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Doctor and nurse take the plunge to raise hospice funds

9:50am Friday 3rd September 2010

A DOCTOR and nurse will be swapping their stethoscopes for goggles as they take the plunge for the Great North Swim.

Man collapses and dies at reception

9:50am Friday 3rd September 2010

THE funeral has been held of a well-known Ramsbottom businessman who died after he collapsed at his son’s wedding.

Relief as car park gets the OK

9:10am Friday 3rd September 2010

A GARDEN centre is delighted after town hall planners allowed a temporary car park to stay open.

Pilot killed in Congo aircrash

9:53am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A PILOT from Bury has died in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Gun seized in Bury park

12:59pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A HANDGUN has been seized from a Bury field by police.

‘Conversion may damage shops’

11:31am Thursday 2nd September 2010

WORRIED traders have warned councillors that turning shops into offices could damage Ramsbottom businesses.

Mike plans on making a clean break

11:32am Thursday 2nd September 2010

STREET cleaner Mike Doyle could be making a clean sweep of a different kind — by beginning a new career.

It’s on the buses for care experts

11:32am Thursday 2nd September 2010

WAYS are being explored to give Bury’s childcare staff more time to look after children instead of getting bogged down with transport arrangements.

Council play park was not ‘approved’

9:55am Thursday 2nd September 2010

TOWN hall bosses have been forced into an embarrassing climbdown after it built a play park which angered neighbours.

Wendy beats her fear for a friend in need

9:57am Thursday 2nd September 2010

WHILE many people say they would do anything for their best friend, Wendy Brincat is going to prove she is true to her word.







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