BURY South drew 9-9 against visitors Fylde who won both doubles games before the hosts came back in the singles. The star of the show was Ken Eccles who won all four of his games. Judith Gaskell and Margaret Eccles each won two and Sheila Bruckshaw
IT was a double family success for Radcliffe AC’s Donna Cartwright and daughter Jenna when they raced at Wigan on Sunday. Donna was fourth lady and first vet-35 in the undulating 10k Amberswood Trail Race with a time of 44mins 50secs. Meanwhile
TEENAGER Harry Eccles has started to take the Wirral Off-Road Enduro Championship by storm after winning two of his first four races. The 18-year-old former Woodhey High School, Holcombe Brook pupil won the first event of the season at Baden Hall
AIRS and graces? Not for Nikki Sanderson. Despite having experienced life on the sets of two of the country’s biggest soaps, this self-confessed “Bury bumpkin” is refreshingly down to earth. The 29-year-old actress made her name as Coronation Street
Slaw (makes enough for a crowd) Ingredients 1 white cabbage (freshness is important for juicy coleslaw) 1/4 onion Jar of shop bought mayonnaise, or approx 200ml homemade 1/2 lemon Salt and pepper Method 1 Thinly slice the
Barbecued pork belly This recipe was helped along by my eldest son who collected the herbs for it from the garden around our villa. It takes a long time to cook so if you don't have a gas barbecue that you can turn right down, it may be best to
I’M sitting in the shade of a palm tree, under a cobalt blue sky, trying to imagine what the people of Bury will fancy cooking this week. I’m guessing the skies there are various shades of grey and milky white and that, unlike me, you haven’t all
PROUD part of Bury’s past, the Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment which amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968. The photograph, above, was taken at their new headquarters in 1961. The photograph, right, shows Gallipoli
AS MAY becomes June and the end of the academic year approaches, I imagine there is one thing on the minds of the nation’s school leavers. Grades? Maybe, but they are not the most pressing issue. Female brains at least are firmly preoccupied
FOLK festival is set to return to Bury later this year following the success of the event in 2012. Tickets are on sale for the second Homegrown festival, taking place at The Met, Market Street, and venues across Bury, which will showcase the finest
AST year, The Zombies celebrated their 50th anniversary and had a busy year. this year seems to be rather busier, and in between no less than three US tours, they managed to fit in a month of dates around the UK. There are no frills with The Zombies
THIS walk through pastures and woodlands along the River Ribble explores the rural hamlet of Dinckley and a section of Roman road running west to east from Ribchester to Yorkshire along the edge of Pendle Hill. The highlight is a beautiful rocky
Sailing smoothly into Copenhagen, past an array of beautiful Scandinavian islands, my wife and I enjoyed breakfast on our sun-soaked stateroom balcony. As first-time cruisers, we had few expectations when setting off on our trip around the Norwegian
Garden centres are busy with people buying new plants to add colour to their garden. The most popular group by far are bedding plants. They give instant colour to any border, container or basket. They are relatively short- lived — most die with
FATHER’S Day is just 10 days away — time to hit the shops. This year, let’s try to use our imagination, shall we? Body-swerve those ties and socks, and instead discover some more exciting gifts and watch that smile spread over dad’s face when he
THE new owners of Bury have announced the club’s general manager and secretary Jill Neville will be continuing in her role. “We are 100 per cent behind her,” said incoming chief executive officer Glenn Thomas of the mother of former Manchester
WALMER mixed A team entertained Bolton Division Two leaders David Lloyd (Chorley) at Mosley Avenue and the visitors soon justified their top place. Walmer lost ground in the opening mixed section with only Jay Hardy and Hattie Morley winning a
GIANT-killers Brooksbottom are two wins away from marking their debut season in the Ribblesdale League with a trophy. The Bury-based outfit, still to play a match on their own pitch this season, stunned holders Baxenden in a thriller to reach the
FILM director Alfred Hitchcock giving his definition of happiness may not seem an obvious way to open a film about The Stone Roses. But look on the faces of the fans as Ian Brown works his way down the front of the crowd, happiness — this is it
BURY succumbed to their second successive inter-league defeat to their Bolton rivals when the junior team were beaten 209 (D)-190 at Bolton Cricket Club. That was in the wake of the over-45s’ reverse the previous week. The Bury youngsters were
MOTOR cycle race-ace Ben Grindrod has high hopes of breaking into the elite group of riders who regularly score points in the British Super Bikes National Superstock 1000 championship. The 24-year-old Ainsworth contender has stepped up from the
SOME of Bury’s top golfers will converge on Southport’s renowned Hillside Golf Club tomorrow to compete in the prestigious Lancashire Amateur Championship. The 7,030-yards course, which invariably comes with a strong sea breeze at best, will offer
BURY’S new board of directors have said they slashed season ticket prices for the forthcoming campaign because they believe watching football has become too expensive. The new Gigg Lane regime has abolished the differential between the main and
THE historic centre of Radcliffe could be transformed to create a heritage park, celebrating the area’s past. Bury Council has submitted a planning application to improve Radcliffe Tower, off Sandford Street, and the surrounding area. The monument
ANGRY residents have joined forces to campaign against plans to develop a petrol station on a busy main road. Eleven letters have been sent to Bury Council objecting to an application to extend Turks Service Station, in Turks Road, Radcliffe.
