A GRIEVING mother has been left "absolutely devastated" after heartless thieves stole flowers and a windchime from her son's graveside. The separate thefts happened within two weeks of each other in the Roman Catholic section of Bury Cemetery where six-year-old
BURY'S head of waste disposal says residents should NOT have to pay extra for having their bins emptied. Councillor Dorothy Gunther, executive member for environment and transport, said controversial "pay as you throw" schemes would be both unfair and
NO wonder Bury Council have allocated a room (instead of a more sensible vending machine room for snacks for all) in the Town Hall as a faith room', as so many of them, including Coun Yvonne Creswell, the council's deputy leader have so evidently developed
I fully understand there is disappointment at the decision by the Independent Review Panel regarding the future of inpatient Children's Services at Fairfield Hospital (Bury Times, September 6). Anyone who has benefited from the maternity or Special
JUST a few weeks ago serious thought was being given to the possibility of our new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, calling an early general election in order to seek a popular mandate for the change of national leadership, given that Tony Blair had undertaken
I took a deep breath wondering where to start this letter. As I exhaled, it dawned on me that man can never be carbon neutral and the Tree Huggers' really do have a point. Almost everything on our planet with a pair of lungs breathes out carbon dioxide
I would like to share with you an incident that happened as I was waiting to cross at a zebra crossing on Silver Street in Bury. When the traffic stopped, I proceeded to cross the road. I was just about to get to the end of the zebra crossing when a
DID anyone notice the quilt Princess Diana was sitting on in the Mail on Sunday (September 2, page 3). This quilt was a gift from the people of Bury to Lady Diana and Prince Charles on the occasion of their wedding in 1981. The Bury Times did publish
I WOULD like to make the individual responsible for inflicting damage to my partner's car and then fleeing the scene at the B&Q store on Crostons Road on Saturday, June 30, aware of the implication of their actions. The car was two days old when the
AS a local member of Manchester Against Road Tolls, in reply to Derek Boden (Letters, August 30), I would like to put readers' minds at rest. Manchester Against Road Tolls is a grass roots organisation which is not being bank-rolled' by anyone. Its members
IT'S another nailbiting finish to the Lees Lancashire County League on Saturday - with Prestwich and Denton St Lawrence (DSL) on the same points. Long-time leaders Prestwich need to beat Thornham at home whilst hoping their rivals slip up against Glossop
GREENMOUNT are still kicking themselves after they threw away the chance of lifting the Lancashire Knockout Trophy on Sunday. The Bolton League outfit looked to be coasting to victory after they had restricted the big-spending Bootle side to just 173
WHITWORTH 0 WALSHAW 1 Manchester League Premier Division INJURY-ravaged Walshaw emerged with all three points against bottom club Whitworth. Walshaw bossed precedings from the start but they could not find a cutting edge. It was the introduction
BURY GSOB 0 BURY AMATEURS 6 Lancs Amateur League First Team Cup Round One BURY cruised into the next round of the Cup with a convincing away victory. The ideal playing surface suited the Amateurs and with the game only eight minutes old, Njie
DATEN 2 ELTON VALE 1 Lancashire Shield ELTON paid the price for failing convert more of the numerous chances they created. Although the visitors had a strong start and could have scored early on, Daten opened their account with only the second
BOXING: Bury's Scott Quigg will be aiming to make it four wins out of four as a pro when he steps into the ring in Preston on Saturday. Quigg, a former pupil at Elton High School, will take on Wolverhampton bantamweight Delroy Spencer at the Guild Hall
RAMSBOTTOM United face North West Counties Division One new boys Winsford at the Riverside on Saturday in need of a confidence-boosting victory. They were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Nelson on Tuesday, but that was good news compared to Saturday's
Radcliffe Boro v Cammell Laird FA Cup First Qualifying Rround IT is said that a change is as good as a rest, and Radcliffe Borough director of football Peter Coyne is hoping that a return to cup action can help the troubled club get their season back
RADCLIFFE Borough have been rocked by the news that Bernard Manning Jnr has stepped down from his role as chairman of the club. The move will take effect on January 1, and Manning, who has been at the helm for 14 years, cites a lack of support at fan
A FORMER Bury man who was awarded the MBE for services to charity has died at the age of 79. Mr John Brooks lived in Cecil Street and was educated at St Marie's School in Bury. Later, he worked locally for the Prudential and was a member of Stand Golf
FORMER Elton High School pupil Hilary Lancaster is on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a "cover girl." The 19-year-old is among those taking part in the search to find the Face of Divinity. The ultimate winner will receive photoshoots, prizes
HUNDREDS of women will be lacing up their walking shoes this weekend ready to raise money for Bury Hospice. The charity is holding its second Midnight Walk on Saturday, when 250 women will walk a half-marathon in aid of the Dumers Lane centre. The Mayor
BURY Parish Church resumes its Friday lunchtime series of music concerts this week with a programme by soprano Angela Rowley, accompanied by pianist Jeremy Plummer at the piano. Songs by Handel, Strauss, Faure, Janacek, Arne and Mozart are featured.
