Ramsbottom United slipped out of the play-off places after being thumped 4-0 by runaway leaders Newcastle Town. The Staffordshire juggernaut produced a superb display of finishing to condemn the Rams to a fourth successive defeat in Vodkat League Premier
GOLD was the colour for Bury’s young sporting stars when they triumphed in the Greater Manchester Champions Challenge. Team Bury won seven events in badminton, rowing and girls’ football, plus three bronze medals. The Champions Challenge, in partnership
IT was not just Aston Villa who were counting the cost of a 7-2 defeat at the weekend as struggling Manchester League Premier Division side Elton Vale were hammered. The home side still thought they had a chance when they went into the half-time break
BURY were beaten but not bowed in their North Lancashire League Division One derby with Bolton. The hosts, who have only won four of their 22 games this season, played their part in a match that struggled to spark into life during the early stages.
BURY stormed back from two goals down to earn a draw in their Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division clash. Failsworth went into a two goal lead just after half-time. However, man-of-the-match Derrick Aljoe responded superbly and his bursting run
WALSHAW’S title chances took another blow on Saturday when they were held at home by leaders Wythenshawe. Most of the game was played in the visitors’ half but the shot-shy Sycamore Road side could not convert their overwhelming territorial advantage
A FANTASTIC team effort saw Bury edge tantalizingly close to the league title and promotion in a tense Manchester League Division One encounter with chasing club Breightmet. Pete Hickford saw a header saved before Lee Bruce watched a similar effort go
Maggie Bell, Blues Band’s Dave Kelly and the British Blues Quartet will be appearing at The Met for a night of soul and blues classics on Thursday, April 15. Scottish soul diva Maggie Bell joins forces with Blues Band guitar wizard Dave Kelly and the
IT was a frustrating return to Victory Park for Boro’s former Chorley men, Gerry Luczka, James Mullineux, Adam Roscoe and Eddie Stanford. A Danny Nolan strike after just five minutes was enough to ensure back-to-back home wins for the Magpies, taking
RADCLIFFE Boro self- destructed at Ossett on Tuesday night, conceding four goals in 12 crazy second-half minutes. Until Simon Kelly’s howler on 55 minutes, which allowed Albion marksman John Bentley to toe-poke the ball home from close range, Gerry Luczka
BURY’S world champion Andy Thrasher was in winning form at the MSA Muay Thai Boxing Premier League show in Manchester over the weekend. Thrasher beat Hesdey van Assen (Holland) by a second round knockout after a powerful elbow sent the tough Dutchman
BADMINTON: The talented juniors of Bury Topflight Badminton Club are celebrating after lifting their maiden trophy. The club’s senior team, of 14 to 16-year-olds, won the inaugural Greater Manchester Junior League. The winning side, which consisted
BURY’s pothole problem has come under the spotlight. There were 904 carriageway and 64 footway potholes reported by the public borough-wide for the 12 months up to March. However, Bury Council says it has not yet been possible to analyse
POLICE in Bury are using a new tool to help crack down on young people drinking alcohol on the streets. Officers are using special alcohol detecting strips, which reveal the presence of alcohol when dipped into liquids, to stop young people
