TOTTINGTON High School is holding an open evening to attract students to an Adult Learning maths programme. The new programme, to be launched in January, will enable adults to improve their mathematical skills and enhance prospects for future employment
TACKLING violence against women has been taken up by the BurySafe partnership again. A number of local events are planned to coincide with this year’s White Ribbon campaign which began on Tuesday to mark the UN’s International Day to eliminate violence
YOUNG musician Matt Marsh is a step closer to his dream of becoming a rock star. For the 15-year-old has been named as one of the final ten contestants in XFM’s ‘Rock School’ competition. Matt submitted his version of Valerie, by The Zutons, where he
TASTER sessions and demonstrations will be held during an open evening at CoCo Hair and Beauty next month. Staff at the salon, in The Rock, Bury, will show visitors how to style hair, do spray tans, and waxing. The event takes place from 6.30pm to 10pm
A CALENDAR featuring exclusive pictures of Scout Moor wind farm has gone on sale. The 2009 calendar has been created by Paul Anderson, of Nuttall Lane in Ramsbottom, who has passionately followed the £50 million project over the last 18 months. The
PARENTS and toddlers enjoyed a playful party for the anniversary of a Tottington playgroup. Sunbeams toddler group celebrated its third birthday earlier this month with a morning of music, fun and games. Beryl Hickson, from Sunbeams, said: “The
AN ANGRY resident faces a large repair bill after vandals damaged her garden fence — two nights in a row. Janet Brundrett, of Wordsworth Avenue, Radcliffe, found her fence had been kicked down on both Monday and Tuesday last week. She believes that
A PUBLIC transport surgery is being held in the Mill Gate shopping centre next Wednesday. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) is hosting the drop-in session between 10am and 1pm. Authority and transport executive officers will attend
CLOSE Park in Radcliffe is set to look ‘blooming’ marvellous thanks to the hard work of volunteers. For they will be planting daffodil bulbs from 11am to 3pm tomorrow. The ‘Field of Hope’ has been organised by the Bury support group for Marie Curie
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Church Street in Radcliffe after a skip was set alight. The fire broke out at 1.10am on Friday and was distinguished in 20 minutes. Firefighters say the blaze was deliberate.
A RADCLIFFE accountancy firm is bucking the current financial trend by launching a special club to encourage local companies to develop their business. Chartered accountants Wilds, based in Blackburn Street, has aimed its Ambition Club at firms of all
TOP labels are up for grabs at Seedfield Methodist Church in aid of the Scouts. A fashion show is being staged at the church on Mosley Avenue in Bury at 7.30pm next Wednesday. Proceeds will go to church’s scouts organisations and admission is free.
SCHOOLCHILDREN from Tottington High will have their artwork featured in a health campaign being launched in Bury. Year 8 pupils at the school took part in a competition to design posters for a healthy heart project to run throughout December. The winning
A WOMAN had to be freed by firefighters after being trapped in a car following a two-vehicle collision in Gigg Lane, Bury, on Sunday morning. The casualty was given oxygen at the scene before being taken to hospital. Two other occupants were injured
