Share your ‘lockdown’ experience for major art and social history project
Culture is flourishing in Bury despite the Covid-19 pandemic – in fact, the virus is being used as the inspiration for a major new arts and social history project.
Topics: Leisure
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Empty roads means filled potholes!
Highways crews have filled more than 1,700 potholes across Bury since the coronavirus lockdown began.
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Our libraries – thinking outside the books!
Thousands of people are continuing to enjoy a good read through the library service despite the temporary closure of local branches.
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Fancy a fascinating read on VE Day?
Bury Libraries + Archives have produced two publications to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, which can be accessed online on BorrowBox.
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Keep the home fires burning – and celebrate VE Day with us
We may have to stay indoors, but that won’t stop us painting the borough red, white and blue on VE Day next Friday.
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Hail to our heroes – on the highway
Messages of thanks to key workers across Bury are being put down on some of the borough’s busiest roads.
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Bagged ‘grey bin’ waste only! Please work with us at the re-opened recycling centre
Residents are being urged to follow the rules and only to make essential visits to the Household Waste Recycling Centre in Radcliffe when it partially re-opens on Saturday (2 May).
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Bury Council mobilises huge volunteer response with Covid-19 Triage App
Bury Council has partnered with leading Cloud and Digital Services Provider, ANS, to quickly and easily coordinate requests for support and volunteering in the community in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
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Health risks force council to unseal dog waste bins
The irresponsible behaviour of some pet owners has forced the council to unseal some of the borough’s dog waste bins.
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New organisation to support carers in Bury
A new provider will take over the Bury Carers Service on 1 June to provide help to hundreds of local carers.
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Cash grants for Bury businesses hit by C-19 now up to £22 million
Finance chiefs are appealing to local companies hit by the Covid-19 pandemic to contact them if they are eligible for cash help.
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Join us for World Book Night on Thursday
We might be in C-19 lockdown, but that won’t stop us celebrating World Book Night on Thursday (23 April).
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Right stuff, right bin
Waste collectors in Bury are appealing to the public to put the right stuff in their right bins.
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Covid-19 testing increased for health and social care staff across Bury
Increased levels of testing for health and social care staff are being delivered at a town centre location in Bury, enabling much needed members of the key worker population to be tested for Covid-19 and safely return to work as quickly as possible.
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Getting financial help to the most vulnerable
Bury Council is moving quickly to allocate government funding and make sure this gets to most vulnerable residents and businesses.
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Think of people’s health - don’t burn waste during the C-19 crisis
Residents are asked not to burn their waste during the coronavirus pandemic to protect the respiratory health of the vulnerable.
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Daily exercise - don’t hang around is the message
Residents are being reminded of the rules around taking exercise outdoors during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Howzat? Local businesses now sharing £14m in C-19 grants
Companies across Bury are starting to receive £14.3 million in coronavirus grant support – and there are still more who are entitled to help.
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Brown bin collections to continue – sign up for reminders
Collections of garden and food waste are to continue as the amount of waste increases with everyone staying at home and getting out into their garden.
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Helping our care homes to look after Bury’s most vulnerable
Social care bosses have brought in a range of measures to ensure that the borough’s care homes can continue to look after the most needy in Bury.
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