Helping residents get online
Council staff were busy helping Bury residents enter the digital era by holding a series of events during national Get Online Week.
Council staff were busy helping Bury residents enter the digital era by holding a series of events during national Get Online Week.
From Sunday 25 October, opening hours at local recycling centres - including Every Street in Bury and Cemetery Road in Radcliffe - will change.
Thousands of pounds are available for voluntary and community groups to apply for through their local township forum.
The Conservatives won tonight’s (Thursday 22 October) by-election in Tottington which was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Simon Carter.
Five local tattoo parlours have signed up to a new hygiene rating scheme designed to improve standards and assure customers.
I Will If You Will (IWIYW), the Bury-based fitness movement that’s getting more women and girls more active, more often, shared the secrets of its success at a showcase event at Bury Town Hall on Thursday 1 October.
Road safety officers will be helping cyclists and pedestrians at an event held at Bury’s Vue Cinema on The Rock on Wednesday 28 October.
Making life easier for the borough’s many digital residents is the mission of Bury Council’s new official website - http://www.bury.gov.uk/
Bury scooped gold and was announced as the overall winner of the Small City category at this year’s national RHS Britain in Bloom finals held in Sunderland on Friday 15 October.
Staff at Bury’s Tourist Information Centre are getting into the festive spirit as they launch this year’s ‘Cards for Good Causes’ charity Christmas cards sale.
Bury Council has been named as one of the Top 50 Apprenticeship Employers of the year by the Sunday Telegraph.
The regeneration of Radcliffe is set to continue through plans to build quality affordable homes and expansion of Bury Council’s future vision for leisure in the town.