Victoria Wood statue returns to Bury town centre
A memorial statue of the beloved Bury actress and comedian Victoria Wood has been reinstated in Bury town centre.
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Completion of £200k scheme to improve Prestwich Clough and St Mary’s Flower Park
Access and safety improvements costing more than £200,000 at Prestwich Clough and St Mary’s Flower Park are now complete.
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Preserving Peel Tower
Thanks to a grant of £57,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, a condition survey is to be carried out at Peel Tower with a view to preserving this iconic landmark, originally unveiled in 1852, for many years to come.
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Secondary School Placements 2025
Nearly 9 out of 10 Bury parents will be sending their child to their first choice of local secondary school come the autumn.
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Bury Council expands innovative foster care support with second Mockingbird Constellation
Bury Council has launched its second supportive group of foster carers - known as a Mockingbird Constellation. The globally award-winning Mockingbird Family Model, led by the Fostering Network, creates a supportive community for foster carers and cared-for children. Around six to ten foster families, are centred around a hub home, creating an extended family environment
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Derelict former school to be auctioned off
A derelict former school which has been attracting vandalism for years is to be sold at auction.
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Setting out the shape and ambitions of Bury
Bury Council is drawing up a new Local Plan which will help to determine the shape of the borough for decades to come.
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Game changing multi-million pound development set to take step forward
Plans to take forward Greater Manchester’s biggest proposed employment development, which will generate more than 20,000 high-quality jobs and bring a £1bn economic boost, are set to be approved by Bury and Rochdale councils.
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Improvement scheme to start at Whitehead Gardens, Tottington
A partnership project at Whitehead Gardens in Tottington is taking another step forward as tree works are carried out to remove those trees that are dead, dying or diseased.
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Four more fined for fly-tipping and littering
Four more people have been fined for dumping their waste on the streets of Bury.
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Protecting services as budget is set for coming year
Bury Council has set a budget for 2025/26 which aims to protect public services while meeting major ongoing funding challenges.
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Family homes at the heart of Radcliffe regeneration
Work has started to transform a disused brownfield site in Radcliffe into 90 new family homes.
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Bury means business – leaders attend second Bury Expo
Business leaders from across the region attended the second Bury Expo to see how the borough is being transformed for generations to come.
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Irwell Valley Homes breaks ground at new supported housing scheme in Bury
A Greater Manchester housing association has celebrated the start of construction of a new supported housing scheme in Bury.
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Green light for more EV chargers across Bury
A network of EV chargers will be installed across the borough to help people power up their electric vehicles.
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Green light for improvements at special school
A new wing is to be built at Millwood school to improve the educational experience for children with special needs.
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Angouleme Way evening and overnight closures
Work to bring major improvements to Bury Market will mean night-time closures of a stretch of Angouleme Way.
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Former library to be converted into health centre
The former Whitefield Library is set to be purchased by NHS Property Services if councillors approve the site disposal plans this month.
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Placefirst chosen by Bury Council for town centre office-to-resi conversion
Bury Council has named build-to-rent developer-operator Placefirst as the preferred partner to convert a 30,000 sq ft office site known as Humphrey House into 74 new homes in the town centre.
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Work starts on new Radcliffe pocket park
Work has started on a new ‘pocket park’ which will bring more green space to the heart of Radcliffe.
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