TWO Bury businesses could taste success at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2007. Ramsons in Ramsbottom, and Slattery's in Whitefield, have been nominated for awards in next month's festival, and are up against the cream of catering from across
THIEVES in Bury are cashing in on the current high price for scrap copper and lead and creating havoc for households and businesses. During the past 12 weeks, police have received 56 reports of stolen lead and 18 reports of stolen copper. Business premises
A SECURITY patrol covering Bury Interchange and other bus stations throughout Greater Manchester is being retained for at least another 12 months. Transport bosses have agreed to invest nearly £150,000 in the patrol and response unit over the next 12
A TEAM is preparing to crack down on "eco" crime in Bury with the introduction of a trailer in the fight to rid streets of litter and graffiti. The revamped trailer was previously used by engineers working on construction sites around the borough. But
A BELLY dancing group which meets in Radcliffe brought some glamour to a TV chat show with a "rippling" performance on Tuesday. Thirteen members of the Kasbah Dance Company dazzled the audience during a contestant challenge on That Antony Cotton Show
A HEALTH centre has signed up to a new scheme to provide better care for patients. Dr Iqbal Qureshi and Dr Astad Behrana, from Blackburn Street Health Centre in Radcliffe, have joined the NHS care records service, which sees vital information such as
BURY'S 19,000 carers are invited to have their say on a major consultation day next Thursday. Local MP Ivan Lewis, appointed by Gordon Brown as the first minister for carers, will take an open-top bus tour of the borough and lead a range of events for
CHRIS Casper would like nothing more than to celebrate his 100th game in charge at Bury with an all-too-rare home victory. The Bury boss completes a century in the hotseat against Chester City tomorrow afternoon knowing that pressure is on his Shakers
A Bury charity is to receive £20,573 to continue helping people with learning disabilities build the skills and confidence they need to use public transport. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) has agreed to continue funding a "travel
THE chairman of Radcliffe Boro is to quit - but is calling on the local community to give the club more support. Bernard Manning Jnr will step down at the end of the year after 14 years in the role. He says dwindling crowd numbers have been one of his
