Today is national Child Exploitation Awareness Day and communities and individuals are being urged to raise their voices and make a real difference.
Councillor Tamoor Tariq, cabinet member for children, young people and skills, said: "Child exploitation can happen to any young person, and it’s not always easy to know when you are being exploited. Everyone can play an important role by knowing
Bury Council has announced plans to invest £100k in implementing the first phase of the Burrs Business plan, in addition to the £70k already allocated for the overflow car park.
Bury Council has received a grant of £8.5 million to cut carbon emissions in its buildings and take the lead for the rest of the borough to follow.
Community Heroes, an annual awards ceremony organised by Six Town Housing to celebrate those who help others in their community, will return as a pre-recorded broadcast that will be streamed on Facebook at 7pm on Thursday 18th March.
Plans are well under way to ensure that Ramsbottom continues to thrive as a much-loved destination.
Bury Council is to start spraying giant hogweed this month on its land – and is urging other landowners to do the same on theirs.
Health and social care providers are being invited to advertise their job opportunities on the new Caring Careers website.
Council leaders are saying a huge ‘thank you’ to the 200 young carers who look after our people and families.
Bury’s flagship recreational facility at Clarence Park is to receive a £350,000 funding boost to carry out major improvements including a £150,000 new skate park.
Bury residents are being offered face-to-face help in completing their Census forms.
Hundreds of hospital visits have been avoided during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the CareLink Service and Support at Home staff.
Residents have until Tuesday (16 March) to give their views on a new pattern of electoral wards which is being developed for Bury Council.
The Mayor of Bury will lead an online ‘thank you’ next Friday to the many hundreds of unpaid carers across the borough.
Around 71,500 people registered with a Bury GP have now been vaccinated against coronavirus.
A new ’green’ way of killing weeds with hot water rather than glyphosate has been ordered by the council.
Bury residents are needed to join council committees to help promote and maintain high standards of conduct by members and co-opted members of the authority.
A resident of Prestwich has had all his TVs, stereos and speakers seized for a second time after continuing to cause a noise nuisance to his neighbour.
Bury Council is investing £100,000 into Barnfield Park in Prestwich to help it become a blooming inspiration for the whole city-region.
All Bury residents are being invited to complete a new walking and cycling survey – especially those who don’t do much of either!
The Office for National Statistics is working with Bury Council to deliver a successful census and help local services to fully meet future needs.
