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Hearing group cashes in

4:50pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A HARD of hearing support group is seeking new members to join its lip-reading classes after being given a funding boost.

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Poet Tony rocks up in home town

4:48pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Renowned Prestwich performance poet Tony Walsh will play his home town next week after releasing his first book.

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Grant boost for dwarf athlete

4:47pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A YOUNGSTER from Ramsbottom aiming to compete in the World Dwarf Games received a £300 boost from charitable organisation Peel Lions last night.

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Puppy farm dogs seized

4:48pm Thursday 9th May 2013

MORE than 130 dogs have been seized from a Bury-based puppy farm which has been operating without a licence the past 20 months.

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Inspectors praise educational unit

4:47pm Thursday 9th May 2013

INSPECTORS have praised staff for their work at an educational unit for children with emotional problems.

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Superbug infections slashed

4:46pm Thursday 9th May 2013

THE number of patients being infected with superbugs has been slashed, hospital bosses have revealed.

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Bid to stop conmen preying on victims of credit crunch

4:45pm Thursday 9th May 2013

SCAMMERS in the borough are preying on people struggling to find work or battling money problems.

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David salutes fallen heroes

4:44pm Thursday 9th May 2013

AN AMATEUR historian is on a quest to honour Whitefield’s fallen heroes.

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Ted puts car wash cadets on airwaves

4:37pm Thursday 9th May 2013

CADETS became the stars of a BBC Radio show after they met a well-known presenter during a charity car wash.

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Couple's adventurous mountain ride wedding

4:42pm Thursday 9th May 2013

NEWLY-WEDS Mark and Nic Slocombe swapped traditional marital transport for an adventurous ride in a mountain rescue truck.

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Disabled actors’ tour calls at Met

4:37pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A COMPANY of disabled actors will perform at the Met during their first major tour.

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Animals saved from barn cylinders blaze

4:36pm Thursday 9th May 2013

FARM animals were taken to safety after a blaze involving cylinders threatened to engulf their enclosure.

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Shoppers watch their spending

4:34pm Thursday 9th May 2013

IT seems that people in Bury are becoming more and more canny as they seek value for money.

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Kenneth’s splashing 90th birthday surprise

4:34pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Swimmer Kenneth Collins was on the crest of a wave after leisure bosses decided to reward his loyalty.

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Beer festival organisers in plea to fans

4:33pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Forever Bury are calling on supporters to attend its ninth annual beer festival to help the club in their time of financial difficulty.

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Sophie flies the flag for Founders’ Day

4:32pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A TEENAGER made history when she became the first female to lead the parade marking Bury Grammar Schools’ Founders’ Day.

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Brush with success for hospice at art festival

4:31pm Thursday 9th May 2013

ART lovers have already shelled out thousands of pounds for colourful creations at a festival in aid of Bury Hospice.

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Mayor on visit to art group

4:30pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A group which uses art to help adults recover from mental health issues received a mayoral visit.

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Man arrested following attempted rape

6:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A MAN has been arrested following the attempted rape of a woman in Bury.

Coronation Street star Liz Dawn suffers heart attack

5:25pm Sunday 5th May 2013

CORONATION Street actress Liz Dawn, who became a household name as Vera Duckworth, has suffered a heart attack, it has been reported.

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Search for man after attempted rape

1:16pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

DETECTIVES are investigating the attempted rape of a woman in Radcliffe.

Fallen tree closes M60 exit

9:46am Monday 6th May 2013

THE M60 clockwise exit slip road at Prestwich was closed this morning after branches of a tree fell on the road.

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Homeowner could be forced to demolish house

11:28am Friday 3rd May 2013

A HOMEOWNER could be forced to demolish his house — because it is half a metre too big.

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Pensioner battered after leaving pub

4:41pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A PENSIONER has spoken of a cowardly attack which left him bloodied and battered.

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Four calls a day to police over noisy pubs

4:32pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

POLICE were called out 1,353 times to Bury’s clubs, pubs and bars in 2012, an average of 113 times each month.

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Roll up and run in Terry’s name

11:27am Friday 3rd May 2013

A RALLYING call has gone out for more runners to take part in a memorial race being held in Radcliffe.

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Standing ovation for headteacher

11:26am Friday 3rd May 2013

THE headteacher of Radcliffe Primary School received a standing ovation after giving a speech at an education rally.

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Shopkeeper attacked by customer

11:24am Friday 3rd May 2013

A SHOPKEEPER was taken to hospital after being assaulted at his newsagents in Radcliffe.

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Lifeguard training rescues Connor from the doldrums

11:25am Friday 3rd May 2013

A WANNABE lifeguard from Radcliffe had his own life saved by charity Rathbone.

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Mum who saved son inspires life saving lessons

11:23am Friday 3rd May 2013

A QUICK-thinking mum who saved the life of her eight-year-old son has sparked a campaign to give other parents the chance to learn first aid.

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Commemorating bravery that landed six Victoria Crosses at Gallipoli

4:35pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

HEROES of Gallipoli who famously earned the Lancashire Fusiliers “six VCs before breakfast” were saluted on Sunday as Bury town centre came to a standstill.

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Arrest in child sex ring inquiry

4:45pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

DETECTIVES have arrested a Prestwich man and three other people as part of an investigation into a suspected child sex ring.

No pain no gain - brave workers get waxed

4:43pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A DOWN’S Syndrome awareness charity which touched the hearts of Six Town Housing staff was given a £280 boost when male workers bravely volunteered to undergo a sponsored wax.

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Have your say on library proposals

4:42pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A SERIES of focus groups are being held across the borough for residents to have their say on proposals to modernise and remodel libraries.

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Bury art festival starts

4:39pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

BURY Hospice’s popular art festival starts this week — and a dedicated supporter will be the star of the show.

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Scrapyards get ‘all clear’ after police checks

4:37pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

SCRAPYARDS in Bury are complying with new laws, a police operation has uncovered.

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Revealed: what security staff confiscated from people in court

4:34pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

FIVE people attempted to take knives into a Bury court over a two-month period, it has been revealed.

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Fewer postmen bitten by dogs

4:33pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

Postal staff in Bury have suffered from nine animal attacks since 2010.

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No new supermarket in Ramsbottom

4:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

SUPERMARKET giants Sainsbury’s have ann-ounced they will not be developing a new store in Ramsbottom.

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Pub is listed as a national treasure

4:29pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A Bury pub has been featured in a new book which highlights hidden gems of pub architecture in Britain.

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Police commissioner Tony Lloyd has 2.7 million people to get to know

4:27pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A YOUNG mum pushes a pram past the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester.

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Store buys into plan to upgrade local park

4:26pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

CHILDREN could soon be having even more fun on a Bury park thanks to the support of supermarket staff.

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Measles vaccine drive for young

4:24pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A BURY health boss is urging young people aged between 10 to 16 who may have not had their MMR jab to be immunised after a high number of cases were recorded across England.

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Heart disease a major north west killer

4:22pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

There are 89 deaths for every 100,000 people in Bury related to coronary heart disease every year, new statistics reveal.

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Mum Michelle in royal return

4:23pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A former Bury Lions carnival queen with an inspirational young son is returning to the town to judge this year’s event.

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Katie’s trip to help in Africa

4:22pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A support worker from Bury will spend three months in one of South Africa’s poorest districts teaching young people how to make responsible choices about their health.

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