A talking newspaper group are back up and running after being closed for more than 18 months due to the pandemic.

Pipeline is a local talking newspaper which records and sends people, with a visual impairment, a USB or CD with news and articles of interest from The Bury Times and other sources.

At the start of the pandemic, the volunteer group had to close their doors as the majority of their volunteers were in the 'at risk' category, and the group were disappointed they couldn't provide the service to the hundreds of people who needed it.

However, now after a long period of absence, the group are back with a slightly different bundle of volunteers and are ready to record tracks from October 25.

Since its Inception over 40 years ago the group has been chaired by Jean Spencer, a former Social Worker dealing with Blind people.

But after many dedicated years Jean is stepping down and will be replaced by Neil Worrall, also a former Social worker.

Neil said: "Our group has been running for a long time, providing a valued service to visually impaired people in Bury and the surrounding areas.

"Many people have missed the weekly recordings and they are looking forward to getting their talking newspaper back.

"The talking newspaper does a great deal to their lives, without it they are reliant on their partners to read for them and many people sometimes don't have partners."

If you would like to join the team or receive recordings contact Eileen Scott on scotteileenh@hotmail.com