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'Check your change': Your £2 coin could be worth £500 - how to spot
Experts have urged everyone to check their change and look for a rare £2 coin that could be worth a small fortune. The rare coin, which has been sold for more than £500, is still believed to be in circulation and features an error that makes it
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Restaurant with quirky style closes as company releases plans for future
A restaurant with a quirky style has closed its doors for the final time. Karen’s Diner in Prestwich has shut and the business said it will be concentrating on running pop-up events in the UK rather than restaurants from now on. The chain started
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'I couldn’t resist filming it': Dads dancing video goes viral
Witnessing their dad dancing can be a huge source of embarrassment for daughters worldwide – but not for Unsworth’s Olivia Sherlock. When her parents and their friends decided to have an impromptu get together to celebrate a rare sunny weekend,
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Bury Bandemonium set to return to town centre this weekend
Bury Bandemonium is set to return to the town centre this weekend. The eighth annual event will see bands performing in open air venues around the town centre to entertain and inspire visitors of all ages on Saturday, June 15. Shoppers and
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Friends and family set to complete 'rave run' in memory of mountain rescue volunteer
The friends and family of a mountain rescue volunteer and award-winning architect who lost his life to cancer are hosting a "rave run" in his memory. Mark Slocombe, 45, from Ramsbottom, was diagnosed with cancer in October 2022 and died in March
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Masked men bundled man in car and attacking him before 150mph police chase
A man was bundled into a car by masked men who attacked him with a hammer, demanded money from his mum before a crash after a high speed police chase. The group of four were in a car on March 4 last year on Gigg Lane in Bury, all wearing balaclavas
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Talented musicians set to perform at lunchtime concert in Bury
Two talented musicians are set to perform at Bury Parish Church. Bassoonist Connor Huss and pianist and composer Lucian Crosby will be performing in a lunchtime concert on Friday at 12.30pm. As a bassoonist, Connor, who grew up with autism,