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  • Cycling round-up

    BURY CTC FOR the first time this autumn there was a chill in the air on Sunday morning which prompted our members to wear an extra top at the start of the club run to Scorton. At least the overnight rain had stopped by the time we gathered in Bury to

  • Good news on, and off, cycle speedway track

    PRIDE of place in this week's report is the two long awaited items of off-track news. The first is the official notification that Bury Cycle Speedway club has achieved British cycling's Go-Ride accreditation. This notice places them among the small elite

  • Tigers shot down by classy Otley

    SEDGLEY PARK 20, OTLEY 43 National League Division One, IF only referee Tim Wigglesworth had blown for good at half-time, Sedgley would have collected their first win of the season. But games are played over 80 minutes and Park went onto squander

  • Keep in tip top fitness this winter

    TEAMS of budding rowers in Bury are being invited to enter the second season of the international Concept2 Winter Team Relay League. In its inaugural year, the league attracted more than 340 teams from 23 countries and it's expected to be even bigger

  • Shrews ready to talk about Hurst move

    SHREWSBURY boss Gary Peters has told Bury he is willing to talk about a permanent deal for in-form striker Glynn Hurst. The 30-year-old goalpoacher, who is currently on a one-month loan with the Shakers, has scored four goals in his first three starts

  • School’s radio stars get call from BBC!

    TWO pupils from Broad Oak High in Bury, who hit the airwaves on the school radio, are in with a chance of becoming the voice of the BBC World Service. Fifteen-year-olds Mobeena Iqbal and Daniel Worthingtonproved such a hit on the school radio - BOSC

  • Six-a-side places available

    BURY District Six-A-Side Sunday league have two places in their autumn league at Goshen Sports Centre. Rules are similar to the 11-a-side game but without offsides, and teams are allowed to use roll on/roll off substitutes. Each league gives teams one

  • Red Army march on

    AFTER this week's Soccersixes six-a-side at Woodhey High School, the Red Army stay at the top of the Premier League after their easy win over PSV Hangover. Seven Stars drew level on points at the top of the table after a double week of games. First,

  • Eight and easy for Old Boys

    Cabin End FC 2, Bury GSOB 8 Lancashire Amateur Cup Second Round. BURY GSOB visited Blackburn Combination opponents Cabin End FC last Saturday and came away with a resounding win. Spencer Woods opened the scoring after 15 minutes, firing a shot inside

  • Walshaw maintain winning ways

    Walshaw SC 4, Tintwistle 0 Manchester League Division One. WALSHAW kicked off their season at Sycamore Road with a fine victory over Tintwistle. The league leaders made one change from the previous week when they welcomed back influential defender

  • Vale go down fighting

    Atherton Collieries 1, Elton Vale 1 (Colls 7-6 on penalties AET) Goldline Trophy. ELTON put up a brave fight in the quarter-finals of the Goldline Trophy before being dumped out on penalties by their North West Counties League opponents. Manager

  • Rams revival continues

    Ramsbottom United 1, Newcastle Town 0 NW Counties League. LEE SCULPHER can be forgiven for sticking two fingers up to those critics who have publicly questioned his tactics in recent weeks after he led his side to their third consecutive victory with

  • Beer on the web

    FOREVER Bury have launched a new website to publicise their famous beer festival. The site, which can be found at www.fb-beerfestivals.co.uk, has already attracted over 1,500 hits' and contains details of the next festival in January next year.

  • Cricket match raises £1,000 for youngsters

    THE Shakers XI may have lost out on the cricketing front to the Bolton Wanderers Legends last weekend, but the club's youth system still benefited to the tune of over £1,000. Shakers dignitaries such as Chris Casper, Ian Wilcock and Ryan Kidd competed

  • Tom looks onwards and upwards

    TOM Kennedy admits he is fed up of battling at the wrong end of the League Two table. The 21-year-old defender is in his fourth season as a Gigg Lane regular, during which time the Shakers' highest finishing position was 13th, under Andy Preece in 2003