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Shakers sweet on foodie Dean Howell
THERE’S something new on the menu at Gigg Lane. The arrival of full-back Dean Howell on loan from Fleetwood Town not only gives Ronnie Jepson another option on the left side of his defence, it may also improve the fayre on offer at the club canteen
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VIDEO UPDATE: Prestwich subway attempted rape suspect
THIS is the man police want to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted in a Prestwich subway. Police have issued the CCTV image of a suspect after the attack, which happened early on Sunday evening. The 20-year-old woman was walking
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Hotel boss lost £600,000 in 'rate swap' scandal
A BURY hotel boss who was left £600,000 out of pocket after becoming a victim of the so-called “rate swap” scandal is helping to spearhead a national campaign to put pressure on the banks to speed up compensation. Stefan Sikorski, managing director
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Made in Bury Business Awards shortlist
IT’S been a tense wait for the nominees in the Made in Bury Business Awards 2013, but the shortlists have now been announced. The Made in Bury Business Awards, which are aiming to become a major annual event in the Bury business calendar, have
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Police hunt women over purse theft
POLICE have released CCTV images of two women they want to speak to in connection with the theft of a purse. It was stolen from the handbag of an 80-year-old woman while she was shopping at Bury Market on Wednesday August 28. The woman’s bank cards
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Pub’s Sunday lunch is the best
Fans of roast beef and Yorkshire puddings should look no further than a Ramsbottom pub which has been voted as serving the best Sunday lunch in the country. The Eagle and Child, in Whalley Road, were awarded the accolade after being voted for by
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Bid to expand Elms Bank Specialist Arts College
AN outstanding school is set to grow — if Bury Council gives the go-ahead. Education bosses have applied for permission to expand Elms Bank Specialist Arts College, in Ripon Avenue, Whitefield, with the plans tabled this week. The school, which
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Three young performers land parts in The Met's Christmas production
THREE lucky young performers have landed parts in The Met’s Christmas production after successfully completing their first audition. Lily Kenny, aged nine, of Heywood, and 12-year-old Joseph Beckett, of Bolton Road, Radcliffe, will take to the
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Derby High School perform Sleeping Beauty ballet
Nimble-footed pupils at a Bury high school wowed audiences with an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty — with help from the experts. Derby High School were joined for a week by members of Birmingham Royal Ballet who assisted students in staging their
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Poetry used to help people with mental illness
THE healing power of poetry was celebrated at a mental health awareness night which saw people recovering from mental illnesses share their stories. Members of Bury Involvement Group (BIG) read from the organisation’s newly-published anthology
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52-year-old woman loses £2,000 in dating con
POLICE have issued a warning over fraudsters targeting vulnerable women on dating websites after one lonely heart was conned out of £2,000. A 52-year-old woman was persuaded into sending £2,000 to a man from Bury she met while online dating.
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Pals on the run to help sick children
A KEEN runner is celebrating after he and two pals raised more than £1,000 for a cause close to his heart. Matt Grice, aged 37, of Valley Mill Lane, Parkhills, took part in the Great North Run half marathon in September with friends Gordon Hamilton
