BURY manager Ryan Lowe slammed his side’s mistakes as they slipped out of the League Two automatic promotion places following a 3-1 defeat at the hands of play-off chasers Newport County. Mickey Demetriou’s excellent double and Jamille Matt’s low
A BUSY main road in Whitefield was closed following a multi-vehicle crash on Friday evening. The collision, involving three vehicles, happened close to Morrisons petrol station in Bury New Road shortly before 6.45pm. Firefighters were called
IT’S one of the most popular musicals of all time and next week it returns to Manchester. Dirty Dancing - the Classic Story on Stage is based on the hit movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. It’s the story of 17-year-old Baby who falls
RAMSBOTTOM-based wine merchants Grape to Grain will be uncorking their finest tipples at a festival later this month. The popular wine shop and bar — which also has a branch in Ramsbottom — will be at this year's Bolton Wine Festival. The festival
VANDALS have attacked one of Bury’s most popular tourist attractions. Now the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) is hoping the thugs will not return to derail its series of Easter Egg-stravanga family events. Youths hurled stones at staff at a steam
YOU'VE remembered the hot cross buns but what if you haven't bought enough chocolate for an Easter egg hunt when the rest of your family drops in for a visit? If you find you're missing some Easter essentials over the bank holiday, here's all you
VISITORS to Chester Zoo may soon be able to experience the safari experience. New images released by Chester Zoo reveal it's plans to create overnight lakeside lodges overlooking the giraffes and build a new restaurant. The plans, which have
A 29-year-old journalist has died after shots were fired in Londonderry, with police in Northern Ireland treating the death as a "terrorist incident". Dissident republican group the New IRA was probably responsible for the shooting, police have
POLICE were forced to temporarily stall motorway traffic following reports of kids 'flossing' on the hard shoulder. The youngsters were seen messing around on the central reservation of the M602 between junctions two and three in Salford on Thursday
JOIN the Bury Times as we travel back 50 years to the headlines on April 19, 1969, when a new school, plans for "swinging" youth services, and forged fivers were the talk of the town. BRAD MARSHALL takes a look back in the archives... MORE than
