A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman was found badly burned inside a house. Police were called just after 7:30pm on Friday after receiving calls about a woman at a house on East Street. Emergency services attended, and found
A DEVELOPMENT brief has been published for one of Bury and Bolton's largest brownfield sites. An opportunity is being offered to redevelop the East Lancs Paper Mill site in Radcliffe. Council bosses in Bury, being brought forward with Homes
Former Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings has spoken out about his time in Government during a 'bombshell' interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. Mr Cummings, who left No 10 in autumn 2020 after a power struggle, accused Mr Johnson of not
BURY cricketer and skipper of Manchester Originals, Kate Cross, is preparing to play in the first game of the sport's exciting new competition The Hundred. With the first ball bowled on Wednesday, July 21, Originals fans can look forward to four
Staff from two fast-food outlets have teamed up to climb Mount Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Wales to raise funds for Bury Hospice. Chunky Chicken and My Dessert in Walmersley Road will be undertaking the trek and have pledged to raise £7,533
TAX payers in Bury and across the city-region will have to shell out more than £8.5 million extra to pay for policing in Greater Manchester this year. Home Office data shows £165 million in funding for Greater Manchester Police will come from council
A BURY student has been honoured for a major broadcast journalism award by her university. Harriet Heywood, originally from Freckleton Drive on Seddons Farm was crowned Journalist of the Year by judges for the annual Journalism Awards at the University
Former Shakers defender Joe Riley has been forced to retire due to a knee injury. The 29-year-old came through Bolton's academy and after making nine appearances for the first-team he joined Bury in January 2015. Riley would make 57 appearances
A main road in Bury was closed earlier this morning due to an accident outside a pub. The road was closed both ways due to an accident involving two vehicles between Nursery Road and Cuckoo Lane. The incident occurred near the Welcome Inn pub
A GANG of burglars raided a series of homes in Bolton and Bury, snapping locks on doors as householders slept and stealing cars worth a total of £195,000. Bolton Crown Court heard how teenager Jack Rourke, who claimed he was committing crime to
A NETWORK of 58 roadside cameras will enforce the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) policy in Bury once it is introduced in just over 10 months. The whole of Greater Manchester is set to push ahead with the initiative that would see drivers of heavily-polluting
A NEW minister, and former missionary working in Russia, joined a church in Redvales at the start of this month. In his new role as minister at Radcliffe Road Baptist Church Russell Phillips, who has travelled all over Europe, from Edinburgh to
RESIDENTS are being reminded to preserve their right to vote./ This week will see the annual canvas with emails from Civica Election Services sent to people who have previously provided elections with contact information. All residents will
A 10-year-old from Bury is officially the winner of Health Education England’s (HEE) Step into the NHS competition after winning the hearts of judges with a ‘Thank You’ song dedicated to the nation’s healthcare workers. Harry Jamil attends Bury
BURY AFC fans will be able to take a step back in time this weekend by boarding a ‘football special’ to their latest match. The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) is offering supporters the chance to travel to their away game with Ramsbottom this Saturday
PLANS have been submitted to Bury Council to build a new footbridge and cycleway close to the Daisyfield Viaduct. The proposed structure crossing the River Irwell would replace the existing narrow footbridge which, at just one metre width, is only
