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  • Two illegal street traders fined

    Two men who were caught selling ice cream without a licence in Ainsworth Village and Whitefield went to court in December to face the consequences.

  • Last big increase in Levy agreed as GMWDA sets the budget for 2013/14

    On Friday 8 February, the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) set a 2013/14 Levy at £166.1 million, an increase of 14.15% on the current year. In 2014/15 the rise will be 2.98%, and from 2015/16 and for the next 20 years will be around 70% of inflation.

  • Winter canal improvements get ‘green’ light

    Work has started on improvements to the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal, west of Water Street in Radcliffe, following a delay caused by the possible presence of Great Crested Newts in the area.

  • 15,000 - See Waste in Action

    Recycle for Greater Manchester celebrate their 15,000th visitor since opening their first Waste Experience education centre in 2009.

  • NVA's Speed of Light

    NVA’s Speed of Light, an extraordinary public art performance, combining mass movement, light and music will bring Greater Manchester's historic waterfront to life between 8pm – 9pm on Thursday 21, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 March 2013.

  • Home owners with empty houses to face benefit cuts

    400 home owners and landlords with empty houses in Bury will be getting a nasty surprise this week as a letter arrives from the council telling them their entitlements have been cut.

  • Hit the North with new mountain bike trail

    Cyclists have a double celebration on Saturday 16 February when the Hit the North race co-incides with the opening of a new mountain bike trail at Philips Park.

  • Tenants and residents chip in to recycle rubbish

    This winter, Six Town Housing held a “Chip ‘n’ Skip” initiative, where they placed large skips around neighbourhoods in Radcliffe, Bury and brought a tree chipper to give tenants the opportunity to clear in and around their property.

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