RYAN Lowe has only been playing alongside new loan signing Mark Cullen for seven days, but he has already seen enough to suggest the Hull striker, who is with the Shakers until the end of the year, is an impressive acquisition. Cullen made his first
BURY boss Richie Barker is refusing to follow the route of some of his fellow Football League managers in banning his players from using social networking sites. Barker is prepared to give his Gigg Lane charges the chance to communicate with the rest
A TEENAGE girl accused of slashing a student across the face and neck five times with a razor blade has appeared in court. The 17-year-old, from Bury, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Bury Youth Court last Thursday, July 28
RICHIE Barker knows the Shakers are playing on a different financial playing field to some of the top teams in League One – but insists it is not something he worries about. While the Bury boss is still casting his eye over trialists, his Huddersfield
LANDLORDS in Bury are striving to keep crime to a minimum by relaunching the town’s Pubwatch scheme. The initiative, a partnership between the local authority, police and licensees, is expected to be up and running again in the next few weeks. Pubwatch
PAINTINGS, textiles and ceramics will feature in the fifth annual Bury Adult Learners’ Summer Exhibition at Bury Art Gallery and Museum. Since 2005, the gallery has worked with the adult learning team, whose students and tutors have used exhibits from
Putting together a music festival is definitely a daunting task and one that we couldn’t hope to do without the help, support and time of those who are working in partnership with us to bring the event to life. Amongst those people are the fantastic
THE parents of a young man who has died after a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis have urged people to register for organ donation. Adam Fletcher, aged 23, who worked at Bury Police Station, had been on the waiting list for a double lung and heart transplant
VIDEO footage of a massive brawl in Bury between football hooligans has been condemned after it was uploaded to the video-sharing website YouTube. Eight men were sentenced earlier this month for their part in the violent disorder, which broke out in
A FATHER was attacked at gunpoint while walking to the park with five children. The 32-year-old dropped his baby son when he was struck from behind. His children screamed and cried while the attackers kicked and punched him on the ground. The man was
