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Greater manchester Congestion Charge - Transportation Innovation Fund

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Information Seminar – Rochdale
he Department for Transport has recently unveiled a £2.77billion investment package to rebuild and greatly expand Greater Manchester’s public transport infrastructure. A condition upon accepting this money is the introduction of a peak time congestion charge.

Date online: 04/07/2008

Bury seeks 'Fair Play' ideas

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Team Bury's Play Partnership has recently secured £1.1 million funding for 25
new play spaces and they want to know what local residents should do with the
money.

Team Bury wants ...

Date online: 04/07/2008

Log on to find out more about disability sports web site

Zoe Robinson, Beijing Paralympian, and Mayor Peter Ashworth will attend the
launch the new Bury Disability Sports website on Tuesday 8 July at Castle
Leisure Centre.

The new website provides information about disabled sports activities taking
place across Bury and the North West....

Date online: 04/07/2008

Nuttall Park celebrates 80th birthday

The Friends of Nuttall Park and Bury Ranger Service have organized the 'Nuttall
Extravaganza' to celebrate the park's eightieth birthday.

The event will take place on Saturday 12 July between 12.30 and 5pm. There will
be a variety of activities on offer to suit every age group, including;...

Date online: 04/07/2008

The people of Bury voted no to a change in administration

The people of Bury voted no to a change in administration at Bury Council.

The referendum was held at the town hall last night, polls opened at 7.00am and
closed at 10pm. The referendum was called for by congestion charge protestors
Manchester Against Road Tax.
...

Date online: 04/07/2008

Free summer play schemes

Thanks to a successful bid to the Big Lottery for funding for summer play
schemes, Bury Ranger Service are running free outdoor play activities in parks
throughout the school summer holiday period.

Each child is entitled to participate for 3 days over the 6 week period,
subject to securing an available place on the scheme....

Date online: 03/07/2008

Boz Park gears up for family fun day

Every thing is in place for the Boz Park Community Day on Saturday 5th July.

Preparations for the event have been taking place all week. There will be a
range of events on offer at the Family Fun Day, which kicks off at 1pm,
including circus skills, a BBQ,...

Date online: 03/07/2008

Judging looms for Bury's blooms

Bury Council is urging residents and businesses to do everything they can to
help Bury grow yet another winning entry in this year's regional North West in
Bloom contest.
Our town needs to be at its very best on Thursday 17 July when judges from
North West in Bloom will be taken on a swift three-hour tour of Bury town
centre and the surrounding areas to look at the...

Date online: 02/07/2008

Celebration time!

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To mark the 60th birthday of the National Health Service Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) will host a commemorative event on Saturday 5 July 2008 – the day that the NHS was founded in 1948. –...

Date online: 02/07/2008

Bent Hill rolls up its sleeves

Residents in Bent Hill are being encouraged the have a big clear out this
weekend and throw out any unwanted bulky items as well as clean up the area.
The scheme, which has been funded by Prestwich Local Area Partnership, will
provide residents with heavy duty bags, free skips for their waste and there
will also be a team of litter pickers on hand to help spruce up the...

Date online: 02/07/2008

Man charged after fatal RTC

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A 21-year-old man was last night, Tuesday 1 July 2008, charged after an elderly lady was killed in a collision with a bus on Bury Bolton Road, Bury.
Shortly after 2.50pm on Tuesday 15 to...

Date online: 02/07/2008

Inquest jury returns its verdict

PC Christopher Hart

The inquest jury into the death of a serving GMP officer killed when his police van overturned has today, Tuesday 1 July 2008, returned its verdict.
PC Christopher Hart, 40, a response in...

Date online: 01/07/2008

Linda wins Family Learner of the year 2008

Linda Edyvean, Family Learning Learner of the Year (left) Mandi Davies

A local Mum from Whitefield is celebrating after being awarded Family Learner
of the Year 2008 for improved literacy and numeracy skills - so much so she is
now off to study at Edyvean...

Date online: 01/07/2008

New support service for victims of domestic violence

Bury women who are victims of domestic violence are benefiting from a new
service provided by Bury Council and Places for People, an organisation which
has a strong and national track record of supporting and housing vulnerable
people.
The support service, replaces the Bury...

Date online: 01/07/2008

Staff get flower power for local charity

Bury Adult Care staff wore sunshine yellow and took part in a host of
activities, including male leg waxing, on June 27 in a bid to raise some cash
for Bury Hospice.
Based at Castle Buildings in the centre of Bury, this is the second year that
the staff have taken part in fundraisers for the charity,...

Date online: 01/07/2008

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