A LORRY carrying chocolate has caught fire near the M6. Police have been called to the A556 near the M56 and the M6, near Northwich, after the lorry burst into flames. A Police spokesman said: "Police currently dealing with an HGV fire on the
POLICE are hunting a man who is wanted on recall to prison. Connor Willis, aged 22, was released from prison in May 2019 after being jailed in January 2019 for burglary. He has since breached the terms of his license and police have now appealed
WHEN you walk into a record store great music is just what you expect to find. But one Bury outlet has been mixing things up by bringing talented unsigned artists to the masses in a series of in-store gigs. Bury HMV has just wrapped up its first
SINCE rising to fame in the 90s as one of the leading lights of Britpop, 2017 saw Shed Seven release their first new album in 16 years, Instant Pleasures, which went top ten and achieved acclaim across the board. This winter, the band’s comeback
THE upcoming general election has led to the local authority cancelling its meeting of full council next week. The meeting which all councillors attend was due to take place on November 27 – two weeks before the vote. It falls during the pre-election
A BRAVE crash survivor has been reunited with the fireman who held her hand while she was being rescued. Bethany Lee, from Radcliffe, was severely injured in a three-car crash on the M60 last December, as she was travelling home from a football
ROYLE Family stars Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little stopped off in Bury to film for their new series. The actors, who play father and son Jim and Antony in the hit BBC comedy, visited Bury Market yesterday where they tried the town's traditional
DAVID Vaughan was Bury’s sole competitor at the Northern Athletics Indoor meeting in Sheffield on Saturday. Competing against seniors Vaughan, an under-17, put in some great performances. He took second in the triple jump with a best effort of 11.86metres
A LATE Elliot Rokka rocket was enough for Radcliffe FC to claim all three points against Mickleover Sports in a 1-0 win earned in difficult conditions. Rokka hit a thunderous shot in the 86th minute to give Boro a deserved lead after plenty of chances
BURY ABC boxer Abdul Khan was on the wrong end of a split decision in Greater Manchester’s clash with Yorkshire at the Northern Area quarter-finals of the National Association of Boys and Girls Clubs boxing championships. Teenager Khan, pictured
IT was a hugely successful weekend for Radcliffe AC who picked up a raft of awards at the Central Lancashire Grand Prix presentation ceremony. The club won the team title in the competition which is contested over 10 races, ranging from a mile to
A NIC Evangelinos goal was enough to earn Ramsbottom United a point in a 1-1 draw with Runcorn Linnets. Evangelinos hit back with a second-half strike after Zachery Aley had given Runcorn the lead. Chris Willcock made just the one change to the
ALMOST half a million pounds of the town hall’s reserves will be spent on senior management this year, finance bosses have forecasted. Bury Council is expected to spend £493,000 from its reserves to fund senior management posts within the business
A RAMSBOTTOM firm has raised a huge £9,500 for Bury Hospice after holding a series of events throughout 2019. Staff at insurance brokers Munro Greenhalgh have held a cyclethon, a six-a-side cricket tournament and a 007-themed casino night over the
A BUSINESSMAN from Whitefield who helped to run a company that 'pretended to be Google' has been banned from being a boss for 14 years. An investigation by the Insolvency Service has brought an end to a long-running saga involving 40-year-old Alan
PRIMARY school youngsters are simply buzzing after their school became a hive of activity — quite literally! Pupils at Old Hall Primary School in Brandlesholme now have their own colony of bees. Year Three teacher Claire Hornsby together with
As well as providing end-of-life care in on its wards, Bury Hospice also looks after people in the community and is involved much earlier in their diagnosis. Mike Crutchley reports HELPING patients early in a life-limiting diagnosis is key to the
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects PAWEL MARIN BRZEZINSKI, aged 27, from Bury and frequents the Bury area. He is wanted for immigration offences. TOMMY YOUNG, aged 20, from Bury and frequents
THIS week we took the short drive to Milliken to surprise our winner Kath Pollard. We almost had the element of surprise taken away from us as Kath was about to head out of the office to move her car. Thankfully with the help of Kim Birmingham
AN insolvency and forensic accounting firm in Radcliffe has taken on a new senior manager. Steven Mason has been appointed by Inquesta in their corporate insolvency division. He joins the St John's Terrace company with 12 years under his belt
ANOTHER huge away win saw Radcliffe climb to eighth in the BetVictor League Premier Division thanks to a thunderbolt from Elliot Rokka. Substitute Rokka netted in the 86th minute to claim the three points at Mickleover Sports. And manager Jon
