A PIONEERING women’s fitness project has been criticised for under-spending with just three months of the pilot left and more than half the budget remaining. Since the £2.38 million I Will If You Will (IWIYW) campaign was launched in Bury, just
YOUNG footballers could be given a major boost if an ambitious plan gets the green light. Westbury Sports Club has been based at the Wellington Barracks Playing Fields, off Bexley Drive, Bury, since 1996 and has more than 300 children playing in
STRUGGLING Bury Hospice will find out whether health chiefs can ease its cash crisis next week. Earlier this month, trustees at the £5 million centre in Rochdale Old Road revealed it was falling behind the £3 million a year needed to keep it running
A MAN has been jailed for 20 weeks for threatening to hit a woman over the head with a claw hammer. Adam Wood, aged 22, of no fixed address, harassed Zoe Tate on July 23. According to court documents, the details of the charge are that Wood
GOWNS were donned and caps thrown when graduates of Bury Children’s University celebrated the end of a busy year in style. Primary and secondary school students aged five to 14 from across the borough have been taking part in the scheme, which
THE World Cup may be over, but shoppers in Bury were transported to Brazil with the sights, sounds and smells of a Rio-style carnival. The Rock hosted the extravaganza, which featured a parade with samba band, stilt walkers and carnival dancers
THE family of a 10-year-old boy confined to a wheelchair after an horrific road accident say they have been abandoned. Oliver Hacking, a pupil at St Stephen’s Primary School, was crossing Bolton Road, Bury, on March 28 when he was hit by a horse
DRINKERS could be banned from a pub beer garden after 8pm after neighbours complained about noise. Bury licensing panel will meet at the town hall to decide if it will take action against the Rose and Crown Pub in Cockey Moor Road, Bury. Under
AN iconic century-old Bury mill which has changed hands for almost £1 million will generate 100 jobs as it undergoes a new lease of life. Up to eight starter units for fledgling businesses are proposed to be constructed in the grounds of the landmark
A NEW image has been released of a woman police believe may hold the key to tracking down the killer of Robert Hart at the Parklife festival. Robert, 26, died on Wednesday June 11, five days after the assault at the music festival which left him
BIG fish have become a way of life for veteran angler Henry Marshall who is a three-time winner of the Marlin Open on the island of St Martin in the Caribbean. And the 83-year-old Boltonian, who lives in Bury, is still landing hefty catches.
A BURY College teacher has admitted downloading hundreds of pornographic images and videos of young children. Darren Lee Tattersall, who taught students with profound learning disabilities, said he had an addiction to pornography, visiting explicit
BURY dancer Tony Irving has carved out a successful career as a television celebrity in Sweden — helped by a dollop of straight-talking Northern wit and humour. The 48-year-old is celebrating 10 years as a judge on Let's Dance, the country’s version
KARL Belston says winning the Cross Cup on Sunday would complete the success set at Bury. With impressive development on and off the field, the wicketkeeper says the one thing that is missing is silverware. They can put that right at Winton
DAVID Flitcroft must have feared the worst as Blackburn defender Lee Williamson launched himself at Bury’s star summer signing Ryan Lowe midway through Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw at the JD Stadium. The 35-year-old striker was flattened by the waist
