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  • Bury Council services could be privatised

    BURY Council has announced plans which could see it no longer directly providing services to residents. Instead, services could be provided by the private sector, neighbouring authorities and voluntary groups. The proposals have been

  • ASBO changes welcomed by MP

    BURY MP David Nuttall has backed the Government’s proposals to change the way it deals with anti-social behaviour. The Bury North MP said anti-social behaviour is still a common problem in some communities across Bury. In January this

  • Tory makes a case for fewer councillors

    THE number of councillors across Greater Manchester should be slashed to save millions of pounds every year. That is the view of Conservative councillor Sam Hurst, who has written to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles asking for the number