MOTORISTS could face weeks of commuter chaos as major roadworks are set to get underway in Hollins. Large scale resurfacing works on Hollins Lane are due to begin on August 13 as part of Bury Council's Highway Investment Strategy. The work is
A BURY teenager who lost her leg to a rare form of cancer is raising money to help youngsters on the ward where she was treated. Samina Bashir, aged 15, was diagnosed with bone cancer osteosarcoma in July 2013 after feeling pain in her right leg
AN antiques fairground display in a company's showroom has been 'smashed up' after Albion Mill was broken into overnight. Offenders forced their way into Purr-O-Lux's bed showroom via a skylight and proceeded to ransack the managing director's
BURY’S Muslim community and all of us who support religious freedom will be appalled by Boris Johnson’s latest careless and offensive remarks in which he compared Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab to bank robbers and letterboxes. The initial
THOUSANDS of Ryanair passengers have had their flights cancelled today due to pilot strikes in five countries. Staff in Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay and conditions. The airline said
A MOTHER and son have smashed their targets as they took on a gruelling sports challenge for The Fed. Natasha Sarak was not alone when she tackled the recent 10km Race For Life, partnering with eight-year-old son Ben, as part of her continuing efforts
House of Fraser has fallen into administration, endangering the future of 17,000 staff. The news means the future of the store in Deansgate, Manchester is now uncertain. The department store chain said discussions between interested investors
HEALTH bosses have launched a consultation into the possibility of cutting the IVF offering in Bury. The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which buys health services for the borough, currently offers three funded cycles of IVF but is looking
A BIG-hearted schoolboy has set up a very special shop to help find a cure for cancer. Max Edwards, aged 9, from Prestwich was inspired to fundraise for child and breast cancer research after his grandmother's battle with the disease. The St
WORK to erect railings beside a problem stretch of road have finally got underway. The railings will run parallel to a row of shops at the bottom of Walmersley Road, leading down to one of Bury's busiest junctions at the intersection of Peel Way
TAKE a look back at some of the articles published 50 years ago. Among those to appear on August 9, 1968, were Radcliffe Market's decision to begin trading on Saturdays and the town's preparations for the annual carnival day. WHEN Radcliffe
