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  • Caroline Flack found dead at 40

    FORMER Love Island presenter Caroline Flack has died aged 40 after taking her own life. The television star has been due to stand trial on March 4 after pleading not guilty to assault by beating following an early-morning altercation with her boyfriend

  • Be afraid! Ghost Stories is coming to scare you at The Lowry

    AS one half of the duo behind one of the most talked about theatre shows of recent years, Jeremy Dyson is delighted that audiences around the country are finally getting the chance to be scared out of their wits. Next week Ghost Stories comes to

  • Storm Dennis: What to expect when storm hits today

    The UK is braced for widespread weather disruption for the second weekend in a row as Storm Dennis sweeps in. Heavy rain and strong winds are due to strike the country from Saturday morning and are likely to affect transport links and trigger floods

  • Bosses at Bury's JD Sports blast merger ruling

    A PROBE into the potential merger of Bury's JD Sports and Footasylum would leave shoppers 'worse off', say competition chiefs. But bosses at the Pilsworth-based retailer have blasted the provisional findings by the Competition and Markets Authority

  • Pizza takeaway in Ramsbottom calls in administrators

    ADMINISTRATORS have been called in for a pizza takeaway in Ramsbottom. Bosses at Pizza Nova, in Bridge Street, have now appointed Nottinghamshire-based liquidators Quantuma to handle their affairs. A special meeting was convened by director Arshad

  • Police and councillors assemble for public forum in Radcliffe

    AN open forum is being staged in Radcliffe today for people to raise community issues and concerns. Pc Sam Moss, Pc John Dickinson, PCSO Tony Bond and PCSO Shaun Broughton will be joined by Labour councillor Rhyse Cathart and Radcliffe First councillor

  • Fire union sounds safety alert over control room 'failings'

    FIRE union chiefs in Greater Manchester have claimed new control room arrangements for the north west are creating "dangerous delays" in emergency response times. Leaders of the Fire Brigades Union say they have issued five safety critical notices

  • Vinyl frontier - Bury at forefront of record revival

    ONCE thought to be consigned to the dustbin of musical history, or at best the bedrooms of a handful of faithful enthusiasts ­— vinyl is back. And from records to turntables Bury is at the cutting edge of the vinyl revival. During the late 80s and