Hundreds of people have turned out to pay their respects to a veteran who died with no known family. Members of the public were invited to the funeral of 100-year-old RAF veteran Oswald Dixon after a plea from the care home where he lived. Today
THE latest lucky winner of the Made in Bury £2,000 weekly draw was Keilan Hodkinson from Six Town Housing. Keilan is an electrician at Six Town Housing, an Arm’s Length Management Organisation, which manages the housing stock owned by Bury Council
AN industrial site will be transformed into a housing estate. Planning bosses have given the green light to build 268 homes on the Bevis Green Works in Mill Street off Walmersley Road. The site is occupied by Tetrosyl, a chemical manufacturer
GREEN fingered growers and artisans showed off their handiworks as Tottington and District Horticultural Society held its September Show. Bathed in sunshine, Greenmount Old School was packed with beautiful flower displays and wonderful exhibits
A 22-year-old man who was left with serious burns after house fire has died. Neighbours spotted the blaze during the early hours of the morning in Kestrel Drive, near Hoyles Park, on Saturday, October 5. Firefighters rushed to the scene and were
A MEMBER of the public stormed out of Bury Council’s planning meeting as emotions ran high over controversial plans to convert a former pub into a petrol station and convenience store. James Hall and Co Ltd put forward plans to develop the former
A CHARITABLE organisation has taken over the management of a community hub after a major dispute broke out over the running of the site. Five members of the board of six trustees at The Mosses Centre, located in Bury town centre, say they have
A DRINK driver who drove a car on the M60 motorway has been sentenced to do 120 hours of unpaid work by Manchester magistrates.The court heard how Davide Spanu, aged 50, of Bury New Road, Whitefield, had drunk two and a half times the legal alcohol
