PUPILS, staff and parents at Bury Grammar Girls School reflected on a year of triumphs and memories at their annual prizegiving ceremony. The girls were rewarded for their numerous achievements both in and out of the classroom with former pupil Bridget
TA soldier brothers Rayhon and Bejan Shambayati flew more than 3,500 miles to take part in a training exercise at a remote camp in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. The brothers, both former pupils of Castlebrook High School, were among a 140
MUM-of-two Sharon Doyle has won a prize for recycling, saying we must protect the environment for future generations. Sharon is the first person to receive £50 of Asda shopping vouchers for putting out her green bag every fortnight for collection. The
A SECURITY team is to patrol bus services and stations in Bury in a drive against anti-social behaviour. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) has provided £135,000 to fund the Patrol and Response scheme for its first year. Bus companies
PEDIGREE puppies are being snatched from their owners in a spate of dognappings in Bury. Wardens believe the valuable animals are being stolen to order and the thieves are brazen enough to steal them in broad daylight. Already several young pedigrees
THE trust which runs Fairfield Hospital has defended its use of taxis to transfer nurses between its four sites to cover staff shortages. As reported in last week's Bury Times, letters sent by nurses on Ward 30, which the Pennine Acute Trust is proposing
A BOOK series bringing tales of the countryside to children is set to take the literary world by storm -and it was created right here in Bury. Rod Simpson has taken his tales of farming and love of the countryside to create Farmer Dan, a series of books
BURY'S Mill Gate shopping centre now has three heart defibrillator machines for medical emergencies. Four staff have been specially trained under the First Responder scheme to use the machines located in different areas of the centre. Centre manager
A RESTAURATEUR has donated £5,000 to Hope Hospital in Salford as a "thank you" to the two surgeons who rebuilt his wife's spine. Chris Johnson, owner of Ramsons, invited more than 30 of his regular customers and the two doctors to an evening at his Market
A KARATE club for toddlers piloted in Ramsbottom and Tottington has expanded across the borough due to its growing success. Young Dragons is a programme of karate-themed activities teaching the basic skills of the ancient art incorporated into fun and
A QUESTION Time event is being held tonight at Bury Town Hall in advance of World Mental Health Day. Local residents and professionals are invited to the 7pm meeting to raise their concerns with a panel which will include councillors and officers, MPs
A CARERS' champion who was honoured by the Queen for her work is offering advice to those looking after people with mental illness. With National Mental Health Day on Tuesday, Mrs Lily Reid said that, in many instances, carers think there is a lack of
A DEDICATED team of police officers is to continue patrolling Metrolink trams and stations. The news comes after an earlier announcement that a contract between Serco Metrolink and Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was coming to an end. However, a new
MEET a tiny tot who battled against the odds after being born five weeks premature at home. Baby Rocket's sudden arrival meant 18-year-old aunt Jodie Dunn was forced to deliver him at their home in Polefield Circle, Prestwich. Now 21-year-old mum Katie
JOHN McGuire as retired as chairman of Marketing Manchester after five years. His replacement is Nick Johnson, deputy chief executive of Urban Splash. Principal of McGuire Associates, former president of Manchester Chamber of Commerce and top corporate
KEEN to explain the benefits of new products available in the workplace, Bury-based Pennine Telecom held an informative technology seminar at the magnificent waterside location of The Lowry. The Salford Street company's event included presentations,
LISA McGuigan is hoping to make a splash with the opening of a new shop in Tottington. The 28-year-old has launched Lacy Moments Lingerie and Swimwear shop in Bank Street, Rawtenstall. Lisa, of Booth Street, studied fashion and textiles at college was
IF cleanliness is next to Godliness, then Ainsworth businesswoman Amanda Williams could soon be sporting a halo! For she has launched her own domestic cleaning company franchise which she hopes will literally become a household name throughout the Bury
BURY-based Air Vane Compressors has been selected as the local distributors for the UK's only compressors manufacturers, Hydrovane. And the accolade, a tribute to the Bury firm's expertise in this field, is expected to bolster the company's order book
A CAMPAIGN encouraging elderly people to become more aware of the deadly pneumococcal disease has been launched in pharmacies across the borough. Know About Pneumo educational postcards in four languages are now available in Tesco in-store pharmacies
A WATER company has been fined £11,000 after failing to act quickly enough to stop raw sewage spilling into a stream. And when pumps were eventually installed to stem the flow, they were not big enough to cope with the amount of water and effluence pouring
IN REPLY to the letter about bad language in the park (Bury Times, September 21). I am sorry the person feels they won't be comfortable in Clarence Park again. Most people know I have campaigned for it to be a pleasant place to visit. However, I cannot
On a recent nice sunny day, I decided to have a walk past my local parks, expecting to see at least one football match. What did I see? I saw five empty pitches, with not a game in sight. I am referring to Clarence Park and Hoyle Playing Fields. Probably
AS teenage students living in Bury, my friends and I are often stereotyped into the unfortunate and largely inaccurate category of anti-social youths' or even hooligans'. It is for this reason that I became particularly frustrated the other day when
I LIVE in the Tottington area, and over the last couple of months have noticed a substantial drop in the water pressure in my taps. I have had United Utilities engineers out twice to check the pressure, and both times they have assured me that the pressure
