DRIVERS in Bury town centre face temporary restrictions during work involving traffic signals at the junction of Angouleme Way and Market Street. The improvements, scheduled to start on Monday for a three-week period, will provide push button-controlled
A DEAF and blind young dog who was stolen from an animal home has been returned, thanks to the Bury Times. Lilly, the 11-month-old English bull terrier, was taken from her kennel at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary in Edenfield on January 6. But after reading
I have to say that Bury Council are burying (no pun intended) their head in the sand over this one. Issuing Residents Only parking restrictions which encompass the times when the Shakers (sponsored by Bury MBC) play seems foolish. It could
I read with dismay of the closure of the post office in the Ramsbottom Co-op building, shortly to belong to Morrisons. I cannot understand why Morrisons will not continue the present arrangement. It is hard to see how the post office annexe can be added
A COUNCILLOR could face disciplinary action after voting on the future of The Derby High School in Bury without informing colleagues she was a governor there. At a council executive meeting on January 28, councillor Dorothy Gunther voted on
Some recognition should go to our council for their prompt treatment of the roads in the snow. I live at the bottom of a hill and driving up it has frequently given many residents considerable problems in the past. This Monday morning the road had
I read with interest the article concerning the much delayed testing of the innovative street lighting system; that, according to previous articles, has saved Tameside Council millions of pounds on lamp post replacement. If other local authorities have
AFTER 30 years of neglect Bury Council are now proposing to close Radcliffe’s youth centres and services. This is the final nail in the town’s coffin. These shortsighted measures can only lead to more street crime, yobbish behaviour, vandalism and social
WE are a team of nurses employed by the Pennine Acute Trust based at Fairfield Hospital. We are totally disgusted and demoralised at being penalised for driving to work. We have worked for the trust for many years and the use of a car makes life a little
I AGREE with a part of the findings of the Big Drink Debate as I feel ready availability of alcohol is increasing the incidence of offensive activity. I recently emailed our MP David Chaytor about a particular type of bad social behaviour that is increasing
I read with interest the letter “This is simply legalised constructive dismissal”. Firstly, as stated in the Bury Times, “The salary reductions will be phased in over a three-year period and April 2010 will be the earliest any will be implemented”, therefore
AS a resident of Fishpool since my young years, I have parked my car in Richmond Street against the garage fence well out of anyone’s way. However, since the parking scheme came into operation this has not been possible. I enquired before, during, and
Is there no joined up thinking in Bury Council? Every week we hear stories in the local and national media about bored youngsters causing problems, and occasionally even being involved in very serious incidents. If the council persist in closing five
VALENTINE’S Day is set to be extra special for a smitten couple who will be celebrating three heartfelt milestones with friends and family. It will be a packed weekend of fun and festivity for Alan and Roberta Frankel, of Beech Street, Bury, as Robert
YOUNGSTERS attached to the Glenda Ann School of Dancing certainly have the world at their feet. They have passed their latest Royal Academy of Dance examinations, gaining either a distinction or a merit. And it was fitting that the talented youngsters
ISN’T it positively unfair that drivers get points on their licence every time they’re caught speeding? Aren’t there situations when they shouldn’t get them, like when the weather’s so bad — as with the heaviest snowfalls that Britain has experienced
I read with interest the letter from Mr Chris Reed, Gigg Lane resident. I’m not sure if Mr Reed is aware, but Bury FC has been a resident of that area since 1885 and therefore longer than most of the properties in that area. I am also continually amazed
AN OUTDOOR sports firm is counting the cost after thieves broke into a van and stole £35,000 worth of rare bicycles. On February 2, staff from Marin UK checked into the Village Hotel, Waterfold Park, Bury, and parked their Volkswagen van in the car park
I read with dismay your front page article about the service cuts in funding to Bury Youth Service and would like to add my voice to the growing anger amongst parents, youth workers and local residents. If the budget proposals are put forward as reported
I have just been scanning the webpage regarding an article of a further bird, in this case a goose, being killed in the most sickening manner and found in Cross Street, Radcliffe, by a lady, Sharon Kelly, on her way to work in the early morning. She
THREE Bury businesses are sending a van more than 5,000 miles from the town to war-torn Gaza. The vehicle will join a large convoy of trucks, ambulances and vans packed with aid, making the journey to the Middle East. Boss Performance
A TEENAGER has been banned from Radcliffe Library and Hollinhurst Park after making life a misery for people in the area. Mitchell McGreavey, aged 15, was part of a group of teenagers who drank alcohol in the streets, entered people’s gardens
A TELECOMS giant, an award-winning accountants and a thriving solicitors are backing the fourth annual 2009 Bolton and Bury Business Awards. And, ambitious local firms can step well and truly into the limelight by entering the coveted awards
A CONSULTATION on the future of Radcliffe Riverside High School has been heavily criticised after important documents were lost. Letters giving the opinions of executive headteacher Diana Morton, the board of governors, and school governor
DUMERS Tenants’ and Residents’ Association has handed out winter warmer packs to elderly and vulnerable people in Radcliffe. The packs contain essential items including blankets, a scarf and gloves, packs of rice and pasta, and leaflets about energy
A MOTHER and her five-year-old son are to be sent back to Nigeria today despite fears that they will be killed. Oluseye Shauba and her son, Raphael, had their asylum application rejected and have been at an immigration detention centre for 10 weeks.