A PROMISING young soldier was accidentally shot dead when his colleagues removed the barrel from a machine gun as it pointed directly at him, a court martial heard. Fusilier James Wilkinson, aged 21, from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment
RADCLIFFE responded to their departing captain Mark Robinson’s call for batting consistency with a thumping 100-run win against Central Lancashire League Championship rivals Oldham at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday. With Robinson leaving as
KEVIN Blackwell has warned Shakers fans that the much-mooted revolution at Gigg Lane will not happen overnight. Even though an unquestionable wave of optimism surrounds the club after the recent takeover, which promises to get the club back on
STAND hosted Stretford at the SCG on Saturday afternoon and notched a much-needed victory. With conditions perfect for cricket and having won the toss, they elected to field first with the home side bolstered by the inclusion of debutants Rick
MACEYS Gigg Lane: There were plenty of anglers on the bottom lodge last Sunday, so I opted for the quieter top lodge. One or two serious carpers were there, but they did not seem to have much luck. I started on pellet, getting decent hits on rudd
BURY ABC fighter Saray Dunne avenged a previous defeat when she beat Aintree ABC girl J Mellor in a boxing show at Atherton’s Formby Hall on Friday. The 24-year-old won unanimously on points after losing controversially to her rival on Merseyside
BURY Broncos returned from their game at high-flying Little Hulton Reds with a 33-12 victory and a place in the play-off positions in North West Division Four. A cagey opening 20 minutes saw the Broncos pile the pressure on the home side, but resilient
SECOND-placed Bury kept up the pressure on leaders Atherton with another impressive win – this time at Little Hulton – in the Bolton Association. The home side were all out for 180 of which 66 were scored by Azam Shah. South African Kobus Scholtz
TOP scorer Ben Wharton heads a quartet of players who have left Radcliffe Borough as the summer squad revolution takes place. Wharton has joined Evo-Stik Division One North rivals Warrington Town for a nominal fee and he has been joined through
A SEX attacker has escaped a jail sentence after committing a series of bizarre assaults on five teenage girls. Dale Cranshaw, aged 29, admitted the five charges, which involved flicking semen on to the victims’ clothing, in incidents in Prestwich
Cranshaw’s assaults sent shockwaves and disgust through the community and sparked a major police investigation over a four-year-period. Detectives wrote to families warning them of the danger to children and headteachers held special assemblies
Organisers of Tottington’s Big Day Out will be hoping ‘The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ does not strike when they use the image of Wallace and Gromit star Lady Tottington on their poster. Animation company Aardman have granted permission to use the
UNION members at O2 in Bury are to be balloted over strike action in the wake of a shock announcement that more than half the workforce will have their jobs outsourced. On Monday, around 50 employees staged a three-hour protest outside the Dumers
PRIME Minister David Cameron has praised Bury’s Muslim community for honouring the memory of Drummer Lee Rigby. Drummer Rigby, who was signed up to the Armed Forces in Bury, died on a busy street in Woolwich, London, on May 22. Two men have
A FOOTBALL club for youngsters whose pitch was ravaged by flooding and drainage problems is celebrating an award of nearly £50,000. Phoenix Junior Football Club have been handed £47,341 from Sport England to upgrade drainage facilities at their
A BURY roofer has been ordered to carry out community service work after he admitted putting workers’ lives at risk. Tony Massey, who trades as Massey Roofing and Building Contractors, was photographed with two other men sitting on the ridge of
