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  • League leaders show title-winning form

    RAMSBOTTOM A maintained their lead at the top of the Bury and District Table Tennis League First Division, showing title-winning form to beat Prestwich C 9-1. Andy and Keith Jackson scored trebles for Ramsbottom, while Lee Devenport earned Prestwich

  • Dynamics to host Radcliffe fight night

    DYNAMICS ABC are hosting an amateur boxing show at Radcliffe Civic Hall on Friday, March 2. The event will feature 12 bouts involving a number of local boxers and the action starts at 8pm. Tickets are available, priced £10 from Ady Lewis on 07981457844

  • Radcliffe Borough 1 Ossett Town 0

    A NEW-look Radcliffe Borough side including former Premier League midfielder Darren Sheridan and two new loan signings ended a run of five games without a win at home to Ossett Town on Tuesday night. It was the club’s second game in a week, following

  • Schoolboy into national finals

    MUHAMMAD Danish has won through to his second consecutive National Schoolboy Boxing Finals after he stopped semi-final opponent Daniel Stringer in the second round at Gorton on Saturday. The referee stopped the one-sided contest after giving Stringer

  • Loan star aims for big impact

    THE man they call “Pan” has arrived at Gigg Lane promising he’ll quickly be cooking on gas. Nigeria-born striker Lateef Elford-Alliyu has joined the Shakers on loan from West Brom until the end of the season looking to rediscover the scoring touch he

  • South African all-rounder returns to Pole Lane

    UNSWORTH Cricket Club have confirmed that South African all-rounder Jonathan Fowler will be returning as pro for the 2012 season. Fowler, pictured bowling, first joined the club as an amateur in the 2010 season, taking 69 wickets, and returned last year

  • Burnley 8 Bury 12

    BURY ran out worthy winners in a tight derby match at Burnley that was played out in bitter conditions. Despite playing against a strong gale, Bury dominated the first 20 minutes but could not convert position and possession into points. The home side

  • Captain issues rallying call

    STEVEN Schumacher has challenged the Shakers to “man up” as the going gets tough in League One. After suffering back-to-back defeats for the first time since September, Richie Barker’s side now have three consecutive home games to stabilise their league

  • Grand Prix meeting holds Nortley tribute

    THE crowd that gathered for the first Central Lancashire 5km Grand Prix of the series at Leverhulme Park, Bolton on Sunday led a minute’s applause for former Radcliffe AC president Terry Nortley before the race. Steve Lomax was the best placed Radcliffe

  • Bury GSOB 2 Chew Moor Brook 0

    WITH only two games played in the Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division, Bury GSOB took advantage with a well deserved three points to extend their lead at the top of the table. Left winger Will Purser provided the best moments of the first half

  • AFC Bury 1 AVRO 3

    HARD working underdogs AFC Bury were denied a place in the semi-finals of the Gilgryst Cup when they went down 3-1 at home to high flying Manchester League Premier Division rivals AVRO. AFC defended well, aiming to hit AVRO on the break, and with rookie

  • Elton Vale 1 Fives Athletic 2

    ELTON Vale put in a spirited performance but were knocked out of the Murray Shield after league rivals Fives Athletic scored a last-gasp winner. The closely fought tie could have gone either way. Vale played into the strong wind in the first half

  • Ramsbottom United 1 Runcorn Town 2

    RAMSBOTTOM United suffered a major setback in their quest for the North West Counties League Premier Division title after losing at home to their fourth-placed North West Counties Premier Division rivals on Tuesday night. The result saw Rammy drop to

  • MATCH VERDICT: MK Dons 2 Bury 1

    OPINIONS might have differed in the camp as to whether Giles Coke deserved his red card in Milton Keynes – but there was no argument that his dismissal was a pivotal point in the Shakers’ fifth game without a win. Even though Richie Barker’s men had

  • Cyclist was hit by car doing 10mph

    A MOTORIST was believed to be driving at about 10mph when he hit and killed a cyclist, a court heard Bernard Parkes, aged 64, suffered a serious head injury and died hours after his bike was struck by Lee Kenny’s Peugeot 307, near to Bury College on

  • Footballers fall foul of dog owners

    A BURY soccer club secretary has hit out at “foul” play. Mike Roberts, of Westbury Sports Club, has slammed irresponsible pet owners after dog mess had to be removed from all six pitches before any games could take place last Saturday. He says that

  • Career ends on high with a top award

    A DETECTIVE who spent 41 years solving crimes in Bury has been recognised for his decades of service. Retired Detective Constable Mick Kennedy won the Chief Constable’s Award For Lifetime Achievement at a prestigious ceremony held in Manchester on Friday

  • Survey of cash machine usage

    CONSUMER rights champions need help to research the difficulties people have when using cash machines. Volunteers from Bury District Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) are looking into how people in the borough access their cash. The study is designed to

  • Huge charity challenge is in memory of Bryden

    FAMILY and friends of a Prestwich grandfather are taking on a massive exercise challenge to raise money for Bury Hospice. July will mark five years since 62-year-old Bryden Smith, of Scholes Walk, died at the hospice after a two-year battle with oesophageal

  • Staff on move next week as maternity unit closes

    FAIRFIELD Hospital’s in-patient maternity and children’s wards will close next week. Doctors, midwives and nursing staff will start the move to North Manchester General Hospital, in Crumpsall, on Tuesday and the last baby to be born at the Bury hospital

  • Doctor and plumber prove true Masterminds in top TV quiz show

    CLINCHING a semi-final place in BBC TV quiz Mastermind has proved a real tonic for an Ainsworth GP. And Dr Gary Grant hopes that his temperature won’t rise as he attempts to reach the grand final in this, his second appearance in the top-rated show.

  • Dogs die after hob sparks house fire

    TWO dogs died in a house fire which started when an electrical hob was accidentally left on. Firefighters were called to the semi-detached home in Sandybrook Close, Tottington, on Saturday at around 8.30am after a neighbour raised the alarm. It is understood

  • ‘New boy’ Kevin in the picture on awards night

    YOU’RE never too old to begin a new hobby! That’s the message from 78-year-old Kevin Hardman who put himself well and truly in the frame by winning Bury Photographic Society’s beginners section at its annual awards. Kevin, who lives in Ramsbottom, made

  • Tax freeze expected to get the go-ahead

    A SECOND successive council tax freeze, alongside savings of nearly £9 million, was expected to receive the go-ahead at a special budget meeting last night. But council house tenants were facing a possible rent rise averaging 7.63 per cent. Among the