More than 300 people gathered at the Village Hotel for this year’s Believe and Achieve Awards last night (Thursday 20 November), celebrating the accomplishments of Bury’s children in care and care leavers.
Three Bury residents are set to be awarded Freedom of the Borough in recognition of their long public service.
One of Bury Council’s Next Chapter Leaving Care Team, Sharon Duncan, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Personal Adviser of the Year Award.
Falcon and Griffin Extra Care scheme has been rated ‘Good’ and found by government inspectors to be safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
Ramsbottom Library is now home to clean energy, dry rooms and a safe nest for migratory birds!
Schools across Bury are joining forces this November to support Anti-Bullying Week, which runs from Monday 10 to Friday 14 November, under the national theme ‘Power for Good’.
Councillors have approved a proposed new working age Council Tax Support (CTS) Scheme for consultation with Bury’s residents.
The new proposals are designed to ensure that the working age CTS scheme is fairer to working families on a low income, is easier to understand for the 7500 people who receive it and is more efficient and sustainable.
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This November marks the first-ever National Care Leavers Month (NCLM), an extended celebration dedicated to recognising care-experienced young people and their achievements, and raising awareness of the challenges they face.
Bury Council is pleased to announce the successful completion of the £500k repair scheme to Market Street Bridge, a vital route in and out of Bury town centre.
Parades, services and wreath-laying ceremonies will be taking place across the borough to mark Remembrance Sunday.
Residents are to be consulted on proposed changes to the existing Working Age Council Tax Support Scheme.
Bury Council is set to spend £569k on tackling damp and mould in its social housing.
Plans to transform Bury’s economy and create thousands of jobs are moving forward with the latest proposals for the Northern Gateway.
The second phase of the Bee Active Travel Scheme in Fishpool and Pimhole is set to begin on 3 November 2025, marking another milestone in the borough’s commitment to safer, greener, and more accessible travel.
Illegal goods worth £22,500 were sniffed out in a multi-agency day of action involving shops across the borough.
Work is well under way to install a new bridge over the River Irwell in Radcliffe connecting Milltown Street to Rectory Lane.
Bury residents are being urged to support this year’s Poppy Appeal, which has been launched by the Mayor of Bury, Councillor Noel Bayley.
Children from St John’s CE Primary School joined the Leader of Bury Council and Cabinet Member for the Environment and Climate Change to officially open the newly refurbished Riverside Gardens pocket park and play area in the heart of Radcliffe town centre.
Hate crime awareness, support and training as been taking place across Bury this week as part of the national campaign, Hate Crime Awareness Week.
Bury Council have launched a new public consultation to get community feedback about proposals to upgrade two key sites in Whitefield. The improvements mark the start of the delivery phase of the adopted Whitefield Town Centre Plan.
