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​Beelines: the UK’s biggest cycling and walking network

​Beelines: the UK’s biggest cycling and walking network

Bury Council has today unveiled an innovative new plan to create 64 miles of new cycling and walking routes, as part of a proposal for Greater Manchester to create the UK’s biggest network for people travelling by bike or on foot.

Prestwich up for Mayor’s Town Challenge

Prestwich up for Mayor’s Town Challenge

Prestwich is set to benefit from an initiative to regenerate town centres by Mayor Andy Burnham and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Young people have their say for the future

Young people in Bury are set to help carve out the future at a conference hosted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority, in partnership with Youth Focus North West, staged in Bury Town Hall.

Committed to providing good quality services to our residents

Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.

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