Road improvement works start in Ramsbottom
A scheme to upgrade a main road through Ramsbottom starts on Monday (12 March) as part of a £10 million plan of major road improvements in the borough.
Bury Market teams up with local college
Aspiring market trader Elliot Sayers (18) is being coached in realising his dream by some of Bury Market’s best.
Hungarian vet sentenced for illegally importing puppies to UK
A mobile Hungarian vet has admitted by-passing rabies laws and illegally importing puppies to the UK.
Important information about bin collections in Bury
Following on from the severe weather conditions last week, please follow this advice.
Remote villages rescued by Bury Council
All stops were pulled out last night by Bury Council’s Winter Maintenance team to keep the Borough’s key roads moving and rescue remote villages. Affetside and Nangreaves village would have been isolated today if it wasn’t for the team working through the night in arctic conditions.
Bury Council tackles winter weather head-on to keep residents safe
Bury Council’s winter maintenance teams have been working day and night to help keep the borough’s key roads moving. The team of 4 gritting trucks were out last night from 6pm and then again at 9.30pm and 2am. This morning they were out from 7am and gritting is continuing throughout the day. The service has also responded where snow has been drifting onto roads in exposed locations.
Social care our top priority as council sets tax and budget
The needs of vulnerable people who need social care were prioritised by Bury Council when it set its budget and council tax tonight (Wed 21 Feb).
They’re back – the 0-5k ten-week running programmes!
The I Will If You Will series of 10-week running programmes is returning next month to help get more people more active.
Show your support for Fairtrade Fortnight
The Bury Fairtrade group is gearing up for another Fairtrade Fortnight, which this year runs from 26 February till 11 March.