Billy and Ted’s excellent adventure – sniffing out illicit tobacco!
Police and trading standards officers seized illicit tobacco in raids on premises across the borough yesterday (11 Feb).
Topics: Crime, Law, Legal affairs
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Join us for events to mark Hate Crime Awareness Week
Bury Council, Greater Manchester Police and community groups will be putting on events during Hate Crime Awareness Week (3-9 Feb).
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Pet owner’s £1,806 bill after refusing to clean up his dog’s mess
Bury man Oliver Robinson has been prosecuted after repeatedly failing to clean up after his dog.
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Back yard garbage costs Radcliffe resident £1,931
Radcliffe resident Analise Kylie must pay a total of £1,931 after dumping household waste in her back yard.
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Tenant’s £734 bill after failing to pay waste fine
A Prestwich tenant’s failure to pay a fixed penalty notice for depositing waste has landed him with a bill for nearly ten times the amount.
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Friends Against Scams advice workshop
Keep yourself safe from scams at an advice workshop being held at Prestwich Library and Adult Learning Centre on Thursday 11 July (7pm to 8.30pm).
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Be aware – there are scammers out there
Bury Trading Standards is supporting the Citizens Advice campaign on scams awareness which is running over the next couple of weeks.
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Detective dog sniffs out illegal tobacco during crackdown
A tobacco detection dog has helped inspectors discover 36,400 illegal cigarettes and 12.85kg of tobacco worth more than £25,000.
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Raising awareness of hate crime
Residents and local organisations took part in a number of events during Hate Crime Awareness Week.
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Fly-tipper caught on CCTV fined £400
A Bury woman who was filmed dumping rubbish in a back alley near her home has been fined £400 at court.
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Gym instructor receives police award for bravery
A gym instructor at Castle Leisure Centre in Bury has been awarded a Greater Manchester Chief Constable’s Citizens’ Commendation.
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Bury launches new strategy to combat domestic violence and abuse
Partners from across Bury and beyond joined forces to launch the borough’s new strategy to combat domestic violence and abuse.
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Know your rights when buying online
More than half of consumers don’t know they have fewer rights when buying from a private seller, compared to business purchases, according to analysis of online marketplace reports to Citizens Advice conducted in the last year.
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Workshop to prepare businesses affected by new laws to protect animals
Be prepared for new laws to protect animals at a workshop being held at Bury Town Hall on Wednesday 7 November.
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New rules to protect animals come into force today
Tougher new licensing rules to better protect thousands of animals are introduced today (1 Oct) as part of a swathe of reforms to safeguard the welfare of Britain’s pets.
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Discount store prosecuted for selling illegal cigarettes
The boss of a discount store in Radcliffe has been sentenced for possessing and selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco.
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Hungarian vet sentenced for illegally importing puppies to UK
A mobile Hungarian vet has admitted by-passing rabies laws and illegally importing puppies to the UK.
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Giving back to communities in Moorside, Bury
Greater Manchester Police is launching a brand new initiative to put money seized from criminals back in to local communities.
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Fake Fingerlings seized in trading standards clampdown
Dozens of fake Fingerlings toys have been seized by trading standards from a shop in Bury town centre.
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Market helps raise dangers of online shopping security
Bury Market took part in an ITV ‘sting’ operation to highlight the dangers to shoppers of internet security.
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