POLICE are hunting a man from Bury who has breached the conditions of his licence after being released from prison. Officers have appealed for help to trace James Clews, who is also known as James Forrest. Clews was released from prison on November
THOUSANDS of people have signed a petition calling for Transdev to "save the X41 bus service." Concerns have been raised over the proposed axing of the route, which "provides a vital link" between villages such as Ramsbottom, Holcombe, Stubbins
A HUGE manhunt is underway after a teen schoolgirl still wearing her uniform was raped in an alleyway. Police are appealing for information after the 16-year was attacked on Birch Road, Rochdale, yesterday (Wednesday). At around 5pm, the girl
A FIRST-HALF header from Warrington’ Town’s Jordan Buckley was enough to give them victory at home to Radcliffe, suffered a third straight loss. Both teams struggled to get a true foothold in the game and chances were few and far between. In
BURY Council paid out more than £200,000 in compensation last year after claims were made against them for damage and injury caused by potholes. In total, £217,922.15 of taxpayers' money has been paid out to cover the cost of claims made by motorists
A HEAVY metal star has thrown his weight behind efforts to support Australia as it is ravaged by bush fires. Luke Appleton of Iced Earth and Absolva is donating all money made from merch sales for his debut solo album, Snake Eyes, to the Australian
MOTORISTS are campaigning to have lights switched on at night along two of the region’s busiest motorways. Two petitions have been launched to restore nighttime lighting on the M66 and M65. Campaigners say the lack of lighting has led to the
IWYRAH Gooden grabbed a hat-trick as Ramsbottom United continued their unbeaten run in fine style with a 5-2 win at the City of Liverpool. Goals from Gooden along with a Josh Hmami brace were enough to seal all three points for Chris Willcock’s
A BURY woman has started off the new year by celebrating her one hundredth birthday. Mary Mosedale became a centenarian on Sunday, January 5 and celebrated with a party at Abbedydale residential home, where she has lived since 2012. Christine
YOUNG people at risk of being thrown out of class are receiving the help they need, say Bury's education bosses after published figures showed violent behaviour, drugs and alcohol issues in class accounted for a quarter of all school exclusions in
A SCHOOL has received the seal of approval from those who matter the most — the children! School inspectors found that pupils “love their time at “ St Margaret’s CE Primary School when they visited recently. Ofsted found that the Prestwich school
WINNING Wednesday is back and for the Made in Bury Business Draw, the team surprised two lucky winners as there was no draw on New Year’s Day. The first lucky winner was Gemma Enright, who works at Lex Business Equipment Ltd in Radcliffe. Company
A DEAL has been struck by Bury food giant Cranswick with one of Spain's leading pork producers. The Roach Bank Road outfit will be working exclusively with the Costa Food Group as it tackles the UK market. One-third of the nation's continental
A PENSIONER has been left devastated after thieves ransacked her house while she was away – taking an irreplaceable memento of her late son. Denise Egerton, 73, returned home last Friday, January 10, to find a window to her conservatory had been
BURY Hockey Club’s men’s first team remain on course for a top-three finish after they were in record-breaking form on a double header weekend. On Saturday, they came from behind to draw 2-2 at Kendal before rewriting the history books on Sunday
THE owners of an award-winning restaurant are bidding for a return to their agricultural roots. While building up The Fisherman's Retreat in Ramsbottom, the Magnall family owned the nearby Twine Valley Farm. Borough planners in Rossendale have
AMBITIOUS firms in Bury are being urged to invest in new technology as part of a regional enterprise pilot. Several ventures in the area have already taken advantage of the Made Smarter programme for the north west. Promoters are looking to offer
TAXIS will be fitted with smaller licence plates in the coming months after drivers complained that front plates were contributing to targeted attacks on them. Bury Council looks set to heed to the calls of cabbies as a panel of councillors voted
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects EDWARD HARLICK, aged 27, from Ramsbottom and frequents the Ramsbottom area. He is wanted for assault. ABDUL HAKIM, aged 27, from Ramsbottom and frequents the
