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Wine drinkers warned of serious price rises set to come into effect next year
Wine drinkers in the UK are being warned of price rises that are set to come into effect next year. Retailers including Majestic, Laithwaites, The Wine Society and Cambridge Wine Merchants are among those with a poster campaign warning of the hikes
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Manufacturer workers to vote on strike action after 'derisory' pay offer
Workers at a construction materials manufacturer are being asked to vote over potential strike action after rejecting a "derisory" pay offer. Staff at Marshalls, which has a site on Fletcher Bank Quarries in Ramsbottom, have turned down the offer
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'Just no' - Aldi shoppers 'confused' over new Christmas chocolate with a twist
One of the best things about Christmas is indulging in chocolate, from tubs of Roses and Quality Street to Lindt. But will you be treating yourself to a “Chreaster Egg” this year? Aldi has revealed one of its 2024 festive sweet treats in the
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Bury director whose firm owed more than £220k in tax refused to co-operate
A director failed to produce accounting records and refused to co-operate with The Insolvency Service after his company went into liquidation, owing more than £220,000 in unpaid tax. Vezubuhle Ndlovu, 41, of Spinney Drive, Bury, failed to provide
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Bury mum among more than 1,100 people seeking legal action after Cape Verde illness
A Bury woman is among more than 200 UK holidaymakers who are taking legal action after being struck down with illnesses on TUI breaks in Cape Verde - bringing the total number to in excess of 1,100. Lawyers are now representing 1,107 people who
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Sedgley Park end losing run against Plymouth Albion
Sedgley Park’s losing streak in National One ended with an impressive 41-26 home win against fourth-placed Plymouth Albion on Saturday. It was the visitors who got on the scoreboard first with a well-worked converted try within the first three
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Ramsbottom teenager Ella picked for GB Boxing Academy
Talented teenage Ramsbottom fighter Ella Thompstone has been selected to join the prestigious GB Boxing Academy Squad, based at the Institute of Sport, in Sheffield. Following a successful GB Assessment, the 19-year-old received the exciting news
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Historic lights on bridge set to shine again
Historic lights from Heywood's Queen's Park Bridge are set to shine once more. The columns, originally a part of the bridge when it first opened in the 1930s, had been lost to rust and weather damage over the decades. Now, as part of a £4 million
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Thirty homes to be built on the site of former day centre
A housing development in Bury is supporting seven community projects in the area. North West housing association Onward Homes is working with the council on the Wheatfields housing development in Whitefield, which will see 30 affordable homes built
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Family celebrate 30 years in nursery business with visit from special characters
A family-run business is celebrating its 30-year anniversary. Tiddlywinks Day Nursery, which has its headquarters in Bury, was set up in September 1994 by Imelda and David Mihell. The husband-and-wife duo first opened the doors after moving
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Trainee police officer was 'set up to fail', says sergeant at inquest
A trainee police officer was "set up to fail", one of his sergeants has told an inquest. Anugrah Abraham, known as Anu, was aged 21 when he was found dead in Radcliffe on March 4 last year. Anu, from Whitefield, was a trainee police officer
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Praise as man with learning difficulties overcomes challenges of medical appointments
A mum from Bury has praised an NHS learning disability service for helping her son attend medical appointments. Craig Robinson, 41, who is autistic and has a learning disability, found health appointments involving blood tests, vaccinations, or