THE controversy over Isis bride Shamima Begum has raged on this week. Having left the UK at the age of 15 to join the terror organisation, the 19-year-old has just given birth to a son in a Syrian refugee camp. She is seemingly unrepentant about
Q I keep getting regular headaches and pain in my jaw. Do my teeth need to be checked? A Sometimes, when you have problems not just in your teeth, but in your gums, the muscles that operate the jaw or in the joint that connects the jaw are to blame
OPEN letter to Geoff Little, Chief Executive, Bury Council RE Impact on Simister due to housing/road infrastructure development under the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework Further to your recent letter notifying residents of the second draft
The makers of One Born Every Minute are looking for mums and dads-to-be to take part in a new TV programme. The Garden Productions, who also make 24 Hours in A&E, are looking for a diverse range of expectant parents for a brand new BBC2 documentary
A SHOCKED home-owner found a 4ft-long snake in his bathroom, which hissed at him and then slithered into his toilet. The rat snake, which is not venomous, is thought to be an escaped pet that got into the property in Basildon, Essex, which is being
ASPIRATIONS to build 4,000 council-owned homes in the next five years have been met with scepticism. Cabinet member for housing Eamonn O'Brien believes the council has the capacity to build all the homes on brownfield sites. Plans for the first
A MEETING of cultures took place yesterday as Bury welcomed pupils and teachers from China for a bond-building visit. The guests from the northern Chinese city of Datong received a civic reception at Bury Town Hall where they were greeted by pupils
SERIOUSLY ill and injured people in the North West will now have access to lifesaving blood outside of hospital for the first time, thanks to a new project. The project has seen three regional health services, headed by the North West Air Ambulance
OSCAR Wilde's classic story The Picture of Dorian Gray had been given a makeover to resonate with modern day audiences. Dorian, showing at The Met tomorrow night, is an inspired contemporary re-telling of the story with Andrew McMillan taking the
SUPERJOSH founder Dawn Fidler brings you her latest blog PLEASE can you help SuperJosh support children in Hospital? I know first hand how important it is to help support our children’s and young people’s hospital wards with play and entertainment
The council delivers more than 150 different services to a population of around 189,000 people living in approximately 84,000 households. Every pound the council spends is split as follows: Adult care services 43p Children’s services
THE budget took centre-stage at last night’s council meeting. The leading Labour group made new announcements whilst Conservatives and Liberal Democrats put forward their own alternatives. Local Democracy Reporter JOSEPH TIMAN looks at where Bury Council
OPPOSITION parties set out their alternative proposals for the 2019/20 budget at a council meeting last night. Conservatives said they would invest £30m in the borough’s highways by resurfacing roads and fixing pavements. They would borrow
A NEW Year's Day drink driver has been electronically tagged and given an 8pm to 6am curfew for six weeks. At Manchester Magistrates' Court Missam Abbas, aged 32, of First Avenue, Tottington, pleaded guilty to having drunk more than twice the legal
JON Macken has challenged his Radcliffe side to “get a grip” and re-establish themselves as genuine promotion contenders. Three defeats in four, the latest at Market Drayton on Saturday, has caused Boro to drop off the pace at the top of Evo-Stik
BURY AC multi-eventers Jay Cook and Daisy Worthington both won silver medals at the Scottish National Combined Events championships in Glasgow. Cook, competing in the under-15 boys' pentathlon, set a new personal-best total score of 2,290 points
JENNY Yates continued her fine form when she was first vet-50 in the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool. She said she had "nothing left in the tank” after clocking a personal-best time of 1hr 38mins 50secs in windy conditions, finishing
By Mark Sleightholm AT five years old, Bury’s Jenson Whyte is already on the road to his dream of being a motor racing star. One of the youngest racers in the Bambino Kart Club (BKC) 2019 series, the Brandlesholme boy will make his racing debut
RAMSBOTTOM Table Tennis Club are backing a new national initiative to promote the sport to those over the age of 50. The new 'Bat and Chat' sessions are designed to increase participation in the sport for the older generation while promoting the
BURY Referees' Association hosts its next monthly development session tonight at St Mary's Social Club in Radcliffe. National List referee Matt Donohue is the guest who will talk about his route to promotion and the opportunities available to referees
A DEPLETED Bury Blue Devils lost 81-68 at Manchester Area Basketball League's second-placed side Myerscough. With only seven players available for the away trip, the outlook was not bright for Bury and the athletic, sharp-shooting home team quickly
RADCLIFFE made it two games without a win after they were stung 2-1 by hosts Market Drayton Town. Town took the lead through Andy Hartlebury before Tunde Owolabi equalised for Boro in the second half. The killer blow came when James Jennings
RYAN Lowe admits Bury’s strength in depth will be crucial as they prepare for one of the most important weeks in their season so far. After winning at Exeter to go within two points of leaders Lincoln, the Shakers return to Gigg Lane for three successive
RAMSBOTTOM United continued their quest for a play off berth with a 6-0 win at Newcastle Town on Tuesday night. The Rams had the bulk of the possession early on with Newcastle threatening on the break. Rammy went close to the opening goal on
FOUR detached five-bedroom houses will be built on Tottington's green belt in place of an existing bungalow. The decision was made at the planning committee on Tuesday despite objections from residents of the village and their ward councillors.
