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New 41-home estate to be ‘a safe and secure place for those with disabilities'
A new estate of 18 supported living flats and 23 homes is to be built at the site of a former day centre. The council’s planning committee has approved the scheme for the vacant site on Kemp Heaton Avenue, which previously contained the William
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Electricity transformer explodes in village, cutting power to hundreds of homes
An electricity transformer exploded in Ainsworth this afternoon, Thursday, with hundreds of homes left without power. The transformer, located just off Knowsley Road close to the Duke William pub, blew up at around 1.10pm. The damage caused
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Hundreds of council homes to get long-delayed new kitchens, bathrooms and windows
Hundreds of council homes in Bury are to finally get long delayed new kitchens, bathrooms and windows as part of a £20m investment over the next year. In February, the council took back direct management of its 7,700 houses and flats with the transfer
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RECAP: Emergency services on scene after villagers report '3 loud explosions'
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Fitzgerald strike seals a home win for Heys
Prestwich Heys will face trips over the Pennines in the Emirates FA Cup and Isuzu FA Vase, for which the draws for the opening two rounds of both competitions were announced this week. In the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round, Heys will be away to
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Bury RUFC Women continuing to grow
Women’s rugby is undergoing a transformative evolution, and nowhere is this more evident than at Bury RUFC. The pace of change is exhilarating and Bury players have witnessed first hand the rapid growth of the club’s women’s team, by the dedication
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Warren comes through his ultra test in Peak District
Radcliffe athlete Warren Simmens completed the 100km Peak District Ultra Challenge last week after a sustained period of training following a comeback from injury. Taking on the hard packed trails, undulating all the way through, Simmens said it
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Teenage Bury athletes shine in track and field
A small team of Bury athletes travelled to Lancaster last week to compete in the third fixture of the Mid Lancs Track and Field League. The standout performances came from two of the under-15 boys. Ben Clarke was once again the victor in the javelin
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HELEN LOCKWOOD: Hardworking hospice team and volunteers have transformed gardens
Little did we expect that a chance meeting with a passer-by enquiring about our gardens back in March, would lead to a complete transformation of the hospice grounds. The passer-by introduced himself as Roy Down, RHS judge on the committee of North
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Police radio operator wins Made in Bury Weekly £2,000 Draw
A police radio operator has won the Made in Bury Weekly £2,000 Draw. Claire Moran, a part time radio operator for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) who dispatches officers to jobs, has scooped the prize with ticket number 23407. She joined the
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The names and faces of Bury's most wanted
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects. FRED GREY, 25, from Bury, is wanted in connection with burglary. DAVID NEWTON, 54, from Bury, is wanted in connection with breach of a court order