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  • Man attacked for wallet just yards from home

    A MAN was beaten and robbed just yards away from his flat in Radcliffe. Barry Smith, aged 54, had been out for a few drinks when he was returning to his flat on New Road at about 9.45pm on Thursday, July 21. He noticed a group of youths, both

  • Midnight Walk open to men

    BURY Hospice is sending out a rallying call for people to take part in its annual Midnight Walk — and for the first time men can join the fun too. Registration has opened for the 10-mile sponsored walk through the streets of Bury, which is

  • Ted’s playgroup pals’ cash for Rainbow cause

    THE father of a four year-old boy suffering from leukaemia has praised a playgroup which has helped raise more than £800 for a children’s charity. Mr Philip Rice says staff at the St Hilda’s Pre-school, in Victoria Street, Tottington, have

  • Man sentenced for biting ear in Bury

    A thug who bit off part of a man’s ear then spat it out has been jailed. Terence Rankin, aged 35, of Seddon Avenue, Radcliffe was sentenced to six years yesterday at Bolton Crown Court The 53-year-old victim was stood at the bar of the Morning