Bury homes brought back into use after years left empty
Bury Council and Six Town Housing have successfully bid for government funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to bring empty properties back into use around Bury.
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Children in care honoured at awards evening
The successes of children and young people in care were highlighted at aglittering awards evening at the Longfield Suite in Prestwich.
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Tenants champion energy efficiency in their neighbourhoods
Six Town Housing has established a group of “Energy Champions” made of volunteer members of the community, who receive free specialised training to help spread the word to other tenants on how to save energy – and money.
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Another chance to save money on energy bills
Bury Council is once again urging local residents to sign up to the joint energy switching scheme to save money on gas and electricity bills.
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Play a key role in shaping health and social services
Are you someone with a passion for making things better? Do you think you could make a positive contribution to how health and social care services are delivered in Bury?
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School children to help Mayor travel to Victorian times
Pupils from Greenhill Primary School are being taken back in time and taking the Mayor with them on Thursday 14 March 2013. As part of the ‘Victorian Variety’ offered by The Fusilier Museum, Bury Art Museum and Bury Transport Museum, pupils will discover what life was like more than 100 years ago.
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Order, order! Bury elects its new Youth MP
Thousands of young people in Bury seized the chance to play their part in the democratic process.
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Check before you choose on Mother’s Day
Taking your mum for a meal to celebrate Mother’s Day on 10 March? Show her you care by checking the restaurant’s food hygiene rating as well as the menu.
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New Knit and Natter sessions
Due to increasing popularity the Coronation Clickers Knitting Group in Radcliffe has now organised extra sessions.
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Joining forces to give local youngsters a job
Bury’s largest private sector employer is working with Bury Council to open up the workplace to seven more youngsters who have been struggling to find a job.
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Apprenticeship week brings a host of opportunities to Bury
Over 100 apprenticeships will be up for grabs in a week-long series of events in Bury next week to mark National Apprenticeship Week
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Incident on Radcliffe Road - updated 18.37
Domestic house fire on Radcliffe Road, Bury, oxy acetylene canisters present, road closures in place and a 50mtr exclusion zone. Some residents are being offered accomodation in a rest centre on Radcliffe Road. Roads closed include Radcliffe Road to its junction with Manchester Road and Whitefield Road.
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Extended agenda for Prestwich Township Forum
The next Prestwich Township forum will be held at the Longfield Suite, in Prestwich on Wednesday 13 March.
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Belt up and save lives
Road safety chiefs are urging drivers and passengers to “belt up” after a recent operation caught 87 offenders
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A man was knocked unconscious as he was robbed in Holcombe Brook.
The incident happened on Westgate Avenue in Holcombe Brook, Bury, sometime between 8.45pm and 9pm on Friday 22 February 2013.
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A woman has been sentenced after she started a fire in her house in Ramsbottom.
Ann Julie Nadin (born 10/7/1958) of Cemetery Road, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court to arson with intent to endanger life.
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Call centre extends opening hours to deal with benefit changes
Bury Council has announced that it will be extending the opening hours of its council tax and benefits contact centre to help meet the needs of local people struggling to find time during their busy working day to ask questions about their new council tax bills.
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Bury Council seeks operator for artisan markets.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to operate the Borough-wide Artisan Markets in Bury.
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Eight people arrested following drugs warrants in Bury today
Police in Bury have arrested eight people following drugs warrants across the town this morning.
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A packed agenda for township forum meeting
Residents living in the north of the borough are invited to an open meeting to get involved with discussions about tackling key issues within their neighbourhoods. The next meeting of the Ramsbottom, Tottington & North Manor Township Forum will take place on Thursday 7 March at Ramsbottom Civic Hall and starts at 7pm.
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