SCOOTERISTS from across the region turned out in force in solidarity with the family of Olivia Campbell-Hardy. The family are keen scooter riders themselves and are members of the Skin City Scooter Club, managed by Oivia's step-dad Paul Hodgson
BURY-born footballer Kieran Trippier has earned his first call-up to the England squad.The Spurs defender, who grew up in Summerseat and went to Woodhey High School, will join up with the Three Lions for next month's matches against Scotland and France.Trippier
THE sun shone at Pike Fold Golf Club for the first competition of the Bury and District Golf Association season.Ken and June Whitfield, of Breightmet Golf Club, won the Walter Holden Mixed Greensomes with a nett score of 62 in a 66-strong field.It was
MICHAEL Farley will bid to put his own stamp on the team when he takes the reins for his first matches as Radcliffe captain this weekend.The club face a double-header, taking on Astley and Tyldesley’s second team in Division Three of the Greater Manchester
RADCLIFFE Cricket Club will host a charity Twenty20 cricket tournament on Sunday, June 4 to raise money for those affected by the Manchester Arena bombing. Woodbank, East Lancs Paper Mill and Tottington St Johns will take part in the event, with
SUPERJOSH founder Dawn Fidler bings you her latest blog It’s hard writing a blog this week, when all any of us can think about is the senseless loss of life at Manchester Arena on Monday. I know, like many, I take heart in the strength, resilience
BURY'S Over-45s put up a valiant fight at Little Lever Cricket Club in the opening away match of the interleague series before falling to a 202-164 defeat.They were always up against it after the home side scored 123 in the first innings, making it
TWO further arrests have been made this morning in connection with the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena. Police carried out a search of an address in the Withington area of Manchester leading to the arrest of one man. Another man has also been
GREAT Run Local event co-ordinator Deborah Cliff believes a recent spike in the number of participants is proof local schemes to promote healthy living are working. There has been a new record turnout set at the 2k and 5k runs at Burrs Park
BURY defender Nathan Cameron has thanked Premier League champions Chelsea after their physios helped him recover from a serious knee injury.The centre-half spent the majority of the season in the treatment room as he struggled to overcome the cartilage
LEE Clark is hoping his recent acquisitions will help keep star striker James Vaughan at Bury.After scoring 24 goals in a struggling Shakers side, Vaughan has attracted plenty of interest and Clark revealed the club had turned down a number of bids for
TREADMILLS are not just found in the gym. A mum-of-three is expanding her doggy hydrotherapy business into Bury, bringing underwater treadmills to paws in the borough. Anna-Lise Higton, aged 54, runs a doggy day care in Bury and a hydrotherapy
A GROUP of mayors descended on Bury's East Lancashire Railway for a special visit. The eight civic leaders, including the Lord Mayor of Manchester and Bury Mayor Cllr Mike Connolly, joined together for a visit to the Bolton Road station. The group
A HOSPICE in Guatemala run by a woman from Bury can now go ahead with plans to replace windows thanks to a fundraiser in Rossendale. Former nurse Betsy Keating organised a meet the owls’ fundraiser at her home in Bridleway, Newchurch. She raised £600
STAFF at a new GP practice in Radcliffe have trained to become Dementia Friends as part of an initiative to offer innovative, forward-thinking care to patients. Members of the team from the Rock @Radcliffe practice, which is based at the Radcliffe
A FATHER and daughter double act are celebrating after their latest show made it to the big time. Kitchen sink drama ‘Nowhere’, produced by debt-collector Steve Hutchinson and performed by his daughter Danielle, was praised after two performances at
A PERFORMING ARTS company recently moved to Radcliffe has been praised by children and parents alike for bringing the community closer together. Sparkles Academy of Performing Arts (SAPA), run stage and dance classes aimed at providing fun and
I WAS sorry to read the letter from the parents of the lad who is struggling to get a job post-graduation.It would be a pleasure to try and help in any way I can, free of charge.As someone who graduated in 1996, I am fully aware of the lack of opportunities
IN last week's Bury Times, we were informed that the Green Party is not contesting Bury North, but its would-be candidate is now supporting the Labour Party. Similarly, the Liberal candidate who is putting up in Bury North has advised Liberal
A TEAM of basketball players have netted themselves success.Philips High School’s under 14 boys team finished the sporting season as Bury champions, Greater Manchester champions, North of England champions and English Schools runners up.After winning
A SPIRITED Bury woman is hoping to encourage others to hit the dancefloor, ‘Strictly-style’, in a bid to raise funds for Bury Hospice.Deborah Lisle, 58 from Tottington, lost her husband John after his courageous battle against cancer.Mr Lisle died in
I REFER to the unsubstantiated and erroneous comments made by John Southworth of the Greens (Bury Times, May 18) who states David Nuttall ignores the interests of Bury North residents and toes the Tory Government line to protect his reputation as a loyal
