ORGANISERS of the 50th Radcliffe Carnival have issued an urgent appeal for more volunteers to come forward and help with the parade. The carnival, which takes place over the weekend of June 6 and 7, will see residents enjoy a fun-packed weekend
RAMSBOTTOM mountaineer Melanie Southworth who survived the Everest avalanche and second Nepal earthquake has arrived home safely.The 47-year-old has disclosed that she spent her last two weeks in Nepal helping send relief to a remote mountain valley called
THE curtain is set to rise on the latest production by All Saints (Elton) Amateur Operatic Society.They will be performing the popular musical, Me and My Girl, at the Theatre Royal in Ramsbottom from Monday (June 1) to Saturday June 6. All performances
Prestwich Cricket Club has celebrated a very long unbeaten innings - in traditional willow-wielding style.To mark 175 not out, a team made up of current Prestwich players faced a side of past players at The Heys ground on Monday.It proved a sparkling
N "horrific" incident in which the mayor's £200,000 civic chains were stolen after her driver was attacked is to be featured in BBC TV's Crimewatch Roadshow. The programme-makers were yesterday (Wed May 27) were scheduled to interview Pilkington
A TALE of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge has sped into the North West starring a dancer from Bury. Dance thriller The Car Man, by choreographer and director Matthew Bourne, is on at The Lowry, Salford Quays, until Saturday. The passionate and evocative
WORKERS at an industrial estate in Bury have been evacuated after a large amount of paper and cardboard went up in flames this afternoon. Four fire engines were called to the Fernhill Industrial Estate, in Every Street, at 1.11pm following reports
BURY Hospice has officially launched its 'Sponsor a Nurse' campaign, hoping to raise £1 million to support patient care.The campaign, which will run indefinitely, is encouraging generous backers to ‘give a gift of care’ to patients, their families, and
A FAKE ticket warning has been issued ahead of a major festival set to hit Prestwich in just over one week's time.With 70,000 people set to pack into Heaton Park for Parklife Weekender on June 6 and June 7 to enjoy top-draw acts such as Disclosure and
CONSTRUCTION of a care home in Whitefield has stalled as developers need more land.For 15 years, entrepreneurs have sought to build a care home on the land occupied by the former Whitefield Town Hall in Pinfold Lane.There have been several setbacks, but
THE ROYAL Bank of Scotland's branch at St Margaret's in Prestwich is set to close.The branch, in Bury Old Road, is set to shut in the next few months, after bosses cited more people banking online as a major factor.An RSB spokesman said: "We are
HELPING a cancer charity not once but twice proved to be a snip for one kind-hearted schoolgirl.Eight-year-old Naimh Farrar plucked up the courage to have her second ever haircut, to lose her long locks for a good cause.The youngster, of Chapel Road,
A BURY firm has raised £1,020 to help victims of the Nepal earthquake disaster. Pulse Flexible Packaging staged a fundraiser organised by customer service representative Jake Heaton, with the support of his colleagues. The event involved staff
