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  • Legend Lucketti’s Gigg ambition is glory-days return

    CHRIS Lucketti hopes he can recreate the glory days at Bury – and lead the club back towards the Championship.As the lynchpin of Stan Ternent’s Shakers in the mid-nineties, Lucketti became a talisman at Gigg Lane, helping the club from the bottom reaches

  • Ivan Lewis suspended by the Labour Party - Lewis responds

    MP IVAN Lewis has been suspended by the Labour Party. The party announced the Bury South MP's suspension this afternoon, just days after it was revealed an investigation was taking place following allegations of sexual harassment. Mr Lewis

  • Everyone welcome to church's Christmas fair

    FAMILIES are invited to a church’s Christmas fair in Bury this weekend.Santa Claus is due to make an appearance at the event, which takes place at St Peter’s Church, in St Peter’s Road just off the A56.Visitors are invited to take refreshments in the

  • Radcliffe FC miss out on first win in six league matches

    RADCLIFFE FC conceded a dramatic late equaliser as they were held to a 3-3 draw at Colne in Evo-Stik North on Saturday.Jon Macken's men went to Colne in search of their first win in six league matches, and looked to have earned it after James Hooper

  • Tom's an Eck of a signing for Radcliffe FC

    RADCLIFFE FC boss Jon Macken is hoping his second permanent signing will be just as successful as his first after completing a deal to bring Ashton United defender Tom Eckersley to the Neuven Stadium.The 25-year-old centre-back, who has also played as

  • Expat devastated after Hurricane Irma destroys St Martin bar

    A BURY-born expat was left devastated after Hurricane Irma destroyed his bar on an idyllic sunshine island. Simon Healey, aged 37, swapped Bury for life on the Caribbean island of St Martin 14 years ago, and is now owner of one of its most popular

  • Have you spotted the bright buses asking a serious question?

    BUSES are turning purple in a bid to get people talking about organ donation. Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has commissioned four buses to be painted with organ donation messages to encourage people in Greater Manchester to talk about their wishes.The

  • New exhibition to showcase Bury artist's life's work

    A BURY art group is opening a new exhibition at Bury Art Museum celebrating the life's work of its current president.The annual Bury Art Society exhibition will showcase work from more than 40 local artists in a variety of styles and subject matter

  • Christmas rolls into town at Thomas Land

    THE festive spirit has steamed into Thomas Land for fans of all ages.While it may still be November, the attraction at Drayton Manor has turned into a winter wonderland — with snow showers several times a day.We have not been to Thomas Land for a few

  • Bury's 4 Most Wanted - November 23, 2017

    EACH week police are appealing to readers of the Bury Times for help finding wanted suspects. Robert William Totten, aged 27, from Radcliffe, wanted for personal robbery. Has links to Radcliffe and Bury. Nicholas Keith Howarth, aged 44, of

  • Meet 90-year-old Betty - Bury's oldest darts player?

    COULD this darts playing pensioner lay claim to being Bury’s oldest sportsperson? At 90-years-old, Betty Wilson, of Broadoaks, Bury, is still turning out for Fairfield Social Club every Tuesday night. A relatively late starter, Mrs Wilson took

  • Bury Checkatrade Trophy tie moved forward

    WALSALL have brought forward their Checkatrade Trophy tie at home to Bury to Saturday, December 2.The second-round match was originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 5, but both clubs were knocked out of the FA Cup in the first round, which opened up

  • Town gets £80,000 to alleviate pressures caused by immigration

    BURY Council has been given £80,000 to reduce the social impact of migration in the town.The grant, from the Government’s Controlling Migration Fund, will be used to improve partnership working with Police, Fire and Immigration Enforcement to tackle unsafe

  • State of parking in poor health at hospital

    I WENT to Fairfield Hospital last Thursday. I visited out-patients. I have complicated health problems and have a blue badge.There were no disabled bays available or parking near the out-patients. I had to park the other end of the hospital.It half killed

  • Budget doesn't add up

    Re: Bury Times November 16, "Council £3.5m over budget".If so how, come it can spend £5.5 million on properties outside of Bury to generate £373,500 per year.Have I got it wrong? It will take nigh on 15 years to brake even.J GrahamRibchester

  • 'Criminal' that car was ticketed 11 times

    WITH the car parked in Phoenix Street being given 11 parking tickets’, (Bury and Radcliffe Times, November 16), it should be identified as shameful, bordering on criminal.Clearly, the car isn’t on a busy road and therefore doesn’t interfere with the flow

  • Why Bury is a shining example of town centre investment

    BURY has been chosen as a model of best practice when it comes to investing in town centres.Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has launched an initiative in Bury to regenerate town centres across the city.Mr Burnham has called for a move away from

  • SuperJosh is honoured to be nominated for award

    SUPERJOSH founder Dawn Fidler brings you her latest blogWE are so proud to have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Community Impact category of the Made in Bury Business Awards and are looking forward to the Awards Dinner at the Longfield Suite this

  • SAVED! Walk-in centres to stay open after year-long battle

    THE town’s walk-in centres have been saved from closure, we can reveal.Campaigning MPs, the council and the clinical commissioning group have reached an agreement to save both Bury and Prestwich walk-in centres from the axe. The formal agreement was made