A total of 103,821 people registered with a Bury GP have now had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine – and 66,172 residents have now received their second jab. If you are aged 34 and over you can visit the NHS National Booking Service or call 119 to book your first dose appointment, or book an […]

From 21 June our Waste Management Service will introduce new, more efficient collection rounds.  This will mean:  a change in collection day for most households, but not all; around 5% (approx 4,000 households) will have a separate collection day for their brown bin. How often we empty bins will not change During June extra one-off […]

Metrolink are trialing more flexible ‘Clipper’ tickets, which might be useful for people who need to use the tram for less than 5 days a week – perhaps with a phased return to the workplace. The trial offer is designed for flexible workers, part-time workers or anyone who travels regularly but not every day. You […]

Bury’s libraries are re-opening in a phased way following the most recent lockdown restrictions. Radcliffe Library was the first to reopen its doors, on Wednesday 21 April, with the borough’s remaining branches in Ramsbotton, Prestwich and Bury following suit over the coming weeks. Radcliffe will be open from 1pm to 4pm, from Tuesdays to Fridays.  […]

The hard work and commitment of volunteers and tenants across Bury were celebrated at Six Town Housing’s Community Heroes awards.  Hundreds of people tuned in to watch the ceremony which, due to Covid restrictions, was streamed on Facebook. Among the speakers was Hugh Broadbent, chair of Six Town Housing, who talked about the invaluable work […]

A third round of business grants is now available to Bury firms to reopen in a Covid-safe way and promote their businesses to bring in more visitors and customers. Schemes include: Safe Reopening FundGrants of £8-18kTo help businesses in retail, hospitality and leisure sectors (fewer than 50 employees) reopen Recovery Expertise FundGrants of up to […]

The Mayor of Bury will lead an online ‘thank you’ next Friday to the many hundreds of unpaid carers across the borough. Councillor Tim Pickstone will be joined by council leader Eamonn O’Brien in paying tribute to their tireless work looking after the borough’s most vulnerable people, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The session will […]

We’re keen to hear from parents who have experienced difficulties around school uniforms since children returned to school in recent weeks.  Some schools have been very clear that they expect full school uniform policy to be in place, even through it is a long time since shops were open for things like new shoes or […]

Please see below schedule major roadworks in March in the Prestwich area. Some potentially quite bad ones this month, including Fairfax Road and the big Bury New Road/Hilton Lane junction. The full list, including more minor works, can be found here. Bury New Road / Scholes Lane / Hilton Lane junction – 1-5 March 2021, […]

A new open call has been announced by Bury Town of Culture to find six local artists to create a series of creative micro-commissions for the town.  Applications are now open for artists working in any medium including art, prose, design, film, poetry or performance to submit their ideas. Each successful commission will receive £500 […]