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Radcliffe Brass Band performed music from the stage and screen at St Philip and St Neri RC Church, in Spring Lane, raising £585.60 for the church’s building fund and £291.55 for Children in Need.

SHAHID Azam, of Clough and Willis Solicitors, is the new president of Bury Local Chamber Council. He joined the Manchester Road firm in 2005 and advises on all aspects of commercial and corporate law. Shahid succeeds Guy Freeman of Freeman Property Solutions

PARALYMPIC hero Zoe Robinson returned to her roots for Radcliffe Riverside High School’s annual prizegiving night. For the former pupil was able to catch up with teachers and pupils as the guest of honour at the special event. Zoe, who

ROAD humps that were placed on Melton Drive in Hollins as part of a major roadworks plan will be removed. The committee of Whitefield and Unsworth local area partnership (LAP) ruled to remove the humps after a Bury Council report study revealed there

BURY police’s crime prevention trailer will be sited at the Market Hall entrance each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, beginning next week. Visitors are encouraged to pop in for winter safety advice and officers will be distributing free purse alarms.

THE number of jobs set to be lost at TNT’s delivery depot in Ramsbottom is expected to be five. Workers were last week told of impending redundancies at the Railway Street site, and bosses said it would be kept to single figures. The company

A STRAY German Shepherd found in Tottington at the weekend is being cared for at Manchester Dogs Home. The male dog was taken in by Jane Rodwell after being discovered wandering about in Turton Road last Saturday. She said: “It had a dark collar on.

COMMUNITY officials from Whitefield and Unsworth have drawn up an ambitious three-year plan to make life better in the area. Whitefield and Unsworth Local Area Partnership revealed a detailed document at its meeting last week (Nov 18) outlining dozens

A MOTHERS’ Union at a Tottington church has been granted £1,000 to complete the refurbishment of its kitchen. Members of the Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor local area partnership board confirmed funding for St Anne’s Church at a meeting last Thursday

RAMSBOTTOM’S fire cadets are competing for their chance to represent their country in the Czech Republic. The national fire cadets games are being held in Salford on Saturday and the winners will travel to the Czech Republic next year to compete for the

ROAD humps that were placed on Melton Drive in Hollins as part of a major roadworks plan will be removed. The committee of Whitefield and Unsworth Local Area Partnership (LAP) ruled to remove the humps after a Bury Council report study revealed there

CARING pupils at two Radcliffe schools have sent shoeboxes filled with gifts to children around the world. Pupils at Cams Lane Primary School managed to fill 44 shoeboxes with toiletries, toys and other items as part of the Operation Christmas Child