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Bury tram lines affected by 'object caught in overhead line'
Tramlines going through Bury have been diverted because of an “object” caught in their overhead lines. The lines affected on the evening of Saturday December 9 have been Altrincham to Bury, Manchester Airport to Victoria and Bury to Picadilly.
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Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain in Bury and Bolton
Weather warnings are in place across the UK and Ireland as wet and windy conditions threaten to disrupt the start of the weekend. A yellow alert for rain covering Bury and Bolton is in place until 3am tomorrow. Yellow alerts for wind have also
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M60: Lane closed anticlockwise after accident near Prestwich and Whitefield
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Electric bike rider arrested after riding through Bury town centre
An e-bike rider has been arrested in Bury town centre after shoppers were ‘plagued’ with illegal and anti-social behaviour. Plain clothes police officers used the element of surprise to detain and arrest a man in Bury yesterday, December 8.
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Radcliffe Leisure Centre to open for the last time this weekend
Radcliffe Leisure Centre will open its doors for the last time tomorrow to make way for the town's much anticipated new secondary school. The Spring Lane site will close for the last time on Sunday, December 10, to allow for the decommissioning
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BBC show sees TV doctor search for dream home in the borough
A popular BBC house-hunting programme will see a TV doctor visit the borough in its first ever celebrity special. Celebrity Escape to the Country, a new spin-off series following the long-standing success of the original, will see Dr Ranj Singh
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Leaders come together to tackle 'growing' health inequalities in Bury
Professionals from across the public sector are coming together to tackle the "growing" health inequalities across Bury. Official figures show that life expectancy and general health varies dramatically depending on which part of the borough someone
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Number of long term empty homes in Bury on the increase, figures show
The number of long term empty homes in Bury is on the increase, new government figures show. Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) figures show 1,123 homes in Bury were long-term empty as of October – an increase from 1,086
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Photo offers glimpse of one of Bury’s ‘lost’ grand homes, Ainsworth Hall
This is possibly one of the last photographs showing one of Bury’s ‘lost’ historic homes. It was taken in 1965, the year before Ainsworth Hall was demolished. Records of a property date back to Seventeenth Century and it’s likely the hall as
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Canine investigators sniff out thousands of illegal cigarettes in Bury
Sniffer dogs Billy and Lilly have uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes in a series of raids across Bury. Retailers and buyers have been warned that further action is planned, following the latest enforcement operation by trading standards,
