Councillors met last week in the for the formal Annual Meeting of the Council where Councillor Dorothy Gunther was appointed as Mayor of Bury for the municipal year 2017-2018. Dorothy, who lives in Summerseat, was first elected as a councillor in 1992, representing either Ramsbottom Ward and more recently North Manor ward. Wishing her a […]

Prestwich Clough Da, the FREE Annual Event held from 12pm – 5pm in St Mary’s Flower Park and outside The Church Inn, Church Lane. This year’s event takes place this Sunday 21 May 2017, with activities, concessions. countryside Groups. displays. entertainment and local groups. More information: http://www.prestwichclough.co.uk

Below is the list latest list of short courses available for unemployed adults aged 19+ (claiming benefits such as JSA, UC). As we are nearing the end of the academic year, they asking people to book places as soon as possible as these courses are filling up. It may not be possible to arrange further […]

Bury Sport & Physical Activity Service need your help with a funding bid they have in at Tesco’s ‘Bags of Help’ fund (the money raised form the 5p levy on plastic bags). They are putting together a programme of ‘Summer Boredom Busters’ which are free activities for families in the parks in Bury this summer […]

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week – a national campaign that takes place every year organised by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF). This year’s campaign theme is ‘Surviving or thriving’ and it asks why so many people are living with mental health issues rather than enjoying good mental health. It asks why so many […]

Five volunteers are needed to become part of a “Shetland Murder Mystery” held at a local library in June. The event is inspired by crime writer Ann Cleeves, and participants are being asked to take on the roles of providing witness statements, forensic reports and, of course, guessing whodunnit! A prize will be awarded to […]

Free legal advice for people with dementia and their carers is being offered in local libraries during Dementia Awareness Week (14-20 May). The pop-up legal clinics have been organised by the Dementia Action Alliance and will give advice on a range of matters including Lasting Power of Attorney, Court of Protection, Wills and discretionary trusts. […]

Thursday (4 May 2017) is polling day for the Greater Manchester Mayor. Polling stations are open 7am – 10pm. You do NOT need your polling card to vote. If you have been sent a postal vote but not yet sent it in, you can still take a completed envelope down to a polling station before […]

Last Wednesday was the regular meeting of Bury Council’s Cabinet, which is made up of all the ruling Labour Group Cabinet members, with the two opposition party leaders on Bury Council. The biggest item for discussion this month was the proposal for Bury Council to borrow £10 million to add to the road repair budget […]

A small, but important, measure which was championed by the Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government, came into effect last week. When Jo Swinson was Minister for Equalities, she introduced the requirement for companies with more than 250 employees to report on their gender pay gap (the difference between what men get paid and what […]