THERE are blue flags for beaches and green flags for parks — now Bury is striving to become the first town in the county to get a purple flag. The scheme is run by the Association of Town and City Management which grants the special status to town
TOWN hall bosses are sitting on almost £3 million earmarked for community projects. When developers build on land in Bury, they sometimes have to put aside so-called “section 106 cash” to compensate the community for the loss of open space.
TAX dodgers owe Bury Council more than £6 million in unpaid bills — and town hall chiefs are refusing to write off the debt and are sending in the bailiffs. The amount outstanding has grown each year since 1999, and last year alone about 6,000
A KIND-hearted Bury girl has lost 10 inches of her “crowning glory” in her quest to help the Little Princess Trust. Chloe Greenhalgh took the decision to have her hair cut for the charity after watching a TV programme which featured the story of
Ashley Grimes has completed a shock move to League One side Walsall less than 24 hours after being released by Bury. The 27-year-old forward was placed on the transfer list in May after failing to score in 18 first-team appearances last season
LANCASHIRE Spinners have been given a big lift ahead of the new season after securing the services of giant forward Steven Vaughan. The 6”10 former Reading Rockets player has became the fourth summer signing for the English Basketball League club
AMATEUR triathlete Tony Cullen has his sights set on the world championships after finishing second in his age group at Ironman UK in Bolton on Sunday. The 40-year-old freight manager, who trains with running coach Dave Cole at Bury Athletic Club
A COMBINATION of hard work and talent has helped Christ Church School in Ainsworth scoop its third Bury Schools Athletics Championship title in the last six years. The school team, coached by teacher Jill Ainsworth, first won the title in 2009
