Join us for World Book Night on Thursday
We might be in C-19 lockdown, but that won’t stop us celebrating World Book Night on Thursday (23 April).
We might be in C-19 lockdown, but that won’t stop us celebrating World Book Night on Thursday (23 April).
Increased levels of testing for health and social care staff are being delivered at a town centre location in Bury, enabling much needed members of the key worker population to be tested for Covid-19 and safely return to work as quickly as possible.
Bury Council is moving quickly to allocate government funding and make sure this gets to most vulnerable residents and businesses.
Residents are asked not to burn their waste during the coronavirus pandemic to protect the respiratory health of the vulnerable.
Residents are being reminded of the rules around taking exercise outdoors during the coronavirus outbreak.
Companies across Bury are starting to receive £14.3 million in coronavirus grant support – and there are still more who are entitled to help.
Collections of garden and food waste are to continue as the amount of waste increases with everyone staying at home and getting out into their garden.
Social care bosses have brought in a range of measures to ensure that the borough’s care homes can continue to look after the most needy in Bury.
Parents will find out tomorrow (Thursday 16 April) what primary school their young children will be joining in the autumn.
Pet owners should take their dog’s mess home and not leave bags of waste piling up next to public litter bins.
Traffic restrictions have been imposed near Holcombe Hill to deter people from gathering there this weekend in defiance of the Government’s advice on social distancing.
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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