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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.

A teenager has been convicted of murder after stabbing a boy with a combat knife outside a shopping centre.

An 'unprovoked' serious attack in Bury town centre left a victim with a bleed on the brain and a fractured skull. Police are now trying to trace a man they wish to speak to as investigations into the incident continue.

Youths 'wreaking havoc' in a Greater Manchester suburb will be targeted by officers this summer, as the force continues their hard clamp down on anti-social behaviour and crime. Bury town centre, which had become troubled with frequent incidents involving young people, sparked a major police initiative in the last year and saw more than 700 hours of extra policing of the streets.

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Bury have been hit by a power cut. Electricity North West say 644 homes in the Elton area are without electricity tonight.

A body has been found in the River Irwell in Bury, police have said. Emergency services were called to Jubilee Way near the town centre on Monday afternoon.

A huge golf simulation centre with its own café bar is planned for Bury town centre. Hukd Golf plan to use the currently vacant Link House building on Walmersley Road for a brand new leisure destination for the town.

Plans for a new attraction in Manchester Town Hall telling the story of the iconic building and showcasing some of its civic treasures have taken a big step forward.

A man is fighting for his life after extreme violence again returned to Bury town centre. He was punched by one person before a second kicked him, left, and then returned to film him as he lay bleeding.

Among the most notable shifts throughout Greater Manchester in last week’s local elections was the almost total rejection of mainstream parties in the town of Radcliffe. In all-out elections for the three wards in the town, hyperlocal party Radcliffe First won eight of the nine seats they fought for.

One of Bury town centre’s most recognisable buildings could be transformed into seven flats. The Union Club at 1 The Rock, was built around 1874 and is Grade II listed.

A refuge for women and families fleeing violence is to be created in Bury with the council admitting there has been no safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse ‘for many years’.

A teenage boy has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a young man in Bury town centre. The boy, 17, who can't be named due to legal reasons, appeared over videolink at Manchester Crown Court.

A popular jewellers which has been a staple of Bury for more than two decades has announced it will be closing. Peter Jackson the Jeweller first opened at The Rock shopping centre in 2010 and has become ‘firmly established’ in the area.

Police have arrested a man after a 'violent' assault which left another man with serious injuries.

A lout who told a group of girls "I will stab you all" as she robbed them before spitting in a policeman's face as she was arrested was deemed too "young and immature" to go to prison.

A young man who was stabbed in the back in a mass brawl was arrested by police after leaving hospital.

Two men have been arrested after a 'brawl' led to a stabbing in Bury town centre. A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after emergency services rushed out to the scene at around 5am on Sunday morning (March 28).

A ‘20-man brawl’ erupted in Bury town centre in the early hours of this morning, witnesses have said.

Bury Council is to buy the Mill Gate shopping centre, paving the way for its redevelopment.

An inquest has opened into the death of an 18-year-old man who died after being stabbed in Bury town centre 11 days ago.

Residents from Bury woke to a surprise when a herd of cows were on the moo-ve in their neighbourhood.

Uber will let people in Greater Manchester book taxis with local cab firms as part of a new app.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old in Bury town centre.

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of the murder of an 18-year-old in Bury town centre.

A police helicopter has been hovering over Urmston looking for a "wanted male".

A teenager who was stabbed to death in Bury suffered the fatal injury during a sudden two second confrontation between two groups of youths in the town centre, the M.E.N. can reveal.

A bar owner has tearfully told how he battled in vain to save the life of a man stabbed in a town centre fight.

A young man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Bury town centre this afternoon.

Police have issued an appeal for information after four terrifying knife-point robberies over just two days in Bury town centre.