis finals remained on course after the crucial round robin fixtures. The ladies second team were confirmed as runners-up when they won a hard-fought home fixture against Yorkshire club
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CROQUET: Souths lose but Langridge wins
BURY Souths were beaten 12-6 at Westmorland despite an exceptional performance from Joan Langridge, who won three of her singles games. Pam Hunter and Sheila Bruckshaw won one each and debutant Derek Deadman was unfortunate not to score a point. Both
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Ali wins again for England
BURY ABC boxer Muhammad Ali enjoyed a successful trip to the continent at the weekend, helping England’s junior boxing side to a 4-4 draw in France. The 16-year-old won his bout of the England v France international match, comfortably beating Trenel
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ATHLETICS: Light-footed Andrew runs into 13th place
RADCLIFFE AC’s Rob Andrew ran to a 13th overall finish out of 35 competitors who completed a trio of races over the weekend. Andrew, pictured, was the only club member to take part in the Rochdale Harriers’ three-day event which included the Norden 10k
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CYCLING: Clarion men clean up at Velodrome
Bury Clarion’s Paul Whatmough won the club track championships at Manchester Velodrome. Meanwhile, team-mate Neil Kirby, achieved fourth place in the 20-lap scratch race and third in the 25-lap points race while riding in group B. Kirby was back in
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Barker's men in opener at Sainton Park
BURY still have two pre-season dates to confirm as they put their final preparations together for their second year in League One. Richie Barker’s men have six friendlies already pencilled in, starting with the traditional curtain-raiser at Radcliffe
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Shakers' goal is to help learners
THE Shakers are launching full-time football-related courses for youngsters who may have under-achieved at school or college. Bury are showcasing the courses they have to offer at an educational open day which takes place in Gigg Lane’s Community Education
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Ex-sailor’s memories of the Falklands 30 years on
HE was supposed to be on a training exercise in Gibraltar, but at the last minute, 21-year-old David Ramsden was sent some 8,000 miles to the Falklands for a war he knew nothing about. He was a sub-lieutenant and bridge watch keeper on HMS
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ANGLING: Pilsworth lodge yields 37lb mirror carp
PILSWORTH Fisheries (Heywood) day ticket continues to fish well with fine catches all week. The top lodge is the match venue and details are available from water bailiff Eric Taylor on arrival. The middle lodge yielded the biggest fish
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Warning for Shakers from
THE Shakers have been sent a stark warning they may have progressed as far up the football pecking order as possible by the former secretary and accountant of neighbours Oldham Athletic. Terry Cale’s words of caution may come as a reality check to Gigg
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First birthday comes round for Boomerang
A PLAY centre opened to provide a fun place for disabled people has celebrated its first anniversary. A party was held at Boomerang on Saturday to mark the occasion, with games, stalls, a tombola and bouncy castle. Mum Emma Birkett was inspired to set
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Danny’s green Olympic vision
FILM-MAKER Danny Boyle has formally unveiled his plans to turn London’s Olympic Stadium into the British countryside for the Games’ opening ceremony. The Radcliffe-born artistic director will create a meadow with real animals, grass and clouds that will
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Nine arrested in dawn drugs raids
DAWN raids were carried out on 15 Bury homes and nine people were arrested in a police operation. Detectives were last night interviewing those arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. Eighty officers, some with sniffer dogs
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Balaclava man fires shotgun in street
HORRIFIED residents dialled 999 after spotting a man carrying a shotgun in a Bury street. Others alerted police when they heard shots fired in the same street. Police deployed armed officers to East Street at 12.20pm on Sunday and discovered that shots
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Tributes to respected consultant anaesthetist
A WELL-known doctor who spent 35 years caring for patients in Bury has died. Dr Adrian Sims was a consultant anaesthetist at Bury General, Fairfield General and Rossendale hospitals from 1957 until his retirement in 1992. He was a popular figure and
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Norine donates a kidney to her son
A GRANDMOTHER who made the brave decision to give her son the gift of life is recovering at home after surgery. Norine Polson, aged 70, offered to give a kidney to her 46-year-old son, John Polson, who was suffering renal failure due to a genetic condition
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New youth team for Gigg Lane
Bury FC Youth, a new junior team running out of Gigg Lane, are holding open training sessions for players in primary school years two three or four. Sessions are open to all players who are interested in registering with the club for next season. For
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My time is now, says Quigg
BURY boxer Scott Quigg believes his time has come to shine, promising to prove he is Britain’s number one super-bantamweight against Rendall Munroe on Saturday. Quigg, pictured, takes on Munroe at Manchester’s Velodrome for the vacant WBA interim title