Council elections are on Thursday 5 May – are you registered to vote?
Elections to Bury Council take place on Thursday 5 May – and there are several important changes that voters need to be aware of.
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Council invests £250,000 to plant 25,000 trees across the borough
Bury Council and City of Trees have funded the planting of many thousands more trees to restore woodlands for people and wildlife and tackle the climate emergency head on.
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Spring community conversation announced for Prestwich regeneration
Plans to redevelop the Longfield Centre and create a new community heart for Prestwich are moving forward, with a conversation on the proposals set to launch later in the Spring.
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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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