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  • Dog could be put down after pensioner attack

    AN animal owner has been warned by magistrates that her dog could be put down after it attacked a pensioner in Bury. The Staffordshire bull terrier named Lola, belonging to Rebekka Sheard, bit a 70-year-old man in Vernon Street last August, the

  • Guns handed in to police

    TWO handguns were among dozens of weapons handed into Bury Police last year, it has been revealed.One of the weapons was surrendered on September 1 and another on October 6, according to documents obtained by the Bury Times under freedom of information

  • Is this Bury's youngest funeral director?

    MOST 16-year-olds are currently deciding where to study their A -levels or go to college — but one teenager has made the unusual choice of embarking on an apprenticeship at a funeral directors in Ramsbottom.Ethan May is working with at Holt and Son funeral

  • Appeal launched to raise £3,000 for specialist wheelchair

    A COMMUNITY centre has launched a fundraising appeal to buy a specialist chair which will allow disabled people to relax outside of their normal wheelchair.Staff at Elton Community Centre need £3,000 to purchase the chair, which will allow disabled people

  • Bury student stars in national advertising campaign

    A BURY teenager has become the star of a national advertising campaign which aims to promote a confidence building programme for young people.Ashish Ramuni is featured in the National Citizen Service's 'Our Future' campaign, which can be seen on billboards

  • Event to mark Gallipoli landings centenary

    DESCENDANTS of those who fought in the Gallipoli campaign are being invited to take part in a special ceremony to mark the centenary of the landings. The ceremony, which has been organised in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand High

  • League title could earn Bury Under-16s scholarship chance

    BURY’S Under-16s side laid down a marker for the first team after clinching the Football League North West title with a 3-0 win against Walsall.The victory set up a northern area final against Premier League outfit Hull, with the winners going into a

  • VERDICT: Accrington Stanley 0 Bury 1

    BACK-to-back wins and an eighth clean sheet of the season completed a perfect night for Bury manager David Flitcroft.Centre-back Nathan Cameron put in a real captain’s display, heading home an 81st-minute winner after helping his defensive unit stand