REGARDING the letter about private schools and education policy (Bury Times September 26). You make some valid points so let me clarify my own position. Education is a passion of mine and I’ve been fortunate to work on the Education Select Committee
A BUSINESSMAN was left shocked after the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) tried to serve him with over £7,000 of court costs. David Webster, 45, was accused of allowing his boat to travel just three nautical miles an hour (knots
IT was all aboard for the newest member of Sodor Railway’s crew as he took over his special duties this weekend. Ahead of its latest Day Out with Thomas weekend the East Lancashire Railway heritage attraction had held a competition to find the nation
BURY will receive a multi-million pound cash boost for its health services in the next four years, the government has said. Health secretary Matt Hancock made the pledge during a visit to a walk-in centre in Bury town centre which is feared to
HEATON Park golf course has been forced to close again with its long term future now thrown into doubt. The historic 18-hole course, along with is pitch and putt course and clubhouse all closed last October after the collapse of its previous owner
RADCLIFFE were knocked out of the Frank Hannah Manchester Premier Cup following an agonising penalty shoot-out defeat to FC United of Manchester on Tuesday. Four second-half goals split evenly between the two sides sent the game to penalties, but
RADCLIFFE boss Jon Macken was pleased with his side’s performance in the Manchester Premier Cup despite being knocked out by FC United of Manchester. Boro exited the competition on penalties after an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Neuven Stadium on
THE Ramsbottom Rake returns on Sunday with riders battling out to conquer the famous old hill. The long running time trial, first competed for in 1929, it one of the toughest hill climbs in the country – a 875 metre sprint that includes a 25 per
RADCLIFFE AC's flying Fiona Lynch was the first woman finisher in the gruelling Three Towers Ultra Marathon, covering the 44 miles and 8,000 feet of climbing in 9hrs 3mins 52 secs. Five from the club took on Saturday’s physically and mentally challenging
BURY’S Adam Yates held onto his lead on the last day to be crowned the CRO Race champion in Zagreb. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider stormed into the lead by taking a solo victory in stage five of the six-day race in Croatia. He then came home seventh
WALSHAW Sports put up a brave fight before going down 2-1 away at new Manchester League Premier Division leaders Pennington. With the breeze and slope in their favour in the first half, Walshaw made a confident start and Lee Gaskell came closest
RAMSBOTTOM United boss Chris Willcock says Saturday's 2-0 win against Brighouse Town in the BetVictor League North West Division was a big step in the right direction for his side. Goals from Reuben Jerome and Nic Evangelinos sealed a home victory
A SEXTET of Bury AC athletes set off for Sutton Park on Sunday to represent the club at the National Road Relay Championships. Bury qualified at the Northern Championships and would meet the other country’s leading clubs from the South, East, West
MP James Frith will meet with the Football Association tomorrow as Bury FC’s bid for readmission takes the next step. Shakers supporters and campaigners have turned their attentions to making sure the club re-enters the football pyramid at the
PEOPLE in Radcliffe wonder if the council is having a laugh with a range of new benches that have been installed around Radcliffe town centre. Members of the public have described the wooden seating as being “poorly positioned” and “a waste of
BOSSES at a popular Bury tea rooms treated two young female employees unfairly after they announced they were pregnant, a tribunal has ruled. Beth Gibson, a Saturday girl at Mrs Ogden's since June 2013 before becoming full-time, was pregnant when
A FLEDGLING waste management firm in Bury has broken through the £2million turnover barrier in just 12 months of trading. And now Wastesurem which operates out ofices at The Rock, is looking to kick on and become a significant player in the field
A NEW international kitchen retailer opened its doors in Bury last weekend. Kutchenhaus is bringing German manufacturing knowhow to the town with the launch of its Rochdale Road outlet. Juan-Pierre Roets, with 13 years experience working for
RECORD profits have been posted by an international commercial and domestic flooring firm based in Radcliffe. This was on top of James Halstead’s best-ever revenues performance, with their 2019 total coming in at £253million, up 1.4 per cent year-on-year
A FATHER is encouraging people to make sure their homes are safe after noticing his family were in danger due to a faulty boiler. In a bid to save money, Luke McCloud from Bury had decided to get a smart meter installed in his home, where he lives
