RYAN Lowe has struck again to take another member of his promotion-winning Bury squad to Plymouth Argyle. Dominic Telford joined Will Aimson and Danny Mayor at Home Park yesterday, signing a two-year deal with the League Two club. The fee was
AN END to the archaic and exploitative leasehold system could at last be in sight. In the last two weeks both the Conservative Government and the Labour Party have set out ambitious proposals to smash the scandal and alleviate the suffering of thousands
DIVERS, blood nurses, engineers and TV producers were among those who inspired pupils at a Brandlesholme primary school. Old Hall Primary School held an Aspirations Week recently aimed at encouraging pupils to think about different careers, as
ENJOY a Victoria Wood-inspired showcase at The Met in Saturday (1pm)by some of the diverse groups that are based at the venue. Bury Youth Theatre will explore sitcoms across the decades and Engage 2 Stage, a theatre company for the visually impaired
A SHOP that was targeted by an offender has called on other businesses to be vigilant. Staff at The Little Sweet Shop Co in Radcliffe arrived on Tuesday morning to find that the back door had been smashed. A man managed to "scare off" the intruders
RAMSBOTTOM United have taken a major step towards increasing their revenue stream with the appointment of Simon Kenyon as their new commercial manager. Simon, who hails from Hesketh Bank, arrives with significant experience of sport business management
RADCLIFFE have added to their firepower up front with the signing of non-league goal-getter Matthew Wolfenden. Jon Macken has swooped to bring in the 31-year-old former Oldham Athletic man in ahead of the first big pre-season game against League
NEW Bury manager Paul Wilkinson has been running the rule over a host of trialists as he bids to put a side together for the start of their pre-season schedule. After being appointed as Ryan Lowe’s successor last week, one of Wilkinson’s first tasks
COUNCILLOR David Jones has been appointed leader of Bury Council. The former police inspector has taken over from Cllr Rishi Shori who is stepping down after three years in the role. Labour councillors, who hold most of the seats at the council
BURY Council declared a climate emergency at a town hall meeting last night. Proposals to make the declaration were waved through together with an “aspiration” for Bury to be carbon neutral by 2030. This comes after the local authority committed
COUNCILLORS agreed a plan to tackle declining education standards in the borough’s schools last night. Conservative councillors blamed the ruling Labour group for “letting down” children and families. This comes as Bury’s schools were ranked
IT would be fair to say East Lancs Paper Mill have not only been recovering on the field, but off it too. The Radcliffe club, fresh from a convincing seven-wicket GMCL Division Two A win against Bury seconds on Saturday, have not had the easiest
LEA Salonga will mean different things to different people. To some she will always be associated with the musical Miss Saigon which made her a star and to others she will forever be the voice of Disney’s Princess Jasmine in the animated version of
RADCLIFFE AC’s Lisa Carter and Fiona Lynch took on tough terrain in the two-day Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon. They were the fourth woman vets team in the event’s Carrock race, completing approximately 61 miles and 11,150 feet of climbing
A SMALL squad representing Bury at the YDL Upper League meeting made the best of the home advantage to take third place out of the seven teams to consolidate third place in the league with one fixture remaining. In the under-20 men’s category, Nathan
UNITED Utilities has been told to clean up its act by the Environment Agency which said it must improve its performance. The agency described as "simply unacceptable" the efforts of water companies to protect the environment after the report, published
FANS of two Bury parks have a chance to vote them the best in the UK. The search is on to find the best open green space in the country. Bury's Burrs Country Park and Walker's Field are two of 55 in the North-West nominated for The Fields in
AS the number of allegations of abuse in Bury’s care homes continue to rise, questions are being asked about the borough’s adult care system. BRAD MARSHALL reports. HEALTH and social care bosses have sought to reassure residents of the safety and
THOUSANDS of people partied down as a huge day of family fun returned to Tottington. Once again living up to its name, Tottington’s Big Day Out was a hoot and a half with families packing out the sundrenched St John’s Cricket Field. Six super
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects. GORDON Marshall, aged 59, from Bury, who is known to frequent the Bury area. He is wanted for failure to comply with conditions of licence. VLADIMIR Luka,
A POP-up parrot shop is set to swoop into Ramsbottom over the next bank holiday weekend. Northen Parrots will be hosting the event at the premises on the Cuba Industrial Estate, off Bolton Road North, on Sunday and Monday, August 25 and 26. Renowned
A PRODUCTION company pulled out all the stops when a Lancashire spare parts specialist wanted to boost its worldwide profile. Bosses at Northern Industrial drafted in Bury-based Bigtank when they wanted to tell the story of how they had grown to
BURY council spent £2.7m over its budget last year. The biggest overspend was in the children, young people and culture department which was £5m in deficit. This was caused by demand pressures and delayed savings targets, according to the statement
AFTER 48 years, Castlebrook High School will be no more after next Wednesday. It will close its doors for the last time before it becomes the new £12 million Unsworth Academy in September. Today we hear from former pupils and staff who have nothing
BURY’S Bathstore has been left at risk after the company fell into administration after “months of difficult trading”. The town’s Bathstore, in Angouleme Way, is one of 135 stores across the UK. The retail chain collapsed into administration,
