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A new petrol station, drive-thru takeaway and ‘food-to-go’ pods are planned for a car showroom site just 300 yards from Bury town centre. A planning application lodged this week reveals the plans for part of the ‘Car Time’ show room and car park site on Bell Lane.

The Sunday Times has released its list of the Best Places to Live in the UK in 2024 - and two areas in Greater Manchester have made the cut. This year, the London title's team of judges chose to include Prestwich and Stockport in its comprehensive guide - with the latter being named the best location to live across the whole of the north west.

Officers are focusing on Bury again today following a triple stabbing and an incident at a Metrolink station. Police have been monitoring events across the town in the wake of a horrific triple stabbing outside Bury Market on Monday (March 11).

A high-profile Bury councillor arrested two months ago is returning to the cabinet after police dropped their investigation. Coun Tamoor Tariq 'stepped back' from his duties as deputy leader of the Labour-run council on January 3 having been detained by cops.

A 'serious assault' was avoided after undercover police officers arrested six people over an attack on a member of the public on Saturday night (March 2).

Bury continues to move forward with various town centre projects, with several other major developments in Radcliffe and Prestwich. Developers also continue to table plans for schemes that catch the eye and promise to bring new homes, leisure and medical facilities to the borough.

A vision for a transformed Bury town centre by redeveloping the Mill Gate Shopping Centre and the surrounding 15 acres to include less retail and more housing has been put forward. Bury Council has published an update to its strategy for the town centre shopping complex after it acquired the centre and wider estate alongside joint venture partner Bruntwood in April 2022.

A mum fears her disabled son will be left without an education with no way of getting to school. Charlie Andrews was born with spina bifida, meaning he is paralysed from the waist down and relies on accessible bus to take him to his school.

A cordon remains in place at one of Radcliffe's main junctions tonight after what is believed to be a serious collision.

Plans to build 148 homes aimed at young professionals and small families close to Bury town centre have been given a £1.7m boost. The project, at the 7.4-acre Pyramid Park site between Market Street and Knowsley Street will create a housing scheme on land which used to be a railway goods yard and sidings.

A Greater Manchester council overvalued its investment in the airport by almost £15 MILLION, it has been revealed. Bury town hall has wiped £14.8m from its balance sheet after the valuation error was discovered by auditors examining the authority's books.

A man who was crushed by a falling digger near a supermarket suffered what police called 'potentially life-changing injuries', an official update revealed on Saturday.

Operators are being sought to run both Radcliffe market and the soon to be built flexi-hall in Bury town centre. Bury council has published a glossy ‘invitation to express interest’ brochure hailing an ‘outstanding opportunity’ to run the two venues with the authority ‘sharing the profitability of the sites’.

Soap star Helen Flanagan got the shock of her life while out shopping when she came across Prestwich's mysterious pink pigeon. The former Corrie star was left speechless and thought her eyes were deceiving her when she saw the unusually pink pigeon walking around Bury town centre.

People across Greater Manchester may be able to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows today.

Huge plans to transform Bury Market with the creation of multi-million pound ‘flexi-hall’ and and a new roof have been given the green light.

Police are appealing for help locating two men from Bury. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are seeking information regarding 28-year-old Nathan and 25-year-old Callum. In line with current practice, the men's surnames have not been released.

GMP have enforced new powers in an area of Greater Manchester after a group of armed men were seen fighting.

It’s a Wednesday lunchtime and the rain is coming in sideways. Nevertheless, here at a world-famous market in Greater Manchester, the winding pathways and narrow streets between stalls are packed out - it takes more than a bit of bad weather to deter these seasoned shoppers.

A much-loved restaurant in Bury town centre is due to shut after more than 20 years.

A cordon was set up by police outside Bury town hall with a major police presence today after reports of a suspect package. But it has now been removed after the scare was found to be a false alarm.

Two three-storey care homes are set to be built on the site of the former police station in Bury town centre. The Irwell Street building has been vacant since 2016 and demolition began in 2018.

Bury’s former post office building is set to be transformed into ‘high end’ apartments. The Crompton Street building, which is a striking example of 19th century Queen Anne style architecture, is the subject of plans which would see it converted it into 16 apartments.

Emergency services are responding to reports of 'concern for the welfare of a man' in Bury this morning.

Whether you are enjoying a weekend city break, a rural staycation or are travelling for work, many people now opt to stay in an Airbnb rather than a hotel. Not only do they tend to offer more privacy and space, but you can often find unique and quirky stays that make for a more personal experience.

Two bars have been left devastated after a fire ripped through a bin storage in the early hours of this morning (April 7). Firefighters were called to Market Street in Bury town centre to the blaze around 4am with a bin compound found alight on Back Market Street West.

Bury Council have denied claims made by one of the town’s MPs that they plan to reduce one of the major roads in the town centre to a single lane in each direction. In a recent newsletter, Bury North MP James Daly said a section in the council’s Bury town centre masterplan suggested what he termed a ‘ridiculous’ plan to narrow Angouleme Way to one lane in each way in order to increase spaces for cyclists and pedestrians.

Police have released a CCTV picture of two males they want to speak to after a 'traumatic' knifepoint robbery near a car park in Bury town centre.

As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham launched the latest scheme aimed at tackling knife crime in the region, a short distance from the press conference, a tragically appropriate case study was being laid bare in court. Just half a mile away from where Burnham addressed assembled reporters in Manchester city centre, a 17-year-old boy sat in the dock of an imposing, Victorian crown court, facing the most serious criminal charge possible.

A rapper who stabbed a teenager to death had previously taken part in a 'knife crime prevention programme' and sung about 'extreme knife violence', a court heard. King Sibanda, 17, murdered Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed on a Friday afternoon in Bury town centre near a busy shopping centre.