Zerqa Ahmad features in Punjabi film Fikar Karo Na, which was released in India on Thursday and is due to appear in UK cinemas soon. The 52-year-old said she broke into acting after being discouraged ...

A teenager has become the British Muay Thai Champion after a couple of years of dedication and hard training. Tom Munro, 13, from Radcliffe, who attends St Gabriel's RC High School, was announced as ...

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Forestwood School, located at Cygnet Hospital Bury Forestwood on Bolton Road, received a full, unannounced inspection from Ofsted.

A power engineering company has received high praise as it marks a landmark anniversary. R&B Switchgear Group, based in Heywood, welcomed Rochdale mayor, Cllr Shakil Ahmed, to its headquarters and ...

A Bury actress has lent her support to a Manchester charity ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD). Corrie star and former St Gabriel's RC High pupil Jennie McAlpine accompanied staff from ...

I tried my hand at driving a Metrolink tram using the training simulator and realised the drivers have a much harder job than I always thought ...

The UK had hundreds of road signs with some being more unusual or rare than others - can you identity some of them?

Hundreds of fines have been handed out after the first "red route" was rolled out in Bury three months ago. Motorists who park illegally on the route at the bottom of Walmersley Road will receive ...

For Bury-born opera singer Soraya Mafi, there’s something particularly special about her latest role as Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute ...

Bury Market (Image: Supplied) Last year saw the number of coach trips visiting Bury’s market rise with an average of 23 groups arriving in the town every week. Nearly 1,200 coach parties visited the ...

Plans have been submitted to build a small apartment block in Bury. The site surrounding the application is on the corner of Walmersley Road and Eldon Street, an existing residential area.