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In 1469 Thomas Pilkington received a “licence to crenellate” from the king, which gave him permission to fortify his manor house. He built the structure we know...

On the 15th June 1215 the Magna Carta, a royal charter of rights was agreed upon by King John of England and a group of rebel barons at Runnymede. Magna Carta...

The headline on the front page of the Bury Times on Wednesday, October 20th 1954 declared, “BOROUGH PREPARES TREMENDOUS WELCOME FOR ROYAL VISITORS.” The...

If I had the chance to pick one person from history who I could meet, it would be Emily Bronte. We all would probably answer that question differently based...

In the early nineteenth century, the township of Bury was governed by constables at the manor court at Whitsuntide. In 1846, however, the residents obtained an...

The Ramsbottom Town Centre Plan is our Council’s vision for the future, identifying a series of potential projects that seek to create a “more attractive and...

James Daly MP has welcomed new figures showing that 9000 employees across Bury North have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension with 2110...

In April last year, I was filmed walking down Goldfinch Drive in Bury with Laura Evans, then the Conservative candidate in the election for Greater Manchester’...

We have all been aware for many years of the winter pressures faced by the NHS. On the 2nd December 2012, the Guardian newspaper reported, “ Hospitals, “ full...