BURY North MP James Frith has urged Bury FC owner Steve Dale to sell the club. The Shakers are due to return to the High Court next Wednesday to face another winding-up order over unpaid debts. At the hearing, the club's main creditor, Capital
THE path from Bury to Beverley Hills is not a particularly well-trodden one, but that was the route taken by one band when they headlined one of Los Angeles' most prestigious music venues. Indie rockers Lyerr followed in the footsteps of some of
COULD your pooch sniff out the best dog-friendly days out and holidays? Travel company Canine Cottages are looking for four-legged critics - and their owners - to join the team. The lucky pups will receive free UK holidays, days out and products
A NEW initiative is being launched to provide companionship and friendship for over 75s in Bury who live alone. Contact the Elderly is inviting residents to join their new monthly social gatherings where they can enjoy tea, cake and good company
START: Hoddlesden village. Roadside parking near the Ranken Arms pub. Hoddlesden is situated on minor roads 1½ miles east of Darwen. DISTANCE: 3 miles (allow 1½ hours) MAP: OS Explorer 287 West Pennine Moors HIDDEN in the folds of the West
ONLY the creators of South Park could take a scalpel to religion and yet have you bouncing out of the theatre about its power to unite. The Book of Mormon has been a Broadway and West End sensation thanks to its sarcastic – but actually also quite
RADCLIFFE haven’t needed the gift of the gab to convince their summer targets to join Jon Macken’s revolution. Chairman Paul Hilton says the club is on course to secure the players they want to bolster their squad in the Evo-Stik Premier. And
DRUG squad detectives carried out dawn raids as part of a crackdown on narcotics coming into Bury. Ten people were arrested as part of a bid to disrupt the supply of drugs in the borough. Police swooped on properties at six addresses across
ACTORS tend to know when they are in a play which has something special about it. For Margot Leicester, Admissions which comes to The Lowry, Salford Quays, next week is one of those productions. Written by Bad Jews playwright Joshua Harmon, Admissions
A NIGHT of hard hitting, heart stopping and high flying wrestling action is returning to Prestwich. Two of the UK's most popular wrestling stars are set to face off in a bid to take the crown at the Futureshock Live British Pro Wrestling: Underground
A PENSIONER has been left devastated after treasured sentimental items - including a lock of his late son's hair - were stolen. Brian Grimshaw, aged 81, was in his back garden when two men raided his home in Dudley Avenue, Whitefield. The
BURY’S Kate Cross has been named as the new captain of Lancashire Thunder for the 2019 Kia Super League. The 27-year-old pace bowler replaces Dani Hazell as skipper following her retirement and move to become head coach of the Yorkshire Diamonds
KEITH Hill says he “wouldn’t be afraid” to take up the vacant manager’s job at Bury. The former Rochdale boss has emerged as a strong contender to replace Ryan Lowe and lead the Shakers into League One next season. Hill is currently abroad
RADCLIFFE AC runners Sheila Jones and Neal Emmerson have earned England Masters vests after great marathon and half-marathon performances. Vet-35 Emmerson has qualified to represent his country in his age group at the Maidenhead Half-Marathon in
BURY AC's Ben Coop returned to winning ways at Sunday’s Knowl Hill fell race. Organised by Rochdale Harriers as part of their three-day race series, the tough course takes competitors over a six-mile route over the fell to the North of Ashworth
BURY captain Jon Wiggans says he is in favour of the GMCL’s new lineal structure from 2020, but insists he does not want to be playing Championship cricket next summer. Wiggans is targeting a top-two finish and promotion from Division One B.
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects IAN GEOFFREY STEWART, aged 64, from Radcliffe and frequents the Radcliffe and Bury areas. He is wanted for possessing drugs. JORDAN BAILEY, aged 26, from Radcliffe
A PRIMARY school is said to be on a more stable footing after going through a turbulent period which led to a fall in standards. St Paul’s CE Primary has failed to have its “requires improvement” tag lifted — but the government’s education watchdog
A CONTRACTOR accused of below-par workmanship on a housing association home improvement programme says it is satisfied that its investigations have proved the standard of its work. The 35-year-old Wigan-based company A Connolly Ltd has played a
A FAMILY'S garden has been given a complete makeover to give a little boy with severe disabilities a special birthday treat. Teams of volunteers have rallied round to transform a "neglected" and "unsafe" back yard into a colourful, homely haven
THIS year the Mill Gate shopping centre will be celebrating its 27th birthday. As every child knows, no birthday celebration is complete without a birthday cake and we are handing the job of designing a birthday cake to the children of Bury.
THREE whistleblowers have earned a partial victory over their handling of a probe into a former Bury police officer's shoplifting arrest. Det Insp Andrew Aston, PS John Schofield and PC John Byrne investigated Richard Pendlebury, after he was arrested
A DRUNKEN son attacked his stepfather with a golf club and threatened to stab a neighbour with a knife. Minshull Street Crown Court heard how Marcus Dawson’s mother and stepfather fled their home after he became aggressive on the evening of March
