BURY were cruelly denied a League One scalp in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy as a late Tom Pope double saw Port Vale come from behind to knock them out in the first round. The Shakers had taken the lead through a Chris Sedgwick header in the 71st
A Whitefield mother has taken her fight to be reunited with her six-year-old daughter to the steps of 10 Downing Street. Leila Sabra has not seen her daughter, A’ishah, for two and a half years after the little girl was kidnapped by her ex-husband
MANDIE Sunderland is returning to familiar ground after being appointed chief nurse for the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Her new post with the trust, whose hospitals include Fairfield General, comes after she had held the position of chief
TWO new stores are set to open their doors at Bury’s Rock development. Self-appointed cosmetics grocer, Lush, has moved from Bolton to Bury and is staging a celebratory opening party at its new base tomorrow from 11pm to 6pm. There will be
BURY reverberated to the sound of music on Bank Holiday Monday as the town’s latest annual rock extravaganza lived up to its billing as the best and biggest to date. Around 2,500 music lovers from the area and beyond flocked to the town to witness
A Bury businessman has passed through the town on the latest leg of a mammoth cycling trek to raise money for Bury Hospice. Martin Rayner, a director of Radcliffe based Wilds Chartered Accountants, is cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats with
HEATON Park was painted not just red but all the colours of the rainbow as revellers came together on Saturday for a riotous paint-throwing celebration. The park saw 2,500 partygoers attend the Holi One festival – a colourful celebration based
FREE internet access is now being provided on a Metrolink tram in a technology trial that could lead to the entire fleet becoming on-the-move Wi-Fi zones. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is now testing out Wi-Fi network coverage by running
A PROJECT which has transformed the former station and sidings in Greenmount will officially open next month. The site had become heavily overgrown since trees were originally planted at the location in the 1980s. But with help from Bury Council
EDENFIELD fashion designer Henry Holland is returning to Manchester next month to sell his clothing from the back of a modified ice cream van. Henry, aged 30, will be flogging new pieces from his House of Holland label from the van – given a zany
DESPITE suffering serious arm injuries in a car crash just weeks before a gruelling Ironman competition, nothing was going to stop Jack Travis taking part. The 23-year-old, a technical advisor from Bradley Fold, completed a 2.4 mile swim, 112-mile
BURY’S feast of attractions is drawing in visitors like never before, according to the latest figures. The number of stays in hotels and guest houses in the borough during 2012 increased by 19 per cent, while “visitor spend” rose from £289 million
A SPORTS tournament held in memory of two men who died of cancer hit the target for two charities. A total of 12 teams took part in the third annual five-a-side football competition on Saturday at Philips High School in Whitefield. And for
RECORDS were broken at high schools across the borough as pupils celebrated their GCSE results. The teenagers ripped open the envelopes containing their results last Thursday morning. Many will go on to study A-levels and other courses at colleges
AFTER a tough exam season one Radcliffe Riverside School teenager would be getting “grilled” in a different way — by enjoying a celebratory meal. Emily Riley, of Chapeltown Road, was all smiles after achieving 11 and a half GCSEs, including six
BURY Council’s website performed its very own vanishing trick when it disappeared from Google’s search engine results pages. The website could not be found by anyone searching for ‘Bury Council’ or their address ‘www.bury.gov.uk’ last Thursday
POOCH-MAD pet owners had a “grand” day out at a sponsored dog walk — raising more than £1,000 for sheepdogs in need. Monday saw 14 walkers and 20 dogs pound 11 miles of paths around Lancashire, raising £1,200 in the bargain. Dog-loving friends
