We’re still Happy, despite the lockdown!
Events to mark the birthday of Victoria Wood next week as part of the Happy festival are still taking place despite the coronavirus lockdown.
Topics: Leisure
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To our volunteer heroes – we thank you
The hundreds of volunteers who are looking after our most vulnerable have been thanked by council leader David Jones and chief executive Geoff Little.
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Catering staff making sure our children are fed
Hundreds of Bury school pupils are continuing to enjoy a healthy dinner during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Prestwich councillor Eamonn O’Brien set to become new leader of Bury Council
Councillor Eamonn O’Brien is set to become the new leader of Bury Council.
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Inclusion reaps rewards for Bury special school
Making sure that every child matters has led to a Bury primary school winning a national award.
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You can’t beat a Facebook at bedtime!
Teeth brushed, ready for bed – time for a story, courtesy of Bury Libraries!
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Grants available for community groups helping people through Covid-19
Community groups can bid for a share of £10,000 to support them in the outstanding work they are doing to help people through the Covid-19 crisis.
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Making plans for Bury Market – our jewel in the crown
Council leaders are formulating ambitious improvement plans to keep Bury Market as the jewel in Bury’s crown.
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Data miners win national award for quality of information
Council staff whose backroom work has a huge effect on how services are planned and provided have won a number of national awards.
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Bury launches central ‘workforce hub’ for health and care recruitment as part of COVID-19 response
People who want to join Bury’s response to Covid-19 by becoming a key health or care worker can now use a single website to apply for both short and longer-term roles.
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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.
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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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