LOOKING for something to keep the whole family entertained. Here's five fun things to get stuck in to this week. Train loads of fun Make sure you do not miss out on a train load of fun as the East Lancashire Railway hosts its last Steam Gala
Motorists travelling to and from the town centre are facing chaos this afternoon following a "serious collision" which closed a major road. Police shut Rochdale Road (A56) in both directions between Bond Street and Wash Lane following the crash
A POPULAR civic hall could be knocked down as part of the council’s plans to regenerate Prestwich. The Longfield Suite in Bury New Road, which opened in 1971, could close ¬– but councillors have said it must be replaced by another facility elsewhere
Supermarkets are cutting fuel prices amid claims that retailers are failing to pass on reduced wholesale costs. Asda said it will reduce the cost of diesel by 3p per litre and petrol by 2p per litre on Thursday. That means drivers using an Asda
ACTOR turned musician Kiefer Sutherland is to come to Blackburn with his band. The star who played Jack Bauer in the hit TV series 24 will be bringing his band to King George's Hall in February. He has released two acclaimed country-blues albums
STARS of the past are set to come out and show their support for the stricken Shakers on Sunday. With money being raised for the club’s future in whatever form it takes, around 30 favourites have signed up to don their boots for the Legends against
BURY AC’s senior women were the stars of the day in the first race of the series in the Red Rose Cross Country League last Saturday. Hannah Price ran brilliantly to take second place, and with Caitlin Cole (seventh), Katie Geelan (eighth) and Rachel
BURY Hockey Club’s men’s first team secured a hard-fought three points on Saturday against a strong Kendal team. Bury started well, but could not convert their chances; Jordan Lee going close on numerous occasions but finding the Kendal keeper in
NEAL Emmerson made it two wins in a row when he led home a strong contingent of 18 Radcliffe AC runners at the Gin Pit 5-Mile Trail Race on Sunday. He clocked 28mins 39secs to take the victory by more than a minute – a week after winning the Rochdale
BURY fans putting on a legends game this weekend hope the event will put some smiles back on Shakers faces. Chris Murray, Dean Mason and Ben Miles have recruited 30 former players for the game at Radcliffe FC on Sunday. Tickets for the game
THE government green light for Greater Manchester Police to recruit 347 new officers in the next year falls short of what is needed, Chief Constable Ian Hopkins and Bury’s MPs have warned. They were reacting to last week’s announcement by Home Secretary
BURY FC have been handed a 14-day extension after a winding up petition brought by HMRC was adjourned at the High Court yesterday morning. Fears that the end was in sight for The Shakers have temporarily been assuaged thanks to an eleventh hour
THE lucky winner of the Made in Bury £2,000 weekly draw this week was Abbie Porter from Slattery Patissier and Chocolatiers in Whitefield. Abbie was busy in the onsite kitchen decorating a delicious-looking chocolate cake when we surprised her with
A CLEANING giant has been ordered to sell off a Bury chemicals firm, following a merger, on competition grounds. An inquiry by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that the link-up between Ecolab and Holchem would swamp the market
A COMPANY which readies recruits for a career in the services has expanded after securing a loan. Bury-based Evolve Military College has been successfully training up to 50 young people at a time ahead of enlisting at their base in the Sea Cadet
A FAMILY home will be converted into a house of multiple occupation to help ease the housing crisis. The go-ahead has been given to turn a 2.5 storey house on Parkhills Road into a house of multiple occupation (HMO). Applicant Heidi Reiss said
RADCLIFFE should get its own area council with a £250,000 annual budget as part of a wider devolution of power and cash to the towns in his Bury South constituency, MP Ivan Lewis has proposed. The Independent politician wants to see area-based
A FATHER-OF-THREE has shared his story of recovery after reaching a point of desperation which nearly resulted in him taking his own life — twice. It was the combined pressures of work, financial debt and having young children which Dan Lilley-Blackman
Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects STEVEN JOHN ECCLES, aged 32, from Whitefield and frequents the Whitefield area. He is wanted for failing to appear in court for a driving while disqualified offence