A HOSPITAL receptionist has been suspended after bosses discovered “racy” pictures of her in a tabloid newspaper. Charmaine Foster, aged 23, of Cornall Street, Bury, is facing the sack from her job at Manchester Royal Infirmary after being accused of
AT the latest meeting, Prestwich & Whitefield Probus Club welcomed Rosemarie Sumira who spoke of her life growing up during the Second World War in her native Silesia, once part of East Germany and later to become ceded to Poland. She grew up in Kerzdorf
GUEST speaker David Woolsey presented Land of Ice and Sagas to the Bury & District Recorded Music Circle last Friday evening. He opened with two songs by Grieg, Poetry and I Love Thee, followed by Magnus Magnusson reading The Doom of the Gods; the Peer
THE society held its first meeting of the year on January 22 and its first speaker was regular recitalist Ken Bayliss, organist and choir master, whose programme had the intriguing title Angels. Mr Bayliss explained his lifelong fascination with angels
SATURDAY walk (six miles). Meet Tenters Street car park (law courts) at 1pm for Holcombe. Saturday amble (three to four miles). Meet Tenters Street car park (law courts) at 1pm. Sunday walk: Meet at Belle Vue Terrace car park at 10am for Riding Gate
BINGO is very popular at the Red Rose Club and even though prizes are small it is fun to win and there is excitement as a game reaches its climax. On other occasions, secretary Joan Ashworth secures the services of musicians, singers or speakers
ABSENCES meant that the Bury second team had to be bolstered by third team players when they visited Worsley. Fortunately everyone acquitted themselves well. With Bernard Sharples held to a draw on top board, a series of solid draws by Steven Press,
WANNABE television stars queued up in their thousands at the weekend as auditions for the 10th series of Big Brother came to Manchester. And among the hopefuls who got the chance to impress the judges were a Whitefield mother and daughter who, under
A BITING wind and icy roads made for sparse attendance when Harry Isaacs gave a talk on the American V-Disc programme. This programme was introduced in 1943 to help boost the morale of GIs in Europe and the Pacific Region by getting musicians to record
THE December Social Studies meeting had to be cancelled because of weather conditions, but later in the month we celebrated Christmas with a party and the annual Manchester Federations carol service. At the January meeting a talk was given by Gaynor
ON Sunday, February 15, we have a coach trip to South Yorkshire with a choice of three walks, easy, moderate and strenuous. A pub meal will follow, including Sunday roast lunch. Tickets from Pete Rowley on 0161 705 1701.
IT was a cold, damp evening for the first meeting of the year, but the spirits were lifted as members were able, after many months, to go into the parish hall which is now nearing the completion of a major refurbishment. We welcomed our speaker Mr Peter
UP to 100 angry staff have been left jobless and out of pocket after a Bury company was forced out of business by one of its main suppliers. Global Telecoms and Technology ceased trading after Berkshire company Gamma Telecom took out a winding
