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FULL-TIME: Bury 0 Mansfield 0
BURY’S wait for a win – and a goal – continues after they were frustrated by 10-man Mansfield at Gigg Lane. Stags defender John Dempster was shown a straight red card on the hour for a wild lunge on Shaun Harrad, but the Shakers were unable to
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MATCHDAY: Bury 0 Mansfield 0
9:27pm 84 - SUB - Andrew on for Rhead 9:19pm 76 - SUBS - Forrester on for Sedgwick. 9:18pm 75 - Fierce shot from Soares straight
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Heroic cop who twice ran into burning building to rescue three people praised by police commissioner
A HEROIC Greater Manchester police officer who ran into a burning building to save three people has been praised by the police and crime commissioner. PC David Urie, a father-of-six with 16 years' police service mainly in Prestwich and Whitefield
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Rare Jewish manuscript found in Bury garage could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds
A RARE Jewish manuscript discovered in a garage in Bury could fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds when it goes under the hammer next month. The Haggadah, which is a text used by Jewish people on the first nights of Passover, is thought to date
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Bury Light Night 2013 - pictures
IT was Bury’s chance to shine once again when a varied programme of more than 20 innovative arts and cultural events showcased the town’s third annual Light Night Although numbers were down on last year, visitors agree that last Friday’s event was
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Musical tribute to Lee Rigby
HUNDREDS of people attended an emotional musical concert on Saturday in tribute to Fusilier Lee Rigby, including his family. About 400 people packed into Bolton’s Victoria Hall for a vareity of performances from The Band and Corps of Drums of the
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Second ASBO for nuisance who makes Ramsbottom residents' lives a misery
A MAN who has made his neighbours’ lives a misery for years has been given his second anti-social behaviour order. David Newton, aged 44, of Victoria Street, Ramsbottom, has been warned to follow the strict ASBO conditions for five years or face
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Bury family claim venomous false widow spider was in their living room
A FAMILY has discovered what they think is Britain’s most venomous spider in their home. The creature — the so-called false widow spider — has hit the headlines in recent months, causing terrible injuries to victims. But so far it has mainly been
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Seven areas in Bury get 20mph speed limits
SEVEN residential areas in the borough are to spearhead a “20 is plenty” campaign to curb speeding traffic and reduce the chance of accidents. Earlier this year, Bury Council launched “StreetSafe”, a strategy for improving road safety in residential
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Bury wins gold in bloom awards
BURY has put on a “bloomin” good show. At the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom National Awards 2013, Bury won gold in the small city category. And the town also scooped the RHS Britain in Bloom Environmental Responsibility
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Affetside Choir celebrates 30th anniversary
A CHOIR group had plenty to sing out loud about — to mark a special anniversary. Affetside Choir, which was formed at Christmas 1983, held a day of singing to celebrate its 30th year. The ‘Singing Day’ was staged at the Pack Horse Inn, in Watling
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Row as Six Town Housing's new pay grades kick in
STAFF at the borough’s biggest housing association have accused their bosses of “looking after themselves” in a pay-and-review row. Six Town Housing (STH) workers used to receive pay rises under collective bargaining agreements. But that changed
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St Stephen's Primary School gets outstanding Ofsted rating
CHILDREN at St Stephen’s CE Primary School have gone to the “top of the class”. Their behaviour and safety has been hailed as “outstanding” following an Ofsted inspection at the Colville Drive school in Bury. St Stephen’s has also been rated
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Queue for new Bury youth club
A NEW youth club in Bury is proving highly popular with youngsters while helping to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area. The club, set up with police assistance, operates every Monday at the Mosses Centre in Cecil Street between 7pm and 8.30pm
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Teenager and grandmother are shortest and longest-serving PDSA volunteers
DOREEN Grundy and her grandson Max Roscow are proving age is no barrier when it comes to meeting new people, learning fresh skills and helping a good cause. For at the age of 66, Doreen is the longest serving volunteer at the PDSA shop in Bury
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Troubled Whitefield teenager gets life back on track as a mechanic
A TROUBLED Whitefield teenager who admitted he only attended school once every three months has been given a lifeline and a possible future career. Patrick Patten, aged 16, underwent family upheaval and problems at school, but is now back on the
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Bury Post Office open longer on Saturday
SATURDAY opening hours at Bury’s main post office are to be extended after it is given a makeover. Post Office bosses have decided to revamp the facility, at 79 The Rock, to make it bigger and better. The post office is due to close at 5.30pm
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The Black Bull wins in north west pub awards
Bury pub The Black Bull took a regional awards ceremony by the horns! It is celebrating being crowned as North West winner for Best Partnership Pub at the Great British Pub Awards. This is the second year in succession licensees Chris and Christine
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Gold chain ripped from 60-year-old man's neck in Radcliffe robbery
A 60-year-old man was robbed as he walked through Radcliffe. The man was walking along Church Street West at about 8.50pm on Sunday when he was approached by a man in his late teens. The yob at first walked past the man, then stopped before
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Danny Hylton can be the boy to spark a Bury revival
RONNIE Jepson knows his goal-shy Shakers have one striking problem and has wasted little time in trying to correct it. The Bury caretaker boss signed Danny Hylton on loan from League One side Rotherham last Monday – the day he was appointed to
