BURY'S blue bins have been bugged' by the council to see who is using them and how often. The Bury Times can reveal that 14,000 blue wheelie bins, which take glass and plastic, have been fitted with an electronic spy' device the size of a two pence piece
AMIR Khan is ready to go the distance against Ryan Barrett on Saturday. As the Bolton superstar put the finishing touches to his preparations for his ninth professional fight at Bolton Arena, Khan said he was happy if the fight went the full six rounds
A WHITEFIELD man was forced to travel to Salford to have a tooth removed after he claims to have been refused dental treatment at a Bury surgery. John Wilde, of Selby Avenue in Whitefield, attended an emergency appointment at the Unsworth Smile Clinic
ARE you being served? That's the vital question being asked by Bury College bosses as the town prepares for a multi-million pound shopping boom. For the further education establishment is now offering people employed in the retail sector the chance to
COUNCILLORS are elected to represent the interests of all the electorate in their ward, irrespective of the individual voter's political persuasion. The Tottington councillors deserve congratulations and thanks from the community for the action they
THANK you for printing my letter (Helping hand for yobs on steps to nowhere', August 17). I would like to reply to Mr Alan Cookson's comments on that letter (Painting such a gloomy picture of the town', August 24). Firstly, if, as he states, the problems
I WISH to praise the service I received at Greater Manchester Surgical Centre, a South African company based at the rear of Trafford General Hospital. After initial consultation at Fairfield Hospital, Patient Care Service contacted me and asked if I
LIKE the writer of last week's letter in the Bury Times, we too have recently had hanging baskets stolen by low-life - as have neighbours just a few doors away. I think it is about time we did something about it as the police are not interested. Had
AS I was parking in the disabled bay opposite the entrance to Fairfield Hospital, I must say I was appalled to find a male theatre nurse using the disabled bay as a smoking area and then discarding his cigarette on the ground right before my eyes. Was
MAY I say that I have no problems at all with recycling waste; that was never the issue. It is the blue bins themselves that are a blot on the landscape, especially when they are on view throughout the week. Whoever decided on blue or the purple bins
A few years ago I attended a Chinese painting class held in, I think, Radcliffe. I had to stop attending as this clashed with something else. I retire in October and would love to start this again. Could anyone please tell me whether this class still
A Territorial Army soldier is swapping her normal job in front of a computer to tackle Mount Everest. Computer programmer Louise Daveron, from Hollins, is one of 20 soldiers from the 93 Signal Squadron, based in Blackburn and Manchester, who have been
THE alarms bells have sounded for the last time for a popular Bury fireman. Watch manager Paul Myerscough has helped save thousands of lives and properties during a career spanning 31 years which came to an end this morning as he completed his final
A SIGNED Wayne Rooney shirt is up for grabs at a fundraising event to help families with disabled children. The shirt will be the star attraction at a Jacobean night, which is to be held by local charity Hurdles at the Lord Raglan in Nangreaves on September
TIME is running out for women who want to join a midnight feast of walkers to raise money for a good cause. Bury Hospice is holding a massive fundraising event on Saturday September 9 where hundreds of women will walk a half-marathon through the streets
A BURY dad was shot three times in the leg while his children and grandchildren were asleep upstairs. Chris Trippier (40) was sleeping on the sofa in his home in Heath Avenue, Summerseat, when three men wearing balaclavas stormed through the front door
A SEX shop could be the latest addition to Bury town centre's culture quarter'. Councillors meet tonight to decide whether to approve the establishment at Back Broad Street. An objection has been received from the manager of Connexions Bury on Broad
FULL of Eastern promise!That's the Eastern Eye Restaurant in Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, which has been awarded a Quality Food Online Award for overall excellence in quality and service. The popular Indian restaurant has been recognised by the online
Cheetham Hill Construction (CHC) Ltd has become one of Britain's first Green Heroes. The company, based at Woodhill Road, Bury, has received the Green Organisation's Green Heroes shield. It was presented by leading botanist Professor David Bellamy OBE
AFTER reading all the correspondence on the Robin Hood issue in the Bury Times, including letters from Coun Mike Connolly, deputy leader of Bury Council; Yvonne Wright, councillor for Tottington; and Jane Lewis, chairman of Tottington Labour Party, I
I READ with interest the reader's letter in your paper of August 24 (Time to give young people some services'). The Youth Service in Bury has come under criticism again for the lack of funding it provides for youth work in the borough. While I agree
PRESTON'S top cop, chief superintendent Mike Barton, has called for the public to "assist the police in the identification and detection" of people driving uninsured vehicles. With road death and serious injury having plagued the UK since before the Second
SINCE losing my daughter to a speeding driver, who for me received a far too lenient sentence for his terrible deed, I have felt that had the victim been the child of a police officer or a politician, the court would have handed down a much stiffer sentence
Dear, oh dear, oh dear. Coun Redstone believes the Tories saved local schools from closure. When you consider that they played no part in the campaign, they kept changing their minds about school closures and even in the crucial committee they were irrelevant
TWO leaking drums of toxic chemicals, which melted a young boy's shoes, mysteriously vanished as a probe was launched to identify who had dumped them on land in Radcliffe. The two one-tonne containers had been tipped on land at Bealey's Industrial Estate
A talented teenage organist will be pulling out all the stops by wearing an appropriate outfit for his appearance at a Last Night of the Proms concert this weekend. Peter Stevens is to guest at the event in his home town before taking up a three-year
AN investigation has been launched into claims a severely disabled woman was raped while being cared for in a Bury nursing home. The attack was only discovered last week when doctors realised the 24-year-old victim, who cannot walk or talk, was six months
VANDALS have made a hole in the roof of Radcliffe Borough FC in the latest attack on the club in the last four months. It was the latest incident at the club which has suffered more than £1,000 worth of damage due to vandals breaking into the Inn2gether
BURY people are being asked to nominate a post office they feel is first class'. The Best Post Office Awards scheme will provide prizes for the best rural, town and city main branches. Entry forms are available from branches or customers can vote online
FAMOUS mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington is set to amaze local leaders with an energetic lecture based on his approach to a successful business. The at the Bolton Ramada Hotel, Blackrod, on Thursday, September 7, is organised by the Business Partnership
A MAN has died in hospital nearly two weeks after he suffered severe head injuries in a road accident in Bury. Mr John Foote was crossing Bell Lane at its junction with Willow Street at 9.10am on August 17 when he was in collision with a Toyota Yaris
