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  • Shocking photos show van damage following M66 crash

    POLICE have posted shocking photos of a crash that occurred on the M66 earlier. The incident seemingly involved a large white truck which crashed into the side of an ambulance. The van suffered significant damage to its front, with a large

  • Bury pupils get planting for City of Trees project

    STUDENTS at a school in Bury have celebrated their forthcoming return to lessons by planting 300 trees. The new saplings were planted on the grounds of St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School as part of the City of Trees project. The organisers

  • Council confirm new investment in Bury Athletics Track

    BURY Council has set aside £250,000 to refurbish and improve the athletics track and facilities at Market Street in Bury. According to the Council, the money will enable the resurfacing of the synthetic running track and the long jump and pole vault

  • How students in Bury will receive exam grades this summer

    The Government and Ofqual have unveiled how pupils in England will receive their grades after this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled. Here is how it will work, based on what we know so far: – How will teachers decide pupils’ grades

  • More than 160 homes hit by power cut in Prestwich

    MORE than 160 homes were hit by a power cut in Prestwich in the early hours of today. Electricity North West reported that 162 homes were cut off from their supply and engineers were sent to the scene. A spokesman for the supplier said: "We are

  • Housing boss wins big with £2k draw

    It was another Winning Wednesday, and last week’s £2,000 winner was Wayne Campbell from Six Town Housing. Phil called Wayne to surprise him with the news and when he answered he didn’t immediately register why someone from Made in Bury might be

  • Bury's most wanted — February 25, 2021

    Each week police appeal to readers of the Bury Times for help to find wanted suspects JOSEPH BALFE, aged 21, from Bury and frequents the Bury and Bolton areas. He is wanted for assault. MOHAMMED KHAN, aged 45, from Bury and frequents Bury. He

  • Drug baron remains on latest crime agency restrictions list

    A BURY drugs baron is featured on the latest list of restrictions imposed upon serious organised criminals. The list of ancillary orders, published by the National Crime Agency (NCA), details the restrictions imposed by courts following convictions

  • Plans to convert Victorian reading rooms into home

    PLANS have been submitted to convert a derelict former Mechanics’ Institute and Reading Room into a new home. Built in the 1860s on the corner of Leonard Street and Spring Street in Shuttleworth, the stone building originally housed a subscription

  • First-ever Council of Mosques is launched

    MOSQUES in Bury have banded together in an effort to unite the Muslim community. Six mosques have formed Bury Council of Mosques, similar to groups in Bolton and Blackburn. Bury is the last of Manchester’s 10 boroughs to launch such an organisation

  • Waste firm off to flying start in 2021

    A WASTE management company based in Bury has beaten off the possible effects of the Covid-19 pandemic by recording its best start to a new year. WasteSURE, which saw a 400% upturn in turnover during January, has moved into 2021 with an increased