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Boggart Hole Clough police scene will remain amid murder investigation
Officers have confirmed that Boggart Hole Clough will remain as a police scene over the bank holiday weekend as they continue with a murder investigation of a 67-year-old man. Stuart Everett is believed to have died in Salford at the end of March
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Bury's first food and drink festival underway and is proving to be a real treat
Bury’s first Food and Drink Festival is proving to be a treat for the tastebuds, and if the proof of the pudding was in the eating, then it certainly cut the mustard. The fact that so many store holders travelled to be there suggested a healthy
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Victim's harrowing ordeal at the hands of sexual abuser revealed as he is jailed
A sexual predator from Radcliffe who preyed on young girls and took horrifying pictures of them has been jailed for 15 years. Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard Peter Wright targeted a girl who went on to tell her mother what had happened
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UPDATES: Delays as motorway lanes closed after accident
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Missing man found 'safe and well' after police appeal
A missing man from Bury has been found "safe and well" after a police appeal. Officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) issued an appeal to help find Andrew, 42, who has last been seen at the Longfield Centre in Prestwich on Wednesday, May
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Gemma Atkinson reveals how donations change animals' lives ahead of charity run
Gemma Atkinson is preparing to run the Great Manchester Run this weekend and the radio presenter has revealed the real motivation behind the challenge. Gemma, who is president of Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary in Edenfield, is fundraising for the six-mile
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Plans for a drive-thru coffee shop in Bury thrown out by council
A proposed drive-thru Starbucks has been rejected by planners in Bury due to road safety fears. Lion Share Properties Ltd applied for permission for the coffee shop drive-thru at the former Mencap unit within the Victoria Retail Park, Bolton Road
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North Manor councillor Khalid Hussain sworn in as new Mayor of Bury
Bury has appointed a new mayor at a swearing in ceremony on Wednesday. North Manor councillor Khalid Hussain is the new Mayor of Bury for the new municipal year (2024/25). He took over the chains of office from Moorside councillor Sandra Walmsley
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East Lancs Railway 1940s event returns this bank holiday weekend
The popular 1940s weekend will be returning to Ramsbottom this weekend in partnership with East Lancashire Railway. The annual event sees hundreds descend on Ramsbottom and Bury to immerse themselves in the spirit of the times. This year, the
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“It’s destroyed me”: Bury man devastated after van and work tools stolen
A self-employed joiner has spoken of his devastation after his van and tools were stolen, leaving him out of work. Chris Wainwright, 38, from Bury has been left distraught after his work van was stolen on Rochdale Old Road on May 15 just after
