WORK is to begin soon on the refurbishment of Bury Interchange's Metrolink escalator which has been out of action since April.

Barriers have been set up in preparation for the repairs due to begin within the next few weeks. Metrolink bosses hope the escalator should be fully functional again by the end of next month. A Metrolink spokeswoman said: "We've now got the go-ahead for the refurbishment as the parts required for the escalator have come from overseas. We had been struggling as the escalator is quite old. "