As Love Parks Week gets underway, Bury Council is proud to announce that all 13 of the borough’s main parks - along with two cemeteries - have once again been awarded the prestigious Green Flag status for 2025. This national recognition highlights the ongoing commitment to providing welcoming, well-maintained green spaces across the Bury borough.
With 15 awards, Bury has the most Green Flag s
Volunteers are at the heart of a summer programme of clean-ups which have already cleared tonnes of rubbish from our neighbourhoods.
A further four people have been fined for dumping their waste on the streets of the borough.
More than 40 bags of litter and rubbish were taken off the streets of Bury during the first of our LET’s Community Clean-ups.
Six more people have been fined for waste offences on the streets of Bury this month.
Bury Council has adopted new guidance which will shape the development of sites at Elton Reservoir and Walshaw.
Using a ‘man with a van’ to get rid of her waste has landed a Bury woman with a bill for £1,900.
Four more people have been fined for dumping their waste on the streets of Bury, bringing the total to eight in the last month.
Access and safety improvements costing more than £200,000 at Prestwich Clough and St Mary’s Flower Park are now complete.
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.
Four more people have been fined for dumping their waste on the streets of Bury.
A network of EV chargers will be installed across the borough to help people power up their electric vehicles.
Work has started on a new ‘pocket park’ which will bring more green space to the heart of Radcliffe.
Four people have been fined for fly-tipping on the streets of the Bury borough in December.
It has been confirmed that funding for the Whitehead Gardens, Tottington improvement project has been secured.
During 2024, Bury Council invited Community Interest Company Proffitts – Investing in Communities to help on a project to improve Prestwich Clough and St Mary’s Flower Park in Prestwich.
Public consultation is now open on plans to improve biodiversity and improve access to nature across the city region.
Six people have been fined for fly-tipping offences on the streets of Bury in November.
Bury Council wants to improve the street environment and provide better travel options for everyone in the neighbourhood surrounding Victoria Street/School Street in Radcliffe.
Bury Council’s Winter Service Team are gearing up to work day and night to help keep key roads across the borough moving over the winter months.
