TWO men have been jailed for their part in a plot to smuggle £6 million worth of cocaine into the UK. Mark Holmes, aged 46, from Merseyside, and John Blake, aged 48, from Ashton-In-Makerfield had been travelling through Derbyshire in a HGV when
METROLINK services have now reopened after being suspended after a man was hit by a tram. Services between Bury and Queens Road were suspended in both directions as a result of the incident, which happened at Prestwich Metrolink station shortly
PICTURES have been released of two men police want to speak to in connection with an "unprovoked assault" that left a man in hospital. The incident happened around 2am on Sunday, April 21, when the two men in question approached a group of three
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after being hit by a lorry. The incident happened in Warth Road, Bury, at about 10am this morning. An ambulance attended the scene and the woman, who was in her 60s, was taken to hospital with head injuries
PET owners are invited to bring their tortoises, terrapins and turtles for a special health check at the weekend. The bi-annual event at the Wilko store in The Rock also gives visitors the chance to check their pets are a healthy weight. Organised
A FAMILY were forced to flee as a fire ripped through their home in the middle of the night. The blaze broke out in the garden of the terraced home in Hayling Close shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning. After it spread to a back bedroom
CONCERNS have been raised over a highly toxic plant that is growing in a popular park. A warning has been issued by the community group which oversees Close Park in Radcliffe where Giant Hogweed has been sighted. The plants are growing beside
TWO schoolchildren have a spring in their step after winning the Bury Times’ Design an Egg competition. Erin Hardie, aged nine, and Lewis Olsen, aged seven, designed two colourful creations to be crowned this year’s winners out of dozens of entries
IF you are up early enough for sunrise, you're set for a stunning show this week. But if the idea of getting up before 5.45am fills you with dread, fear not, it's a similar story at sunset too which will be around 8.12pm this week. The reason
COMPANIES accused of causing light pollution will be allowed to keep a controversial lighting scheme in place permanently. The industrial site in Pilsworth which has been the subject of controversy in the area had its plans approved by councillors
Thunderstorms and heavy showers are expected to hit the region this afternoon. Forecasters have warned of disruption to travel and power supplies across the North West today (Wednesday, April 24). A spokesman said: "Although not everywhere will
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects STEVEN JOHN ECCLES, aged 31, from Whitefield and frequents the Whitefield area. He is wanted for breaching a non-molestation order. PHILIP BOOTH, aged
