Bury stands together against Hate Crime
Hate crime awareness, support and training as been taking place across Bury this week as part of the national campaign, Hate Crime Awareness Week.
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.
This week, Bury Council’s Fostering Team is proud to celebrate the children of foster carers as part of The Fostering Network’s Children of Foster Carers' Week.
Bury Council today celebrated the launch of the borough’s first community food-growing project under the new ‘Right to Grow’ initiative, with a group of enthusiastic neighbours who have established ‘Lancaster Roots’ in Ramsbottom.
Whitefield’s Old Town Hall Gardens will burst into life at 1.30pm on Sunday 19 October with a vibrant celebration of community, creativity, and nature. Visitors will also be encouraged to take part in a public consultation to help shape the future of this open space.
School attendance figures in Bury improved faster than the national average during 2024/25. Recent figures show a 0.4% reduction in overall absences compared to 2023/24, and early figures for the current academic year indicate a continuing upward trend, with overall attendance up by 0.27% compared to the same period last year.
A colony of derelict garages, which has attracted repeated anti-social behaviour, is to be demolished by Bury Council.
A series of free ‘in person’ and online webinars is taking place to mark Menopause Awareness Month.
Budding young artists are encouraged to let their imaginations shine by designing the Mayor’s official Christmas card for 2025.
Radcliffe has won a further £20 million to support jobs and communities over the next decade – and local people will help decide what it is spent on.
Bury Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Dunne as its new director of early years, education and skills.
A further four people have been fined for dumping their waste on the streets of the borough.
Consultation has begun on the council’s licensing policy, which has to be reviewed every five years.
Bury will be bursting with creativity this October as more than 100 local artists exhibit their work across eight venues during the Bury Festival of Art.
Parents, carers and students in Years 10 and 11 are invited to the Bury Careers Event on Wednesday 24 September.
Great Places Housing Group recently hosted Bury Council’s housing and adult social care leads on a visit to mark the official start on site at its new £10.3 million affordable housing development in the borough.
Taxis working in Bury should be licensed in Bury, town hall bosses have told a Parliamentary inquiry.
A ginnel in Whitefield is to be gated due to the high level of crime caused by people congregating in the area.
Changes are being made to plans to improve pedestrian safety in Ramsbottom following widespread consultation with local residents and businesses.
Thousands of participants, spectators and volunteers took to the streets of Bury yesterday morning for the return of the Bury BID 10K and Mini and Junior editions.