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Landlady finds cannabis farm worth £50,000 in empty Whitefield property
Police have launched an investigation after landlady discovered a cannabis farm worth £50,000 in her Whitefield property. At around 6pm yesterday evening, Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police say it was notified of a sizeable cannabis farm after
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Police release details of Bury's four most wanted this week
Every week police ask readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects. Here are the people who are wanted this week. Toby Lambert, aged 39, who is from Bury and frequents Bury and Blackburn is wanted for failing to appear at court
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New TV role for former Corrie star - and she is very excited about it
Actress and social media influencer Helen Flanagan will be back on our screens as she stars in the 13th series of Celebs Go Dating. Helen has revealed the ‘ very exciting’ news on her Instagram page that she is set to be one of six new celebrities
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Heys announce friendlies for new campaign
Heys have confirmed their pre-season fixtures ahead of the 2024/25 season. The new management team of Russell Saunders and Matty Russell will oversee their first match at the helm on Tuesday, July 2 with an away fixture at Stockport Georgians.
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Bury AC stars shine at Witton despite depleted squad
It was a depleted Bury AC team that travelled to Witton Park in Blackburn to compete in the first of four track and field league fixtures, in the Premier Division. Bury had to settle for sixth out of the six teams, behind the winners Blackburn.
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Walker and Roscoe join the Radcliffe revolution
RADCLIFFE have made Fylde midfielder Tom Walker their second signing of the summer as they prepare for life in National League North, writes Kieran Wilson. Walker joins defender Brad Roscoe who signed from Hyde United last week as Anthony Johnson
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Bury ABC boxing trio out at shows in Oldham and Bradford
There were mixed fortunes for a trio of young Bury Amateur Boxing Club fighters at two shows. In Bradford, Bury’s Sahil Hussain fought at 46kg and won on points against Shayaan Liaqat, from Saifs Boxing Gym, in what was a very impressive and dominant
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Stay or go...Shakers reveal their retained list
BENITO Lowe, Harry Wright and Oli Jepson have all departed Bury after the club released it’s retained list. Keeper Wright and defender Jepson were mainstays of the Shakers promotion push - both playing 29 times - as they missed out to Wythenshawe
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Christian is the first for Radcliffe at Horwich
Radcliffe AC assembled en masse for the fourth round of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix at the Horwich Coronation Trail Race and returned some fine times. Christian Peters was a brilliant fifth overall in this, his first ever trail race, with
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JAMES FRITH: Labour is on the side of pensioners in Bury
Terry, whilst painting his fence at the weekend, stopped me to tell me how he and his wife are paying tax on their small private pension for the first time. And are worse off for it. PM Sunak sneakily put more pensioners into the tax threshold with
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£2,000 weekly draw winner donates every penny to Bury Hospice
The winner of this week's Made in Bury draw has decided to donate the £2,000 win to charity Bury Hospice. Christian Pepper, Financial Options Group founder & CEO, won the prize draw with ticket number 21917. Many of the team at the Walshaw-based
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Now’s the time… to visit Cartime
Bury’s biggest car supermarket Cartime has introduced some exciting changes for 2024 – to help more customers find their perfect vehicle from its choice of more than 1000 used cars, 4x4s and MPVs. While visitors can browse dozens of used vehicles
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Bury man would "think twice" before returning to new concert venue after gig
A Bury man says he would “think twice” before returning to the Co-op Live after being left stranded after watching Elbow. Maurice Fine, 62, said he was stuck in Manchester City Centre following the gig at the new arena next to the Etihad after
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Popular tortoise and terrapin weigh-in is returning to Bury
A popular reptile weigh-in event is returning to Bury this weekend offering free health checks for pets. For the past 35 years, The Northern Region of the British Chelonia Group (BCG) has been holding the event for anyone who needs advice or wants
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Ramsbottom Concert Orchestra to perform 'timeless melodies'
Ramsbottom Concert Orchestra are inviting residents to its final concert of the season this Thursday. The Orchestra will appear at All Saint’s Church in Bury for a performance of Timeless Melodies on Thursday, May 23 from 7.30pm. The orchestra
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Local paper mills rally for charity in Bury Hospice Dragon Boat Race
Three teams representing a paper mill company battled it out in a boat race to raise funds for Bury Hospice. Essity paper mills based in Oakenholt, Skelmersdale and Stubbins battled it out in the Bury Hospice Dragon Boat Race to raise vital funds
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Prestwich man accused of manslaughter 'felt he was in danger', jury hears
A Prestwich man said he felt he was ‘in danger’ before punching a man who later died during a night out in Bury, a court has heard. Brook Marshall-Byrne, 20, admitted punching 35-year-old Piotr Ludwiczak outside a bar on Silver Street in July last
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HELEN LOCKWOOD: Race walker invokes spirit of Chaplin for half marathon
EVENTS at Bury Hospice are essential to generating income which goes towards ensuring the continued provision of specialist palliative, and end-of-life care. At the heart of most of our events are the individual people of Bury who get involved
