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Volunteers are needed to join a litter-pick of Prestwich Clough on Sunday March 28. The clean-up will be led by Ian Rogers of Bury’s Ranger Service, who is based at the Phoenix Centre in Prestwich, who will provide the equipment. Anyone who can help is asked to meet at St Mary’s Flower Park at 10.30am, and the [...]

The following update has been received from Bury Council: Bury residents are reminded that they will see no change to their household waste collections over Easter. Collections of rubbish and recycling will be made as normal on Good Friday. There are no scheduled collections on Easter Monday as the service operates [...]

Now that waste collections have started again, the council is aiming to reach all households on their usual collection day. If the weather continues to improve, the council intends to collect grey bins, blue bins and green bags next week. Any collections of the grey bin missed today (Friday Jan 15) in the Ramsbottom area will be [...]

Bury Council is to start collecting regular household waste tomorrow (Tuesday January 12) following a period of suspension due to the severe weather. Collection crews will aim to reach all households this week on their usual collection day. The intention is to collect grey bins, and also extra bags of rubbish. Blue bins (which take plastic, glass [...]

The following statement has been issued by Bury Council today (Tuesday 22 December 2009). Due to the atrocious weather conditions, the waste and recycling collections have had to be suspended for the remainder of today (Tuesday). A decision on collections for Wednesday and Thursday will be made on the morning. Reluctantly, we have been forced to take [...]

Prestwich Library in partnership with UNISON are holding a “Living Library” event where, instead of checking out a normal book, people will be able to “borrow” a person who has their own unique story to tell. The Living Library event takes place at Prestwich Library on Thursday 19 November 2009 from 2pm to 6pm, and [...]

Bury Council is gearing up to introduce new borough-wide rubbish and recycling collection routes as from Tuesday 24 November. The new routes are part of a plan to reduce carbon emissions by cutting down on fuel usage, make better use of the collection vehicles and extend recycling opportunities into rural areas. This is the first major [...]

One of the borough’s most historic landscapes has begun to be restored to its 19th Century glory. Cobster Field is an important part of the Philips Park estate, which was developed by Manchester merchant Robert Philips and his family between 1799 and 1948. The field was a large expanse of grazing land whose purpose was to impress [...]

People in Bury are being urged to ‘rethink your drink’ during Alcohol Awareness Week, which begins on Monday 19 October. Events will be taking place throughout the week, but on in the Millgate Shopping Centre in Bury on Saturday 24 October, members of the public can get involved in an exercise bike challenge to find out [...]

High school pupils across Bury are learning how to “Bsafe, Bcool” in a project on the theme of anti-social behaviour. It aims to steer youngsters away from daily dangers and encourage them to act responsibly in the community. Year 9 pupils from 11 high schools are taking part in the two-week event, which is funded through the [...]