A new cycle storage facility has been installed at Bury FC as part of a collaborative initiative between Bury Football Club, Bury Council’s Public Health Team and Transport for Greater Manchester to encourage sustainable and active travel.
Bury Council’s latest Public Health Annual Report explains how places like shops, fast‑food outlets, pubs, betting shops and vape shops can affect people’s health. While many businesses contribute positively to the local economy and help our communities, others can make it harder for people to stay healthy, especially in areas where there is more poverty.
Jon Hobday has been appointed Bury’s new director of public health.
Bury’s Director of Public Health, Dr Peter Elton, will step down at the end of August to become clinical director of the clinical strategic network for Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria.
A new Smokefree Homes and Cars campaign has launched in Bury raising awareness of the dangers that secondhand smoke can cause in enclosed spaces.