A SCHOOL has received a letter of congratulations from the country's lead Ofsted inspector after it was no longer classed as failing. St Monica's RC High School in Prestwich has been praised for the hard work undertaken after it was placed in special
HARDWORKING volunteers have been collecting Christmas trees from homes across the borough to help raise record funds for Bury Hospice. Families arranged for their used and tired trees to be picked up and recycled in return for a donation to the
VOLUNTEERS across Bury will be able to access new training on suicide prevention. New monthly courses are being delivered by professionals who are working to reduce the number of deaths by suicide in the borough. On average there 18 suicide
PARENTS have been invited to learn about their child's emotional and behavioural development as part of a pilot scheme. A primary school in Bury is trialling an online parenting course about children, their development, emotions and behaviour.
A RECORD number of coaches have visited the award-winning Bury Market, new figures show. The market welcomed more than 1,800 coaches in 2019, bringing shoppers from far and wide to see the famous destination. In November last year, a total of
Nine cars are reported to have been involved in a crash on a major commute route. The collision blocked two lanes of the M66 southbound carriageway between junction three for Pilsworth industrial estate, Whitefield and Radcliffe, and junction four
THE East Lancashire Railway, which had to close a section of track due to a scrapyard fire at Autosave, said it was "business as normal" over the weekend. A short section of the heritage line was closed on the weekend of January 4 and 5. The
