A SCHOOL has been slammed by inspectors for failing to provide a "good quality of education" for its pupils. Prestwich Arts College has been rated "inadequate" by the government's education watchdog Ofsted, which found pupils there "have not benefited
I PICKED up a box full of beautiful aubergines from the market this week so it’s all about aubergines today! Although often associated with warmer climates and Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, aubergines are widely cultivated here in the
POLICE are warning people to be on their guard against telephone scammers after a victim had their bank account cleared. A Bury resident was contacted by an offender purporting to be calling from BT. They were kept on the phone for two hours
SET in rural Northumberland, close to Hexham, Langley Castle is a jewel in the North East’s crown - a perfect example of secluded beauty. Commissioned in 1350, the castle has a colourful history, from burning down in the 1400s to being used as an
THERE are now less than 24 hours before hundreds of competitors swim, cycle and run their way to the finish line in Ironman UK. This year marks the first the sporting event's course will pass through Bury. Here is how the weather is shaping
LANCASHIRE virtually ends at Worsthorne. Head east from this village and in just a few miles across Pennine moors you cross the county boundary and enter Yorkshire by the lonely reservoir at Widdop. This walk follows a section of the old cross-Pennine
AN AMBITIOUS multi-million pound transformation of Prestwich has taken another step forward this week after Bury Council agreed to purchase a “key site” in the town centre. The council has agreed to buy the Istanbul restaurant on Bury New Road,
WHEN Summerseat Village Community Group won funding for their Bee Involved project, they were not expecting one of the volunteers to become one of the youngest beekeepers in the country. Monty Speed, aged eight, has been helping to look after more
ALLEGATIONS of bullying and homophobia have been levelled against two councillors as a dispute over a "perilous" community centre continues. Members of the Mosses Centre voiced their concerns and complaints in the council chambers. A total
