I AM mystified by the report in the Bury Times last week quoting that our hard-up council spends £30,000 a year on car parking permit schemes for staff (Car park charges could help tackle overspend). Surely this is incorrect? Or is it that those
MAYBE it was the time difference between the UK and New York, maybe it was the fact that he’s just played eight shows in 10 days in the States or maybe it’s because he’s genuinely overwhelmed but Ian Hunter sounds slightly stunned at the reception
A PUPPY still needs life-saving surgery if he is to have any chance of living a full and healthy life. Pickle’s story touched thousands earlier this year when staff at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary told how the emaciated young puppy had been bought
A RAMSBOTTOM woman has issued a desperate plea for help after her mum was left fighting for her life after suffering a brain aneurysm. Margaret Burke, aged 62, was taken ill in Newfoundland, Canada, on Tuesday and is currently in an induced coma
GREENMOUNT'S annual village party is set to return next month. Final plans for the event, which will take place around the village on Monday, May 6, are being put in place. There will be dozens of stalls selling items including plants and cakes
A FORTY-six year-old man has appeared in court accused of throwing a corrosive substance into the face of a police officer. Paul Elliot is accused of launching the ammonia attack on Sgt Andrew Gore as he responded to a domestic disturbance at a
ASTRONOMERS will look to the skies this Good Friday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the annual Pink Moon — the full moon for April. Despite its name, there is no actual colour change to the appearance of the lunar surface - it is a Northern Native
A TEACHING assistant will lose 15 inches of her hair to raise money for a charity that makes real hair wigs for children with cancer. Leah Rothwell, aged 22, who works at a school in Bolton will get her hair cut at the Black Bull pub in Lowercroft
WHILE this weekend's forecast is good for many, it's a different story for asthma and hay fever sufferers. High levels of pollen have been forecast by the Met Office across the region through to Sunday, with sufferers experiencing symptoms such
RADCLIFFE AC had 171 finishers at its annual multi-terrain 10k race on Sunday. First place in the popular event went to unattached runner Cameron Ronaldson in 37mins 29secs, while Hannah Price, from Bury AC, was first woman in 42:47, adding to her
ELTON Vale Tennis Club hold their annual open day on Saturday, April 27 ahead of the new season. Anyone interested in taking up the sport is welcome to attend, with juniors invited from 1pm and anyone else from 2pm. The club has three painted
TEN Tottington sea anglers travelled south to Weymouth to fish on the boat Fish On, skippered by Josh Simmons, recently. They travelled on the Friday and fished Saturday and Sunday before returning home on Monday. The anglers fished about 20
RADCLIFFE missed out on the opportunity to claim a play-off spot as they were narrowly beaten 1-0 at Colne. Alex Curren netted the only goal of the game part way through the first half to put a dent in the visitors’ promotion hopes. Boro grew
HANNAH Price continued her winning ways at the Radcliffe 10k trail run on Sunday. Her time of 42mins 47secs brought her home nearly a minute and a half faster than the second-placed female finisher. Price's application to training with Dave Cole
AS the end of the Evo-Stik West season approaches, two games over the Easter holidays will prove crucial for the prospects of Ramsbottom United. Moving from a lower-league placing to the possibility of a play-off spot has been the result of the
JON Macken says his Radcliffe side will not give up on their automatic promotion dream, despite suffering a blow in midweek at Colne. A 1-0 defeat in Lancashire left Boro four points off leaders Atherton Collieries with three matches to play – starting
DOMINIC Telford insists the Bury players will ‘give everything’ in their bid to clinch automatic promotion from League Two. Players and staff were on strike last week over unpaid wages and Saturday’s home game with Colchester only went ahead after
EACH week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects. JOHN LAWRENCE, aged 38, from Whitefield and known to frequent Whitefield. He is wanted on warrant for failing to appear for public order offences. STEVEN
A MAN who trespassed on a railway line and obstructed a train has been sentenced to a conditional discharge for 12 months by Bolton magistrates. Steven Kay, aged 45, of Bell Lane, Bury, pleaded guilty to committing the offence at Bolton railway
THE MAYOR of Greater Manchester has thrown his weight behind a campaign to tighten up security at public events. It follows the publication of 'Progress Update' detailing the response of public bodies over the terror attack which claimed the lives
