Book Appeal for Children in Care and Care Leavers
In celebration of World Book Day, Bury Council and Foster with Bury is launching their latest appeal for Children in Care and Care Leavers.
In celebration of World Book Day, Bury Council and Foster with Bury is launching their latest appeal for Children in Care and Care Leavers.
Three residents from Bury have now tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The first Bury case was confirmed on 1 March 2020 after returning from Italy. Following their return to the UK this individual self-isolated and is now being cared for as a matter of precaution at one of the national specialist NHS infection centres.
Dr Will Welfare, Interim Deputy Director, Health Protection for Public Health England NW, said: “Public Health England is contacting people who had close contact with three cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Greater Manchester. Two of the cases are residents of Bury. As a result of contact tracing we know the new Bury cases announced today are known contacts of the previously confirmed case from Bury.
The UK Chief Medical Officer has confirmed that 12 further patients have tested positive for COVID-19 infection today (30 February 2020) bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 33. One of these cases is a resident of Bury and became infected whilst in Italy.
Come and join the reading revolution by taking part in World Book Day and pledge to Share a Million Stories.
If you are LGBT+ and thinking about fostering in Bury, then Foster with Bury would like to hear from you.
The Reading Agency’s Reading Well for Children collection is now available in Bury’s four libraries.
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Bury Council has announced an ambitious multi-million pound set of proposals to help address the Climate Emergency.
The Environment Agency and partners including Bury Council and United Utilities are urging residents and businesses in Radcliffe and Redvales, who may have been affected by the recent flooding, to attend a drop-in session on Thursday 27 February.
People from Bury are being asked for their views on proposals to improve urgent care services in Bury.
Agencies are preparing for the arrival of Storm Dennis which may cause a second consecutive weekend of weather-related disruption.