A YOUNGSTER from Whitefield with cerebral palsy may have the chance to undergo pioneering treatment – in part thanks to a Bury man’s generosity. James Simpson, aged 11 months, took nine minutes to begin breathing spontaneously after his birth in
PAYDAY loan companies were labelled “glorified loan sharks” at a protest held in Bury. Bury Labour Women’s Forum campaigned in the town centre last Thursday, and were visited by Walthamstow Labour MP Stella Creasy, who has spoken out against the
THE headteacher of a Bury primary school which was judged to “require improve-ment” has spoken out following the public-ation of a second inspection report. Government assess-ors had downgraded Fairfield Community Primary in February from good,
A 96-YEAR-OLD war veteran who survived the sinking of a ship, which claimed more lives than the Titanic and Lusitania combined, has died. In 2010, Herbert Brown, known affectionately as “Topper”, finally received a medal to commemorate the 1940
THE father and brother of a Bury youngster with an incurable condition went on the run to help raise about £3,000. The duo completed the BUPA Greater Manchester 10K for the charity, Ehlers-Danlos Support UK. Four-year-old Annabelle Griffin,
LEADERS of two Bury schools have been asked to help out at a school battling to regain its “good” rating. Ross McMurdo, headteacher at Higher Lane Primary School, Whitefield, has announced he is stepping down in August. Taking over on a part-time
THOUSANDS of people are expected to throng the town centre this weekend as the Bury Lions Carnival reinforces its reputation as a leading annual attraction in the local calendar. Sunday’s event will feature a procession of colourful floats, as
“I CAN’T believe how quickly the time has flown by. Last year I was panicking about having the operation and getting through it. “I couldn’t even think about how I would be now,” said John, of Turks Road, Radcliffe. The 47-year-old was born
ELDERLY residents are celebrating a parking victory after they claimed nearby workers were jamming their road with parked cars. They had argued that the parking chaos in Shakespeare Avenue, off Manchester Road, was potentially life-threatening.
A FORMER soldier from Bury who heroically tackled a rifle-carrying drunk has found a new career working on the largest windfarm in Europe. Liam Howarth, aged 31, from Greenmount, served in the British Army around the world in countries such as
RELEASED Bury veteran Efe Sodje is the new assistant manager at Macclesfield Town. The 40-year-old, who left Gigg Lane after five years with the Shakers, rejoins his former employers to become number two to the Blue Square Bet Premier side’s new
BURY Comets paid for the absence of key competitors when they were beaten by Northern League Division One leaders Stockport 92-84 at Goshen sports complex. Eleven race wins for the visitors proved decisive, although Chris Parish opened with victory
RAMSBOTTOM United’s prolific strike partnership of Lee Gaskell and Jon Robinson both picked up individual awards at the club’s annual presentation evening recently. The pair amassed more than 50 goals between them in the club’s debut season at
FOOTBALL fans say they are still waiting for answers — eight weeks after they were locked out of a Bury match. As many as 500 Oldham fans were turned away from the game against the Shakers at Gigg Lane on April 13 despite thousands of seats being
FINAL preparations are under way for a huge music festival in Heaton Park this weekend – and businesses are gearing up to do a roaring trade. Rita Ora and Plan B are just two of the major acts set to perform at the Parklife Weekender taking place
THE Shakers were just days away from going to the wall, according to the new owners who have taken over at Gigg Lane after injecting up to £1.5million to keep the club going. Incoming chief executive officer Glenn Thomas has revealed a winding-up
ASSISTANT manager Peter Shirtliff has left the Shakers, it was announced yesteray. According to the club, 52-year-old Shirtliff told chairman Stewart Day of his desire to leave the club on Monday. “The chairman has accepted Peter’s decision and
