HUNDREDS of morris dancers are expected to take part in a massive jamboree at Radcliffe Cricket Club's annual gala day. Troupes from across the North West will descend on the Unsworth Street club in the hope of taking away a haul of trophies. The jamboree
YOUNG musicians and singers will be hoping for their big break when they take part in the grand final of this year's Powersound competition. Four bands and four singers will take to the stage of Radcliffe Civic Suite on Saturday for the chance to be
ALL the pieces fell into place when members and volunteers of Jigsaw staged a fund-raising car wash. They rolled up their sleeves and cleaned around 60 vehicles to raise £220 for the Bury-based social and sports group for young people with disabilities
TOTTINGTON and Bury West Rotary Club have presented a special community service award to Bury Woman of the Year 2006 Florence Lyons. Florence was named the borough's Woman of the Year by Bury Council last October for her work campaigning for better benefits
THIS year's Remembrance Day parade is set to go ahead as normal -despite the cancellation of a similar event in Bolton. Organisers of the parade in Horwich have been forced to cancel their event because the police are refusing to implement a "rolling
A DENTIST has been cleared of racially abusing a police officer after footage shot on his mobile phone led to his court case being dramatically thrown out. Omer Shaukat Butt (31), who is based at the Unsworth Smile Clinic in Parr Lane, was charged with
TEMPERS are rising in Tottington as parking problems have reared up again. Market Street residents and customers of local businesses have felt the backlash of a clampdown on parking in Spring Street. People had been parking there for years but now residents
BURY is lamenting the loss of the World Black Pudding Championship trophy this week. New champion Paul Rudge (42) hails from Ramsbottom originally but moved to Southport last year. It means that the coveted international trophy has left its home turf
RADCLIFFE Borough have been rocked by the news that Bernard Manning Jnr has stepped down as chairman of the club and is prepared to listen to sell the club. The move will take effect on January 1, and Manning, who has been at the helm for 14 years, cites
RADCLIFFE AC's Sarah Massey returned to form after a serious ankle injury with a third place in the pairs class in the Yorkshire Off Road Marathon on Sunday and a fourth place among the women in the recent tough Grisedale Horshoe fell race in the Lakes
A "grounded" teenage boy sparked off a police alert when he left his Brandlesholme home without the knowledge of his family. His worried parents, apparently fearing he could have been abducted, contacted police and the force's helicopter made several
TEENAGE spies will go undercover in Bury when the age for buying tobacco is raised to 18 on October 1. Trading standards are determined to enforce the law, and warn shopkeepers that they face a fine of £2,500 if they break it. The warning follows a
ARE there too many late- night pubs and takeaways in your area? Now is the chance to say so! Bury Council is reviewing its licensing policy, and is asking for residents' views before October 19. The policy will determine how the council grants and enforces
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 trek a half-marathon in aid of the Dumers Lane centre. The Mayor
RADCLIFFE Civic Suite will be going back in time to the Olden Golden Days. After the success of the first event in July, the Thomas Street venue has decided to offer another trip down memory lane. Visitors will be able to pore over old photographs of
TOTTINGTON residents were among potential buyers at the launch of a housing development at a former dairy, developers said. The 17 houses under construction at the former Dunsters dairy farm off Kirklees Street have gone on sale. Off-plan prices start
A PRESTWICH man will try to swim the English Channel next week to raise money for a cancer charity. Gareth Wilson, a project manager for a finance company, will attempt the gruelling 22-mile crossing from Dover to Cap Griz Nez on Monday. He is taking
BURY'S protected newts will continue to thrive at Townside Fields, say council bosses. There were fears that wildlife would be harmed due to the pond in Pyramid Park' drying up. The water started disappearing months ago, shortly after the area was declared
PARKING problems in a Ramsbottom street are "worse than ever", it is claimed, after traffic wardens failed to deliver the clampdown they promised. On August 22, bosses at NCP, which employs traffic wardens on behalf of Bury Council, vowed they would
THE trams were back on track today - with the new Metrolink boss pronouncing to passengers: "You've had the Fiat, now for the Rolls-Royce". Andy Morris, managing director, can put on the bold front because he also runs Sheffield's Supertram, which followed
THE Shakers have two trips to face the old enemy inside three days in October after drawing Rochdale in the second round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. The two clubs face each other at Spotland in a League Two game on Saturday, October 6, and then
FORMER Gigg Lane favourite Paul Butler admits he would dearly love to be wearing the home side's colours this weekend. A veteran of over 100 games for the Shakers, the centre-half was desperate for a return to his native North-west this summer after
RAMSBOTTOM Scouts celebrated the centenary of the international movement with a weekend of festivities. About 100 Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from the six groups in the district joined forces at an activity day at Woodhey High School. They split into eight
So English players are not getting a chance in the Premiership? For me, it is up to them to step up to the mark. I am sure that managers pick players based on ability, wherever they come from. Five years ago or so, you could bring a foreign player
A GANG who targeted homes in Bury during a crime spree involving the theft of high-powered cars has been jailed for a total of 30 years. Two men, Lewis Edward Chorlton and Ronnie Ray Byrom, were both tracked down by police to a pub in Watling Street,
CHRIS Casper will ring in the changes to revive the Shakers' flagging fortunes on Saturday against Chester City. In what will be his 100th game in charge at the club, the Bury boss is likely to shelve the five-man defence and revert to the 4-4-2 formation
EVEN though the result might have left a sour taste in his mouth, Brian Barry-Murphy was happy just to get 90 minutes under his belt at Saltergate on Friday night. In fact, the Cork-born midfielder was glad to finally be able to kick a ball pain-free
THERE was a sickly sense of deja vu around Gigg Lane this week, as the club surveyed the wreckage of a third successive defeat. Memories of that opening day win in Milton Keynes are fast-fading, replaced by an all-too-familiar mantra, that the current
A SCHOOL has banned "dangerous" mini-toys from a must-have range of footwear after a pupil choked on a piece from one of the toys. The latest craze among primary school children is a pair of Clarks shoes which come with a small toy in the heel - the
THREE residents have objected to plans to turn a historic gatehouse into an Indian restaurant. Carr Bank Lodge in Ramsbottom Lane, Ramsbottom, has been on the market for four months. A potential buyer has lodged a planning application asking for permission
LABOUR in Bury have broken ranks and demanded a referendum on the controversial congestion charge. They say they have serious concerns about how the scheme is being pushed through, and have called on civic leaders to give the Greater Manchester public
GIRLS at Tottington High School have a new uniform. A new standard skirt was introduced because girls were previously wearing a variety of different styles. A similar problem with different skirts worn at different lengths led Woodhey High School in
LABOUR in Bury have broken ranks and demanded a referendum on the controversial congestion charge. They say they have serious concerns about how the scheme is being pushed through, and have called on civic leaders to give the Greater Manchester public
PAGE three pin-up Rhian Sugden celebrated her 21st birthday in style when she held a fancy dress party. Hundreds of guests donned costumes related to the military or emergency services for a party at the Boutique nightclub in Manchester city centre.
THE new Fusiliers' Museum, planned to open in the Arts and Crafts Centre in Bury in 2009 is still thwarted by funding issues, after tenders were returned at a much higher cost than the project team expected earlier this year. Nevertheless planning work
A SUMMERSEAT company is taking a bow after creating the latest internet-based 3D technology for London's Young Vic theatre. Thanks to T3D, actors, staff and audiences at the Young Vic's new home are able to familiarise themselves with the new building
ANGRY local authority home care workers claim they're being forced into early retirement because of a planned radical shake-up of their rotas. And they say that personnel unable to work the new shift patterns face the prospect of severance if they cannot
