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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 [...]

Liberal Democrats have criticised Bury Council’s under-investment in road repairs after a local councillor discovered a two-metre deep crater on a Prestwich street. Cllr Donal O’Hanlon, Liberal Democrat member for St Mary’s ward, discovered the hole on Lowther Road, and launched a stinging attack on road maintenance in the borough. “We can’t go on like this [...]

The Mobile Advice Centre will be out and about from April 27 to May 1. The bus is staffed by benefit officers from Bury Council who can give advice about housing/council tax benefits and other welfare payments. They can also check the progress of benefit claims, take details of new claims, or amend existing ones where individual [...]