TAKING THE PLUNGE
A BURY solicitor has conquered her fear of deep water to take the plunge for a local charity. Teresa Entwistle, a solicitor with Bury firm Russell and Russell, will join hundreds o...
Peel landmark to get facelift
ONE of Bury’s most famous buildings could receive a facelift to make sure it is fit for future generations of visitors. Peel Tower, which looms over East Lancashire on Holcombe Hil...
Gill wants all your wartime memories
GILL Mawson, a research student at Manchester University, is working in partnership with Bury Archives Service to ask local residents to provide information about the experiences o...
Green fingers are crossed. . .
GARDENERS are keeping their green fingers crossed that Bury can win a North West in Bloom award for the seventh year running. The council has been joined by schools, residents, com...
New email scam warning
A NEW email scam has been reported by a Bury resident to the council’s trading standards team. The email, claiming to be from popular money transfer site PayPal, asked the reader t...
GREEN FLAGS FLYING HIGH
The Green Flag is now flying proudly over every single one of Bury’s main parks. In the national awards, Bury retained all 11 of its existing Green Flags – and also notched up a 12...
KP bowled over by fatherhood
ENGLAND cricketer Kevin Pietersen, who with his wife, former Liberty X singer Jessica Taylor, has a threemonth- old son, Dylan Blake, reveals that fatherhood has bowled him over. K...
Road repair demand
BURY Council is demanding that utility companies repair the roads properly after they have dug them up to carry out work. Engineers carried out tests last November on 47 utility ex...
Bury nurse honoured by Duchess of Cornwall
A BURY nurse has been presented with a prestigious award by the Duchess of Cornwall. Alison O’Neal, Lead Nurse at Bealey Community Hospital in Radcliffe, part of Community Services...
Brandlesholme’s spring clean
BRANDLESHOLME is looking much better following a Week of Action to clean up the area. The event was organised by Bury West Local Area Partnership, and is similar to Beat Sweeps whi...
New jobs created by discount megastore
A NEW megastore is to open in Rossendale on May 1, providing a welcome boost to local employment. Hurstwood has agreed a deal with Winner’s Discount Megastore to take over the site...
Inspectors give Centre top marks
CRÈCHE facilities offered by a Bury children’s centre have been praised by Ofsted at its first official inspection. Ofsted has reported that every aspect of Little Oaks Children Ce...
First homeowner moves into Springside
THE first homeowner has moved into the brand new Springside development, off Newchurch Road, close to Rawtenstall centre. Dr Janet Butterworth has bought the first house and is del...
History lover John wins our print of old Rawtenstall
IT SEEMS our prize print of old Rawtenstall couldn’t have found a better home. For winner John Lund, of Mayfair Close, Helmshore, not only collects works by local artists but organ...
Hamper winners
TWO ladies are looking forward to being pampered thanks to traders at Radcliffe Market Hall. Sara Taylor and Sheila Green won the Valentine’s Pamper Hamper in a free prize draw. Sa...
Incredible news
AT the time of writing, it looks as though the weather has finally turned for the better, so, we can all get outside and become INCREDIBLE! We have received some great news in the ...
Lizzie’s back for debut album release
FOLK singer-songwriter Lizzie Nunnery is coming back to Bury as part of a tour to launch her debut album ‘Company of Ghosts.’ On Friday, April 30, Lizzie will be supporting James G...
Diane proves a natural at photography
AMATEUR photographer Diane Noles is so attached to her camera that she takes it everywhere with her, always seeking the perfect landscape shot. That passion has paid off as she has...
Come and have a ‘rabbit’ about crime
POLICE have launched a new campaign urging residents to come and “have a rabbit” about crime and disorder in their community or help “hatch a plan”to solve local problems. They are...
Fusiliers tell Afghan story
A NEW exhibition highlighting the experiences in Afghanistan of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is on display at the Fusilier Museum in Bury. The ‘Hackles in H...
