A MAN'S body has been found after police were called to a brook in Tottington. Officers were called to Keld Close at about 6.05pm on Tuesday to reports that a body had been found in nearby Kirklees Brook. Upon attending, they discovered the
A FORMER principal who admitted to slapping a pupil across the face has been allowed to continue teaching. Frank Lewis, a former teacher at the Mesivta High School, in Charlton Avenue, Prestwich, has avoided being given a prohibitive order from
THE Tottington Centre and Community Library has raised £1,500 by holding a book sale at the weekend. The event, described as ‘Bury’s Biggest Book Sale’, was held in the centre’s car park, off Market Street, on Sunday. Local author James P. Sumner
METROLINK drivers have accepted a three year pay deal, avoiding strike action proposed for later this month. More than 340 Unite member drivers voted overwhelmingly for the deal which represents backdated 3.7 per cent pay increase to January this
A RAMSBOTTOM estate agent has scaled the French Alps on her bike this summer to raise money for charity. Melanie Duffin, who owns Lifestyle Sales and Lettings, in Whalley Road, took on stage 10 of this year's prestigious cycling race, from Annecy
MAGISTRATES have sentenced a man to do 80 hours unpaid work after he was caught in company with a woman in breach of a court order. At Manchester Magistrates’ Court Jonathan Morris, aged 28, of Hazel Avenue, Bury, pleaded guilty to committing the
A SWIMMING club is still rebuilding itself — three years after its local pool was shut. Major structural decay caused by severe storm damage resulted in the closure of Radcliffe Swimming Pool in May 2015. More than three years on, Radcliffe Swimming
A CELEBRATED and historic Whitefield band is marking a very special birthday with an anniversary concert and exhibition. The Besses Boys' Band, which this year turns 75, will host the commemorative event at the Victoria Halls in Bolton, on October
TWO young campaigners have paid a visit to Bury South MP Ivan Lewis to help bring an end to climate change. Sophie Aulton, aged 22, from Prestwich, and Rosie Heaton from Salford, representing the international development charity CAFOD, met with
A NEW social club will be launched for the over 50s in Ainsworth. Thanks to funding from Ambition for Ageing, the independent group — Ainsworth Social Club — will meet twice monthly to encourage older people to meet together. Members will gather
SEVERAL remembrance sessions have been organised by Bury Archives & Local History as part of a four-year project to collate images, obituaries and newspaper cuttings from the First World War. In 2014, the service was awarded Heritage Lottery
