Bury

A Bury-bound tram at Ashton-under-Lyme

Passengers face big change at major tram stop

The Oasis mural on the side of the Coach & Horses pub near Heaton Park.

Schools to shut early as Oasis fans head to highly-anticipated gigs

Tottington Viaduct, part of the Kirklees Valley Trail.

Swan and ducks shot dead in sickening air rifle attack

An artist's impression of what a revamp Bury Market will look like

Watch: Stunning drone video captures dramatic market revamp progress

Angouleme Way in Bury town centre

Drivers face road closures, diversions and bridge repairs until autumn

Simister Island interchange, which connects the M60, M62 and M66 motorways, has been earmarked for a massive change under National Highways proposals

Work begins on major motorway transformation with five lanes mooted

Tracey Cartledge and Oskar who helped create the mural at Prestwich tram stop

Tram stop gets colourful new mural as part of Bee Network push

A drilling company is doing soil sampling work in a field off Scobell Street in Walshaw

Dalek-like robot with Ted Hastings voice shouts threats at walkers

Illustration of the Northern Gateway employment proposals

10,000 jobs to supercharge economy: mega new site with hotel and shops

A Starbucks drive-thru has been given the go-ahead to open at Victoria Retail Park near Bury town centre

This part of Manchester is getting a brand new Starbucks drive-thru

Simone Jackson found someone on Facebook to remove some rubbish, which was later found fly-tipped in Lowes Road, Bury.

Woman hit with huge fine after finding man with a van on Facebook

The team behind the £100m overhaul of the Longfield Centre and wider central area have appointed Vinci Building ‘to help bring the regeneration to life’

We're thrilled to revitalise community and give it a new beating heart

Sarah, 30, from Prestwich, has opened up about how the phobia trumped her fear of never walking again

My phobia of needles was stronger than my fear of never walking again

A drone picture shows huge piles of waste close to the Pioneer Mill site in Radcliffe

Police raise major concerns about shocking find while chasing suspect

A meeting of Bury council heard physical intimidation and threats of violence were commonplace when civil enforcement officers tried to deal with double yellow line parking on a section of Walmersley Road

The road where scared traffic wardens refused to go without police

Martin Smith and Kelly Hay enjoy a trip to Bury Market

We visit Greater Manchester's timeless and vibrant shopping experience

New Summerseat House in Ramsbottom, was last used as a pupil referral unit in 2016

Derelict school plagued by thieves and vandals to be sold at auction

Gemma Atkinson pictured back in November 2022.

11 famous names you might not know are from Bury including comedy icon

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Northern Care Alliance Trust cares for 21 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

A contraceptive pill, as new research suggests too many women are not using the safest brands.

Proportion of women in Bury on contraception fell by a quarter following pandemi...

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL. File photo dated 14/02/2007 of a driver talking on his mobile telephone while driving. Sightings of handheld mobile phone use by drivers are common on UK roads despite Friday being the 20th anniversary of the practice being banned, a survey suggests. Some 93% of respondents to a poll of more than 12,000 AA members said they often see other motorists using a phone at the wheel. Issue date: Friday December 1, 2023.

Total fines issued in Greater Manchester for using a mobile phone while driving ...

File photo dated 17/06/22 of a ring-tailed lemur cools down by eating specially prepared animal friendly 'ice lollypops' at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. There are more than 2,700 privately owned animals from wild breeds considered dangerous across Great Britain, new figures show. Wildlife charity the Born Free Foundation said an overhaul of current legislation on the keeping of animals categorised as dangerous is a "matter of urgency". Issue date: Thursday February 22, 2024.

Broad-snouted caiman legally owned in Bury

File photo dated 06/05/22 of an Ukrainian and Union flag flying. Up to 10,000 Ukrainians are being offered free English language lessons in a bid to improve their job prospects in the UK. Some of those who have fled the war in their homeland and settled in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be given almost 20 hours of online English learning a week over a period of 10 weeks, the Government said. The announcement comes on Ukrainian Independence Day. Issue date: Thursday August 24, 2023.

Ukraine anniversary: hundreds of refugees given shelter in Bury

File photo dated 15/11/22 of a general view of the Accident and Emergency department at Craigavon Area Hospital near Belfast. Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are being balloted for strike action for the first time. They are being asked to vote over whether to take a 24-hour strike over pay in March. Issue date: Monday January 8, 2024.

Tens of millions of pounds needed to repair crumbling buildings at the Northern ...

File photo dated 15/11/22 of a general view of the Accident and Emergency department at Craigavon Area Hospital near Belfast. Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are being balloted for strike action for the first time. They are being asked to vote over whether to take a 24-hour strike over pay in March. Issue date: Monday January 8, 2024.

More than £10 million needed to repair crumbling buildings at Pennine Care Trust

File photo dated 15/11/22 of a general view of the Accident and Emergency department at Craigavon Area Hospital near Belfast. Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are being balloted for strike action for the first time. They are being asked to vote over whether to take a 24-hour strike over pay in March. Issue date: Monday January 8, 2024.

Tens of millions of pounds needed to repair crumbling buildings at the Greater M...

General view of a council tax bill.
PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday June 11, 2013. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Fewer pensioners in Bury received council tax support last year, as total number...

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL. A general view of a man in a hoodie holding a knife.

Three-quarters of knife crime convictions in Greater Manchester were first-time ...

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Bury road closures: seven for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

File photo dated 21/01/20 of BBC Broadcasting House in London. BBC local radio shows have suffered a drop in listeners amid planned cuts to their programming by the corporation, new figures show.

BBC local radio cuts 'could harm hundreds of people registered visually impaired...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Northern Care Alliance Trust cares for 31 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust cares for five patients with Covid-19 in ...

File photo dated 03/01/21 of a general view of a school safety zone sign. Ofsted's plans to prevent further deaths following the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry have been welcomed by her family and union leaders, but they have called for more work to be done. The proposals, which include new guidelines showing school leaders how to stop an Ofsted inspection if staff show signs of distress, have been published in response to senior coroner Heidi Connor's prevention of future deaths report. Issue date: Friday January 19, 2024.

Several complaints about Ofsted inspections in Bury

File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Millions of children in England were not seen by an NHS dentist last year, new figures show. Data obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that 4.4 million children in England were not seen by an NHS dentist in the year to June 2023. Issue date: Tuesday September 19, 2023.

Almost 150 hospital admissions in Bury to remove children's rotten teeth

File photo dated 20/09/2021 of the scene in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, near Sheffield, where the bodies of John Paul Bennett, 13, Lacey Bennett, 11, their mother Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey's friend Connie Gent, 11, were discovered at a property. A series of "very stark" failures by the Probation Service contributed to the murders of a mother and three children by Damien Bendall, a coroner has concluded. Peter Nieto, the senior coroner for Derby and Derbyshire, said that while Bendall bore "primary responsibility" for the "brutal and savage" murders of Terri Harris, John Paul Bennett, Lacey Bennett and Connie Gent, there were "several very stark acts or omissions" by both the Probation Service and individuals that "accumulatively" contributed to the deaths. Issue date: Monday October 23, 2023.

Homicide rate in Greater Manchester among highest in England and Wales

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More than 1,500 operations cancelled at the Northern Care Alliance Trust

People looking at house price signs displayed in the window of an estate agents in Lewes, East Sussex, as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that the average UK house price has surged by £24,000 during the past year of coronavirus lockdowns. Issue date: Wednesday May 19, 2021.

Dozens of landlord repossession claims threatened renters in Bury last year

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