Candidates declared for Bury Council elections
The candidates have been confirmed for the Bury Council elections which will take place on Thursday 2 May.
The candidates have been confirmed for the Bury Council elections which will take place on Thursday 2 May.
This year’s elections to Bury Council will take place on Thursday 2 May – and residents are reminded that they will need photo ID to vote in person.
Bury Housing Services is working with City of Trees, the community forest for Greater Manchester, to plant more trees in Chesham.
Safer streets for everyone and safer spaces for women and girls at night are the aims of two new initiatives: successful application for £368,579 from the government’s Safer Streets Fund the launch of the Women's Night-time Safety Charter.
Bury Art Museum and Sculpture Centre has won £589,545 to carry out essential building works which will help to protect its many artworks.
Trading standards and licensing officers seized £12,000 of illegal goods when they joined Greater Manchester Police in Operation Avro.
Community groups across Prestwich and nearby have been granted funding from the Parklife concerts to organise activities.
Five options for the future of Bury’s indoor market hall have been drawn up.
A series of cultural events involving and encouraging local artistic talents is continuing in Bury over the coming weeks.
Bury Council’s £30 million highway investment programme will continue from April with more than 100 more roads to be resurfaced or receive preventative treatments.
Whitefield councillor Noel Bayley is to become the next deputy mayor of Bury, and then mayor the following year in line with protocol.
Places for Everyone, Greater Manchester’s long-term plan for jobs, new homes and sustainable growth, was approved by Bury Council last night.