BURY have brought their League One match against Shrewsbury Town forward a day to help beat the annual last-minute festive shopping rush. The game, which was originally scheduled for the last Saturday before Christmas, will now be played on Friday, December
SHAKERS centre-back Ben Futcher has been charged with fostering Bury’s emerging talent as part of a new role in the club’s coaching set-up. The 31-year-old defender will take charge of a new development squad, which is intended to act as a bridge between
A FORMER councillor, a community activist and the general manager of Bury FC were given honorary freedom of the borough yesterday. The ceremony, in recognition of their sterling service over many years, took place at Bury Town Hall. Honoured were
A man who is recovering from a life-saving kidney transplant has vowed to put his body to the test to help others. John Polson, aged 46, underwent transplant surgery last month after his mum, Norine Polson, aged 70, donated an organ. He is now resting
POURING rain failed to dampen spirits at the fifth annual Bury Fun Run. Over 150 runners of all ages and abilities took part in the five-mile race on Sunday to raise hundreds of pounds for Bury Hospice. They set off from the Bolholt Country Park
THE three-day musical extravaganza by the Stone Roses at Heaton Park has been hailed a resounding success. Over the weekend, 225,000 people flocked to the park to enjoy the first major UK shows by the band’s original-line up in 22 years. It had taken
A WHITEFIELD man who conspired to steal rail from Metrolink has been jailed for 18 months. Stuart Amphlett, aged 33, of Sefton Street, was one of five men who abused their position as railway contractors to steal up to £1.5 million of track and railway
A BURY family who escaped a fire at their home in the middle of the night say they owe their lives to their smoke alarm. Darryl Denney and Vicky Brownlie, along with their seven-year-old daughter Kaitlin, were woken by the alarm at their home on Audlum
A SHOPLIFTER has been spared jail after a judge gave him one last chance to turn his life around. Bolton Crown Court judge Timothy Clayson warned Keehin Moriarty, aged 21, of Padiham Close, Bury, he would end up in prison if he did not change his ways
A BRIDE and bridegroom have created their own little piece of history by becoming the first couple to tie the knot at the 180-year-old Four Lane Ends Congregational Church in Affetside. Last Saturday proved to be a memorable occasion in more ways than
COUNCILLORS were given a VIP tour of Bury’s new community fire station, just days before it opened. From noon tomorrow, crews will be mobilised from the new base at Chamberhall Business Park. Last Friday, members of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue
AN undercover police “sting”in Bury has put a prolific drug dealer behind bars. Leon Beckford, aged 33, was snared in the operation to stop the supply of heroin and crack cocaine around the Manchester Road Park area. Last Thursday, Bolton Crown court
A row has broken out over a plan by Christ Church Walmersley to sell off land for a housing development involving 42 homes. As an increasingly bitter campaign is waged to halt the proposed deal, said to be worth £1.1 million, allegations have emerged
RICHIE Barker believes Bury now have what it takes to be competitive in League One after announcing a hat-trick of new signings. The Shakers returned for the first day of pre-season yesterday with a first-team squad of 19 after strengthening in three
EDENFIELD’S Ciaran Williams has been included in the 14-strong Great Britain men’s handball team to compete at the London Olympics. The 24-year-old’s selection follows hard on the heels of the inclusion of Bury’s Kathryn Fudge in the women’s team, as
RADCLIFFE Borough skipper Mark Jones cannot wait to get back on the pitch when Rochdale visit Stainton Park on Wednesday. The League Two outfit are the first friendly opponents for Boro in a programme that also includes home games against Bolton Wanderers
RAMSBOTTOM are set for a bumper crowd at Acre Bottom tomorrow night as they entertain Church in their third consecutive Lancashire League Twenty20 final. They beat Todmorden last Friday as captain and man-of-the-match Jon Fielding took 5-16 to restict
BURY Comets’ trip to Leicester for the British Team Championship quarter-final was always going to be tough but with three regular first teamers missing the task to progress to the semi-finals became impossible. The Monarchs, with a pedigree second to
WALSHAW Sports return to pre-season training soon with a new management team in place ahead of the start of the Manchester League Premier Division campaign. Co-manager Malc Quilty has become chairman with former Padiham boss and ex-Ramsbottom United
RAMSBOTTOM United’s plans for the new campaign have been dealt a blow after fans’ favourite Grant Spencer signed for Blue Square Bet Premier new boys Hyde. The 20-year-old former Bolton Wanderers junior joined Rammy last summer from the now defunct Rossendale
Walmer men’s A team were emphatic winners in their clash with Bradshaw TC in Division Two of the Bolton Sports Federation Tennis League. Jay Hardy and Mike Davies lost just one game in their three sets and Ryan Tierney and Rhys Taylor also scored heavily
HOLCOMBE Brook men cruised into the Aegon Team Tennis National Finals with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Rubislaw TC at Middleton. But the Brook’s bid to become the first club to qualify two ladies teams for the Bournemouth finals in July fell just short
BURY ABC’s Muhammad Ali and Zahir Iqbal suffered heartache at the European Junior Championships after both young boxers were knocked out in the early rounds by eventual gold medal winners. Ali, aged 16, made the trip to Sofia in Bulgaria on the back
BURY ABC’s Muhammad Ali and Zahir Iqbal suffered heartache at the European Junior Championships after both young boxers were knocked out in the early rounds by eventual gold medal winners. Ali, aged 16, made the trip to Sofia in Bulgaria on the back
