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‘GREEN’ HERO CHASES £10,000 FOR COMMUNITY

A ‘GREEN’ hero from Bolton has been shortlisted for a £10,000 prize. Community champion Lee Higson is battling it out with 10 other nominees for the title of Team Green Brita...

Best dressed trees in Bury

CHILDREN from the Eco group at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School spent a morning “tree dressing” at Burrs Country Park. The theme was eco-systems, looking at the different...

Pupils bring speeding drivers to book

YEAR 6 pupils joined forces with the police and Bury Council to enforce speed limits and drive home a tough safety message. They used speed cameras over three mornings near Emmanu...

Suzanne puts her best foot forward for charity

SUZANNE Kay will be pounding out the miles to raise money for Bolton Hospice. The 36-year-old Yorkshire Bank employee has pledged to run next year’s London Marathon in an effort...

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A CHEQUE for £3,224.28 has been presented to local charity “Faye’s Wish”. The money had been raised by staff at Six Town Housing. “Faye’s Wish” is a local charity, whi...

Jobs boost

A NEW toy superstore which is due to open early in the New Year will create 30 jobs. Smyths Toys Superstores will be opening a new outlet in February at the Middlebrook Retail Par...

Local company helps Hospice with donation

A BIG-HEARTED company from Bury has stepped up its community good works by making a donation of gardening equipment to Bury Hospice. Construction firm Thomas Barnes and Sons, assi...

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ONE of Bolton’s oldest clocks has been restored and returned to the church tower that it was built for more than 150 years ago. It has taken more than three years for St Paul’s...

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