I read with interest about the shortfall of £392,000 for the regeneration of Pimhole. Why was £1,240,000 spent on doing Rochdale Road and Heywood Street up first? We know don't we? It is to make Bury look nice when strangers are coming into the town
I AM writing about last week's front page article (Don't shut our ward') and the letters from local nurses who asked for us (the general public) to support them in their campaign to stop the closure of Ward 30. When I read this news I couldn't believe
I AM writing with concern about the closure of Ward 30. My elderly mother was a patient on the ward just six months ago. The care she received was outstanding. I agree totally with the nurses about what they say about rehabilitation and elderly people
BURY'S on-street parking policy left me perplexed last week when I was landed with a £30 fine for exceeding the permitted time. I was only 10 minutes late and I think the policy for on street parking is plain daft. We came to Bury to do our weekly shop
THE three letters in the Bury Times on September 28, plus the front page article: Don't shut our ward', sends warning signals as to the future of our NHS. First let me say that this attack, on the most vulnerable of our society, must be answered by the
THE death of Ronnie Morris is a huge blow to the future well-being of amateur sport in the Radcliffe and Bury area. This is a man who devoted six decades of his life to furthering not only the active participation in a variety of sports by people of
FOLLOWING your piece on Bury Council putting chips in blue bins to see who does and doesn't recycle, I thought you might like to hear my bin story. I noticed that most of the streets around us have brown and blue bins, so I decided to contact the council
BUGGED' blue bins have put recycling high on the agenda again. Councillor Wayne Campbell complains of not having received one letter about the bugging, but an overwhelming response from those who ask when they will receive their blue bins. This answers
CONCERNED at the sale of the Lowry by Bury Council due to a shortage of funds, I recently had a look at the council's accounts on their web page. A couple of items that stood out are quite alarming in the light of the impending sale. One of them is
I am sure that the majority of Bury residents, myself included, find the sale of Lowry's painting utterly deplorable. I also find it economically nonsensical, since even if it raises as much as £500,000 at auction, it will still go nowhere near filling
Below is a copy of a letter I have sent to the Bury council's leader and its chief executive about the proposed sale of the Lowry painting A Riverbank: I understand Bury MBC is proceeding with its plan to sell Lowry's A Riverbank. As you know, I think
I refer to Councillor Bob Bibby's letter to the Bury Times (Selling the family silver is the biggest sin', September 28). I commend Coun Bibby's, albeit belated, stoical defence of the council in not selling artworks to bridge a budget shortfall. I
IN the early hours of Sunday morning, my car was broken into and wrecked. I look after my elderly stepfather who is in his eighties and is disabled. I am an OAP myself and go to my stepfather's every day. I pick up his washing, clear his flat and prepare
THE last time I, and most of people of my generation, went to a museum was when I was dragged along by my grandparents as children. Let's face it, there aren't exactly long queues outside the museum everyday are there? There are, however, longer queues
COUNCIL Tax - rise after rise, year after year. Yet we are told there is a £500,000 deficit, with no money to be found, bringing inevitable redundancies, closures or cutbacks as a result. The only way to balance the books and maintain core services is
WORK is to begin soon on the refurbishment of Bury Interchange's Metrolink escalator which has been out of action since April. Barriers have been set up in preparation for the repairs due to begin within the next few weeks. Metrolink bosses hope the
MASKED raiders have escaped with around £62,000 in robberies at two petrol stations within 300 yards of each other. The first raid, in which around £48,000 was stolen, happened at 10.30am last Thursday (September 28) when a Group 4 Security guard was
YUMMY mummies indulged their love of chocolate to help raise money for children living with leukaemia. Forty ticket-holders packed into Whitefield famous chocolatiers Slattery's, in Bury New Road, for the Yummy Mummy Chocolate Experience in aid of CLIC
DRIVERS face disruption in Hollins next week as essential tree-felling work takes place. Hollins Brow will be closed during daylight hours from Monday to Friday between its junctions with Manchester Road and Hollins Lane. Bury Council says that a large
PEOPLE worried about developing osteoporosis can be checked out with a bone density scan courtesy of the Ramsbottom and Tottington Peel Lions. An osteoporosis screening will be held on Thursday, October 12, at the Grant Arms pub in Market Place, Ramsbottom
BURY'S Food and Drink Festival gets under way tomorrow with a launch party at Automatic in Market Street in Bury. Visitors can try a range of dishes from head chef Andy Mahon, and the evening will feature the winning "design a dessert" entry, a competition
TOTTINGTON traders are still suffering the effects of new pay and display charges in the village's main car park, according to Save Our Village campaigners. Visitors have been forced to pay to use the Robin Hood car park in Market Street for more than
THE health trust proposing to close a ward at Fairfield Hospital caring for elderly people too ill to live at home will not be consulting the public over the plans - only the staff. As reported in last week's Bury Times, 27 beds on Ward 30 are earmarked
A MAN who shot a Bury police officer before turning the gun on himself was "terrified" of the police and authority figures, an inquest heard. Stephen Hensby (55), known locally as "Crustyman", sparked a 16-hour armed stand-off with police at his home
"YOU are all just amazing!" Those are the words of a very grateful Amanda D'argue who inspired hundreds of people to dig deep for two cancer charities. Overwhelmed by the support and response she received during her very public battle with breast cancer
PETER Kay's new book has become the fastest selling autobiography of the year - before it has even been published. The Sound of Laughter is officially released today, but massive pre-orders have ensured it will be number one on the bestseller list.
