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Death crash parents in new appeal
THE parents of a 14-year-old girl who died after a collision with a car as she walked to school have appealed for information. Carmen Mather, of Astley Street, Astley, was crossing the road outside her home on March 14 to catch a bus to school when she
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21 years, now Shakers dream of ending derby bogey
SHAKERS took on local rivals Rochdale on Saturday looking to lay a bogey that has stretched back more than 21 years. A good number of Bury's current first team squad weren't even born the last time the Shakers defeated their local rivals in a competitive
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Alf on a mission for Rachel
A SUPERFUNDRAISER who has generated thousands of pounds for people around the world has turned his attention towards a blind Radcliffe teenager who wants to go on a trip of a lifetime. Alf Hales, aged 83, of Booth Road, Little Lever, has a signed Bolton
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Housing minister's visit
HOUSING minister Keith Hill will visit Bury on Monday to the give the go-ahead to improvement for the borough's 9,000 council houses. He will formally launch Six Town Housing, the organisation which will take over the town's houses, before meeting tenants
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RMI old boy enjoys big day at Old Trafford
ONE of Leigh RMI's greatest products has capped his footballing life after Hilton Park by turning out against England. Wing-forward Steve Jones - now with Crewe Alexandra - came off the Northern Ireland subs bench at Old Trafford with just three minutes
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Lucy is back on the road
BUSY Bolton roads were slowed to a gentle pace on Thursday when a grand old lady of steam rumbled her way home after getting a brand new set of rubber tyres. The 92-year-old, 12-ton Clayton and Shuttleworth traction engine, Lucy Ashton, which has a top
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Car thieves wreck petrol pumps
CAR thieves smashed into petrol pumps at a Bury garage early on Saturday morning. The BMW car had been stolen on Friday and was driven into the petrol station next to the Tesco Express store on Bolton Road at 3.30am. One pump was destroyed and another
