Council wins £8.5 million to ‘green’ its buildings
Bury Council has received a grant of £8.5 million to cut carbon emissions in its buildings and take the lead for the rest of the borough to follow.
Bury Council has received a grant of £8.5 million to cut carbon emissions in its buildings and take the lead for the rest of the borough to follow.
Bury’s mission to become carbon neutral has taken a big step forward according to a new report on the local authority’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Savings of nearly £140,000 will be made after the installation of solar panels at the council’s operations HQ at Bradley Fold.
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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