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Practical help served up for struggling pubs

Practical help served up for struggling pubs

Pubs Minister John Healey has announced today a £4m plan to help struggling pubs stay in business.

With nearly 40 pubs closing each week nationwide, Mr Healey was tasked by Gordon Brown to look how government intervention could help community pubs stay afloat.

He has proposed a 12 point plan, which pledges £3.3m for business support to make pubs more successful.

Date published: 19/03/2010

Keep infection at bay while having fun on the farm

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is reminding parents, children and schoolteachers to protect themselves from infection during and after farm visits by taking a few simple measures.

The advice is being issued in the run up to the Easter holiday period when visits to farms are particularly popular.

Every year an upsurge of cases of cryptosporidiosis, E.coli...

Date published: 20/03/2010

Cutting costs and red tape for businesses

10,000 fewer planning applications in the system and cash for councils to help deliver homes.

Housing and Planning Minister John Healey today confirmed further reforms to the planning system, removing around 10,000 full applications to cut costs and red tape for businesses, saving up to £43 million a year....

Date published: 19/03/2010

Prestwich man charged over thefts from cars

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A Prestwich man has been charged in connection with two thefts from cars.

Jonathan William Pennington, 31, of Ash Grove, Prestwich appeared before Bury Magistrates court on March 18,...

Date published: 19/03/2010

Bury College help learners gain ‘cash control’

Bury College students at a workshop in 'Money Week'

Bury College was involved in promoting financial literacy and money management skills during ‘Money Week’ that was held last week.
A series of thought provoking events were held by the...

Date published: 19/03/2010

Pharmacists play crucial role in treating minor ailments

Pharmacists play crucial role in treating minor ailments

A leading UK pharmacy has backed a new campaign which calls for a change in attitude towards the treatment of minor ailments, as too many people visit their GP with minor problems such as...

Date published: 19/03/2010

Operation Uganda nails gang

Joshua Doyle

Four serial robbers were jailed for a total of 28 years at Manchester Crown Court yesterday.

The convictions were made as part of Greater Manchester Police’s Operation Uganda, which...

Date published: 19/03/2010

New online medical service launched to help the people of Bury

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The people of Bury are to benefit from a brand new online medical service that was launched yesterday.

The BARDOC website (Bury & Rochdale Doctors On Call) allows patients to access the...

Date published: 19/03/2010

MEP welcomes removal of "unscientific propaganda"

Paul Nuttall MEP (UK Independence Party)

North West MEP Paul Nuttall today welcomed the banning of two government climate change adverts.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled yesterday that two adverts released by...

Date published: 19/03/2010

£50m to help with economic recovery

An extra £50 million is being given to councils to help them make strides toward economic recovery in their local area.

The funding is being allocated to all areas of the country from the Local Authority Business Growth Incentives (LABGI) scheme that rewards councils which successfully promote local growth. ...

Date published: 18/03/2010

TB on the rise

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West in partnership with NHS North West is urging people to be aware of the symptoms of TB as new provisional data published today (16 March) shows that TB figures remain high in the region.

The figures, released by the HPA ahead of World TB Day on 24 March, show that cases of TB nationally have increased by 5.5%, from 8,679...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Vaccination available for protection against swine flu now and in the future

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Swine flu may well be the predominant strain when seasonal influenza hits later in the year.
Those eligible for the vaccination now are urged to get protected against the virus and its...

Date published: 18/03/2010

£1million fund to help faith groups have their voices heard

Communities Secretary John Denham today unveiled a £1m fund to help faith groups get their voices heard by Government and public bodies and help play their part delivering public services.

John Denham praised faith groups for their hard work and commitment to their local communities and called on local authorities to ignore the myths about faith communities and create a...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Reduce death and injury in the workplace

Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.

The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) new campaign ‘do your bit’ is in response to workplace research which provides evidence to suggest that involving workers has a positive effect on health and safety performance. ...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Boomerang bosses’ in councils must return pay-offs

Councils should have the power to claw back taxpayers’ money paid out to cut ties with their town hall chief if they later get re-hired to another local government job.

Communities Secretary John Denham welcomed the report and made clear taxpayers’ money should not be used by councils to resolve personal differences and called on Local Government to quickly adopt the...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Teamwork vital for Longfield's success

Bury Council is to work with local campaigners to ensure the best possible future for the Longfield Suite in Prestwich.

It has taken up an offer from members of the non-political group SaveOurSuite.com to help secure a more viable and sustainable future for the suite.

It follows a review of the borough’s civic venues, which attracted more than 1,300 formal comments...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Patients in Bury get a health check

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Thousands of Bury patients are being asked about their wellbeing, habits and lifestyle in a bid to improve health in Bury.

Lifestyle choices can have a big impact on long-term health...

Date published: 18/03/2010

HMRC gearing up to name and shame tax evaders

H M Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that from 1 April 2010 it will start naming and shaming serial tax evaders. North West businesses are being warned that from this date, individuals and companies which have deliberately evaded tax of more than £25,000 will have their name, address and details of their evasion published on the HMRC website. The measure was announced in...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Nominate your local sporting hero

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Nominations are now open to reward local people who make an outstanding contribution to sport.

Bury Council’s sports development team, in partnership with Radcliffe and Bury South...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Don't lose your voice - register to vote

Bury residents are reminded that they must be on the electoral register to vote in the forthcoming national and local elections.

The Bury Council elections are on Thursday May 6 and a General Election is also imminent and could be called at short notice. ...

Date published: 18/03/2010

Teenage boy attacked in cemetery

A teenage boy was attacked and robbed of his mobile phone as he left a cemetery in Bury.

The boy, 16, was leaving the cemetery on St Peter's Road at about 8.15pm on 9 March 2010 when he was confronted by a group of youths congregating in the entrance.

They asked him for money and when he refused, two members of the group grabbed him and threw him to the floor, kicking...

Date published: 17/03/2010

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