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Two men arrested after robberies at 2 tram stations
Two men have been arrested after two robberies were at two borough tram stations. The men were arrested on Wednesday at Prestwich and Heaton Park Metrolink stations as part of Greater Manchester Police's Operation Acquire. Read more: Shop has
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Officers issue points to illegally parked driver after residents raise concerns
Officers have issued points to a driver parked on zig zag lines in Radcliffe after residents raised concerns about illegal parking and speeding in the area. Read more: Shop has licence seized after illegal cigarettes and vapes found Radcliffe
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Relentless Swan takes on tough Tour of Pendle
Radcliffe AC’s Ian Swan described the Tour of Pendle as “relentless” after completing the fell race in 3hrs 58mins. The event - one of the toughest in the North West - took runners on a 16.7-mile route which packed in 4,500 feet of climbing on
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Category results for Bury pair
Two Bury AC members competed at the prestigious Podium 5k races in Barrowford last Friday, with both taking part in the B race. Team captain Byron Edwards took 21st place with 17mins 1sec. The time was fast enough to secure him first place in the
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Bury Times 'pop-up newsroom' returning to town centre
Bury Times readers are invited to share their stories with reporters in our next "pop-up newsroom" next week. Popular record shop cafe Wax and Beans, based on Market Street, will host the event with visitors invited between 10am to 4pm on Tuesday
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Musicians set to perform at lunchtime concert at Bury Parish Church
Two talented musicians will be lighting up Bury Parish Church at a lunchtime concert on Friday. Violinist Dimitra Ananiadou and pianist Richard Whalley will be performing at the town centre church at 12.30pm. Dimitra, from Greece, completed
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Bury shop has licence revoked after illegal cigarettes and vapes found on premises
A Bury shop has had its licence revoked after illegal cigarettes and vapes were confiscated from the premises. Killon Street Off Licence on Price Street had its licence revoked and its designated premises supervisor (DPS) removed after a council
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Mum and colleagues clean up cemetery where son is buried to give back to community
The mum of a young man who died five years ago has teamed up with her colleagues to clean up the cemetery where he is buried to give back to the community. Lorraine Roach, who works at Wickes Bolton tragically lost her son Steven, aged 22, on New
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Switch to be flicked on GM's biggest solar farm to power 2,000 homes
The largest publicly owned solar farm in Greater Manchester is ready to be switched on next month and will eventually provide enough electricity to power 2,000 homes. The 10 hectare site, on former grazing land next to the A58 at Chamber House
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HELEN LOCKWOOD: Bury Hospice launches its Christmas appeal
Bury Hospice has launched a Christmas appeal that will help make the festive season an extra special one for our patients and their families. For many people, Christmas is an exciting time to spend with loved ones but sadly, for some patients living
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Children's home plans approved as company promises to 'work with community'
A children’s care home provider says it will "reassure and work with the community" after plans for residential accommodation were approved. Proposals to convert a former residential property on Randale Drive in Unsworth into a children’s home
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JAMES DALY: I hope people judge me on what I've done to improve Bury
How do we judge ourselves? I am in the position where quite rightly many in my constituency have strong views on my actions, views, votes and conduct as their Member of Parliament. MPs like everyone else are not perfect and do not pretend to
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Popular tortoise weigh-in event returns to Bury with advice for pet owners
Pet owners in Bury are being urged to take their turtles, terrapins and tortoises to a free “weigh-in” health check this weekend. For more than 35 years, the Northern Region of the British Chelonia Group (BCG) have been organising a "weigh-in"
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Electricians celebrating after winning Made In Bury Weekly £2,000 Draw
Workers at an electricians are celebrating after winning the Made In Bury Weekly £2,000 Draw. Performance Electrical Limited (PEL) has scooped the prize with ticket number 23428. Established in 1978, PEL is one of the leading electrical contractors