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  • Arrests after jewellery stolen from elderly woman

    TWO people have been arrested following a robbery last week. Jewellery was stolen from an elderly woman during the robbery.Leonard Miclescu, aged 42 and Zeila Voinescu, aged 36, both of no fixed address appeared at Manchester Magistrates' Court on

  • Teenager needs eight firemen to remove ring from his finger

    A TEENAGER needed eight firefighters to remove a ring from his finger.Fire crews from Bury were called to Fairfield Hospital, at 1am on Tuesday, to remove the steel ring from the 14-year-old’s middle finger after it became stuck.Eight firefighters spent

  • NETBALL: Convent storm to first Premier Division title

    CONVENT enjoyed their best campaign in living memory after winning the Premier Division title in the Bury Ladies Netball League.The women were promoted back to the top tier last year after suffering relegation in 2015.But far from battling for survival

  • McKenzie is Mad for marathons

    RADCLIFFE Athletic Club's chief fundraiser McKenzie Madison survived the punishing Brecon Beacons Ultra Marathon to finish 38th in a time of 7hrs 32mins 21secs.The South Wales event started from Talybot-on-Usk and covered 32 miles, including 1,600

  • Grindrod's Superbike return shows promise

    AINSWORTH motorcycle rider Ben Grindrod made a promising return to the British Superbike paddock after a couple of years away from the sport.The 28-year-old former Elton High School pupil has returned to competitive action this season after securing a

  • Westbury Reserves claim impressive double

    WESTBURY Sports Club Reserves finished off a marathon league campaign on Saturday safe in the knowledge that they already had the double in the bag.Their final-day showdown at second-placed Leigh Athletic Reserves was merely a formality, with Ryan Standring

  • We can go far, says new Radcliffe CC skipper

    NEW Radcliffe captain Michael Farley believes the club is more than capable of winning promotion if they can improve their batting.The 24-year-old opener was promoted into the top job this week after previous skipper Martyn Coates decided to step down.Coates

  • Bury AC put in medal-winning displays

    BURY Athletic Club recorded their first win in the Cheshire League for a number of years at the latest meeting at East Cheshire stadium in Ashton-under-Lyne.A squad of 94 athletes took the plaudits under the guidance of new manager Brianne Turner.For

  • GMCL ROUND-UP: Murphy stars after making Woodbank switch

    NICK Murphy had an instant impact on his debut at Woodbank after switching from local rivals Walshaw.The young all-rounder scored an unbeaten 47 and took 3-45 as his new club cruised to a 97-run win at Glossop.It was Woodbank’s third straight victory

  • STEWIE'S SEASON: Payment of players is not the big issue

    THERE is often talk in local cricket about players moving clubs for money.We play in an open league, which means teams are free to pay anyone they like.Some clubs will have more money, which can skew the competition, but it has always been this way, whether

  • Oldham knock Broncos out of NWML Trophy

    BURY Broncos suffered a second tight defeat in as many weeks on Saturday when they were knocked out of the North West Men's League Trophy at Oldham St Annes A.While coach Dave Kelly was full of praise for his patched up side as they lost to a last-gasp