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Bury's Elbow score 4th number 1 album
Rock band Elbow have scored their fourth number one album, as Audio Vertigo soars up the charts. The 10th studio album by the group from Bury also topped the vinyl albums chart, and was the most-purchased album of the week in the UK’s independent
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Bury bin collection and recycling centre opening times for Easter Holiday
Councils have announced their plans for rubbish collections and recycling centre opening times over the Easter bank holiday weekend. With Good Friday and Easter Monday upon us, changes to waste and recycling pick up schedules are sometimes made.
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Four of the best chippies to visit in the borough this Good Friday
Good Friday is traditionally a popular day of the year to go to the chippy for tea and we have rounded up some of the best in the borough. Of course, there are a wealth of great chippies across Bury but we have listed the following four eateties
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Popular hotel could be demolished with a retirement complex built in its place
A popular hotel could be demolished with a three-storey retirement complex built in its place under fresh plans. The Fairways Lodge Hotel, off Bury New Road in Prestwich, was acquired by retirement home operator, McCarthy Stone, which has submitted
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Loveable cat puts smiles on hospital patients faces again in time for Easter
A loveable cat has put smiles on hospital patients' faces again in time for Easter - although the charitable event it takes part in was close to being cancelled this year. Spritzer, who lives on the grounds of Fairfield General Hospital, has helped
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'The community's safety net': Jewish charity sets £2.5m fundraising goal
A Jewish charity has reflected on the impact of its work in the community as it kickstarts its latest fundraising campaign. The Fed, based at Heathlands Drive in Prestwich, kickstarted its 2024/25 fundraising campaign with seven "Dinners With A
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Gritting teams called upon dozens of times this winter, covering thousands of miles
The council’s winter maintenance teams have been called upon dozens of times in the last few months with gritters covering thousands of miles. The first grit run of the season was on November 10 and since then the service has been activated another
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WATCH: Cheers on school playground for huge cereal box 'domino rally'
School pupils and staff have been getting into the spirit of things ahead of the Easter break in aid of Ramsbottom Pantry. Children at St Mary's CE Primary School in Hawkshaw donated a box of cereal each to create a huge "domino rally" around the