Former council leader and Freeman of Bury dies
Derek Boden OBE, former Leader of Bury Council and long-serving Whitefield councillor, has died.
Derek Boden OBE, former Leader of Bury Council and long-serving Whitefield councillor, has died.
Bury is using national Democracy Week (15-21 Oct) to generate wider interest in local government and encourage more people to stand for election.
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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