Bury face a tough Championship test in the first round of the Carabao Cup. The Shakers have been handed a trip to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday. The game will be played in the week commencing August 12. The League Cup draw
BURY FC staff have spoken out over the "abysmal" treatment they say have faced over the past five months. Non-playing staff at the club claim to have not been paid on time since January and are still awaiting payment of their May wages from the
FAMILY and friends are hoping to make a “brave” seven-year-old boy’s dreams of visiting Disney World come true. Tyler Longden was diagnosed with leukaemia aged two and was forced to go through three years of chemotherapy. Following the successful
BURY North MP James Frith has renewed his calls for Bury FC's owner to sell the club as soon as possible. The Shakers were handed another reprieve yesterday as a winding-up petition against the club was adjourned for the third time in as many months
BURY will begin their League One season on home turf, with MK Dons coming to Gigg Lane for the opening-day fixture on August 3. The Shakers' first derby of the campaign comes the following Saturday with a trip to Accrington Stanley, the reverse
A COUNCILLOR is calling for a music festival to be relocated because of the “massive inconvenience” it causes Prestwich residents. Cllr David Silbiger says people living close to Heaton Park, where Parklife is held each year, are “fed up” of the
THREE Radcliffe AC runners completed four races in four days when they took part in the Tour of Tameside. Mark Garner, Sharon Peterkin and Karen Doherty ran the X Trail 10k on Thursday and the six-mile Hell on the Fell race the following evening
BURY Clarion riders’ enthusiasm was not dampened by the rain when they took to the road for the Lumb Carr Road hill climb. In a 30-strong turnout it was local rider Jude Taylor that took the overall win in a time of 2mins 14secs. Jude is one
CAPTAIN Adam Barnes helped Edenfield secure a crucial rain-affected 10-wicket win against promotion rivals Stretford on Saturday with an unbeaten 69 and he is top of the run-scoring charts in the GMCL’s Division Two B. Opener Barnes hit 10 fours
BURY AC held the second of their series of Mini League competitions last week with around 50 young athletes from Bury and surrounding clubs taking part. There were good performances from Bury’s athletes including Anna Gisbourne, who won the 80m,
THE recent commemorations for the 75th anniversary of D-Day reminded people of the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought to allow us to live in peace. However, as well as those who physically fought to help secure victory, there were many others
RADCLIFFE have launched their summer recruitment drive with two new signings. Striker Danny Mitchley and full-back Lanre Olapade have signed to play next season for Jon Macken’s upwardly mobile Boro. And adding to the good news, the club has
TOM Aldred has wished Bury well, despite his departure bringing an unsuccessful spell with the club to an end. The defender’s two-year deal expires at the end of this month, although he has spent the last 18 months on loan with Scottish side
ASBESTOS found at Bury Market has forced a business to close for three weeks. Simpson Furniture was restocked and reopened yesterday after asbestos was discovered at the former Redmans stall which was taken down last month. A total of five
PUPILS skipped, danced and walked thousands of steps to help raise vital funds for a children's hospice. Participants of The Gillian Garvey School of Dance undertook an ‘Around the World’ challenge — an ambitious aim of travelling the equivalent
A LANDMARK moment this week saw a Bury cat sitter bring her campaign before the House of Commons. Cat campaigner Heléna Abrahams has had her day in Parliament following an “uphill” three-year battle for a change in law. Miss Abrahams, who lives
A CAMPAIGN to rebuild Tottington High School has been taken to Westminster. Bury MP James Frith who is working with school leaders to have it rebuilt met with the Schools Minister after the school repeatedly had its rebuild plans cancelled under
A POPULAR lollipop lady was given an 80th birthday treat to remember as the children who she guides to safety pulled out all the stops to mark the special occasion. Each day, dedicated Gwen Robinson helps hundreds of pupils to cross Heywood
ALDI’S Bury stores are now donating surplus food directly to local groups to redistribute supplies to vulnerable people in the area, including Bury Cancer Support and the Bury Homeless Project’s Community Street Kitchen. The new partnerships follow
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects. PETER MULLANY, aged 36, from Bolton and frequents the Bury area. He is wanted for assault. CRAIG MAKIN, aged 39, from Bury and frequents the Bury and Radcliffe
SEVERAL new leaders will be appointed at churches across Bury during two special services at Manchester Cathedral. Six new leaders in Bury are among a total of 40 soon-to-be appointed members of the clergy. On Saturday at 2.30pm, the Bishop of
