Keeping Bury clean with new litter bins
Bury Council is investing £25,000 to purchase and install 100 new litter bins to help keep Bury clean and deliver an enhanced street care service.
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Going green with biofuel trial in council vehicles
Biofuel is to be trialled in council vehicles as part of measures to go green, reduce emissions and tackle climate change.
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Super sweepers for cleaner Bury streets
Bury Council has invested £225k in three Schmidt Swingo 100 state-of the art mechanical compact sweepers in another key step to providing an enhanced street care service and helping to keep Bury clean.
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Green light for next stage of Mill Gate transformation
Bury Council has formally agreed to buy the Mill Gate centre as a key part of multi-million pound proposals to regenerate the town centre.
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Bury play areas to get £525,000 upgrade
Bury Council is spending £525,000 to upgrade outdoor play facilities at multiple locations across the borough.
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Month-long community clean-up in Walmersley
Residents are being urged to join a month-long initiative to tackle fly-tipping and littering in the Lower Walmersley area of Bury.
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Hundreds more ‘green’ street lights to shine
A further 400 energy-efficient street lights are to be installed this coming year as part of a five-year £5.5 million column replacement programme.
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Help to celebrate Her Majesty’s Jubilee
Artists and those with a creative talent can apply for funding to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Second testing centre for taxis and private hire vehicles opens next week
A second testing centre for taxis and private hire vehicles will open next Friday (1 April) at Sunnybank Service Station.
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50k boost for Bury’s public rights of way
Bury Council has given a £50,000 funding boost to Bury’s public rights of way to support their continued use and enjoyment.
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First round of £500,000 road safety schemes gets under way
A range of road safety and traffic calming measures installed across the borough is about to get under way.
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Radcliffe Football Foundation partner with Bury Council on plans for new 3G pitch in Radcliffe
A newly established sporting organisation, Radcliffe Football Foundation, is now working in partnership with Bury Council, the national Football Foundation and Lancashire County FA on developing a funding application for a ‘state of the art’ 3G football facility for Radcliffe.
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Illicit tobacco sniffed out in Bury
Specially trained tobacco detection dogs have sniffed out 2.4kg of illicit hand rolling tobacco and 6,840 cigarettes worth £5,000.
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Latest civic tribute to armed forces campaigner ‘Colonel Eric’
Renowned armed forces campaigner Colonel Eric Davidson has been recognised for his outstanding work over five decades.
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Community groups win Parklife grants
A celebration event took place at the Phoenix Centre in Prestwich on Sunday to showcase some of the local projects that will benefit from Parklife funding.
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Plans to bring £8 million youth zone to borough
Bury Council is working with the charity OnSide to develop an £8m Youth Zone to provide facilities and activities for the borough’s young people.
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Keeping up enforcement against fly-tippers and litter louts
Fifty people have been fined since Bury Council adopted new powers last July to punish those who fly-tip and drop litter.
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Let’s get set for the 2022 Bury Running Festival
The much-loved Bury 10K will be back in Bury on Sunday 18 September as part of an expanded Bury Running Festival to include a new event, the Bury 10 Mile and the already popular Bury Fun Run.
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Book now for free children’s Easter holiday activities
Thousands of children who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals can once again take part in free school holiday activities during the Easter break.
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Pitch perfect – another 33 community groups win funding
More than 1,200 local residents had their say in allocating the latest round of Let’s Do It Neighbourhood Pitch community funding.
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