Five players have been charged with breaching the Football Association's betting rules with some accused of gambling thousands of pounds on their team to lose. The betting scandal relates to Accrington Stanley's last game of the last League Two season
A THOUSAND thanks is due to a dedicated Bury fundraising organisation. For the hard-working members of the Parkinson’s Disease Society Bury Support Group have raised £1,000 which has gone to the charity’s headquarters. Half the money
BUILDING sites in Bury will be targeted during a health and safety blitz. The town is one of a number of locations selected as a venue for a “white van road show” aimed at tackling poor safety standards. The campaign co-incides with a Health and Safety
BBC Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler has been confirmed as guest speaker at this year’s Greater Manchester Chamber dinner to be held at Manchester Central on April 30. After-dinner entertainment on the night will be provided by comedian Dara O’Briain,
BEAT the deadline! That is the message to companies eager to enter a premier awards event which will highlight the best of business in Bury and Bolton. And good news is that more firms can now come forward after the criteria for two of the 10 categories
BURY businesses which use compressed air could be blowing their money away! Now, Groundwork Bury is offering a service which could save companies thousands of pounds. The environmental charity has launched a compressed air monitoring and reporting service
SURVIVING the credit crunch was the hot topic at a special seminar for business owners in Bury. The event was hosted by NorthgateArinso Employer Services at their base at Hollins Brook Way. Umar Memon, a partner at Rossendale and Manchester-based Jack
HOGS heads, wild boar and ostrich were the dish of the day when Walmersley Church, Bury, held its first farmers’ market. The event, which was organised by the owners of Park Farm in Ramsbottom, featured a host of products straight from the farm. Renowned
A TOY shop manager gave police community support officers a helping hand to provide dozens of free games for a Bury youth club. Bury East PCSOs Andy Bigland and Claire Diack secured £100 worth of funding from police coffers to buy 10 board games for
