The news follows a high-profile campaign, backed by celebrity dancer Arlene Phillips, to save the popular facility.

Matthew Bagshaw, Thomas Bladen, and Leah Gibaut, all aged nine, decided they wanted to help the appeal after watching television images of the country which was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude quake in January.

Career criminal David Cullen, from Salford, is serving a 10 year sentence for armed robbery and a court heard his relatives from Prestwich and Whitefield, enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle thanks to his life of crime.

Three-piece band Stella Marconi only formed in November but their ‘alternative indie’ sound has been a hit with audiences.

The Chapman-Barker unit was officially opened on February 24 by Professor John Strang, Director of the National Addiction Centre, to help people combat drug and alcohol misuse in the area.

Each quarter Bury’s sports development team nominates a Bury registered sports club to receive the award.

The Manchester Jewish Museum, in Cheetham Hill, revealed last year that it was suffering a funding crisis.

At around midnight four men; Aaron Graham, John O'Neill, Cordell Austin and Andre Walker forced their way into a house in Deyne Avenue, Prestwich with a gun, a stun gun, duct tape and cable ties.

Bury Council voted in favour of a 3.75 per cent rise during a meeting about the 2010/2011 budget – a figure that is more than double the national average.

A public consultation over the possible closures of the Longfield Suite in Prestwich and the Radcliffe Civic Suite is set to concludeon Sunday, February 28.

Youngsters at Park View Primary School decided to try and raise cash for the Haitian people after watching videos about last month’s tragedy.

Paul Forber and partner Lynne Wareing took time out from the popular dance classes they run at the Longfield Suite to try their chances on Britain’s Got Talent.

Youngsters studying GCSE law at Philips High School in Whitefield used Who Wants To Be A Millionaire-style keypads to decide what sentencesshould be given on a variety of court cases.

Arlene, who comes from Chatsworth Road, Prestwich, is one of the driving forces behind the Dance Champions Group, which is calling for dance and exercise experts across the UK to attend a national summit to devise a strategy to increase public participation.

Vintage transport enthusiasts have been in talks to bring four 1930s trams – including two double deckers – to Manchester.

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Opponents, who had gathered in Manchester’s council chamber, cried ‘shame’ as the planning committee approved the plans which include 13 floodlit pitches.

About 2,000 people formally objected, 6,500 joined a Save Heaton Park campaign on Facebook and six petitions, containing about 1,000 names, were received by the council.

Lesley Jones was distraught when she got her father’s certificate and found it covered with burn holes and dirty marks.

Paramedic Paul Evans, 47, was told by specialists that he was suffering from noise-related hearing loss and could need hearing aids within a decade - 15 years earlier than average.

Charlotte Adams, a pupil at Philips High School in Whitefield, was just 15 when she lost her life to cystic fibrosis.

Michael is staging a ladies evening at his salon Complex Hair, in Parrin Lane, Monton in aid of Cancer Research UK.

A cash shortage is forcing Manchester Adoption Society into voluntary administration after 45 years.

The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded 260 incidents of anti-semitism in Greater Manchester last year, a rise of 65 per cent from 2008.

The 24-year-old decided to take a DIY approach to his music after being dropped by Columbia record label.

All 8,100 officers along with 4,000 civilian staff at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will be ordered to wear the magnetic tags which will display their full name and rank.

Colin Gilmore helped deliver the baby in the back of his Skoda Octavia during the morning rush hour.

Town hall bosses in Bury hope to raise £153,000 a year with the plan.

Sixties soul tracks will be played by DJs Kev Roberts (from Wigan Casino/Blackpool Tower), Keith Fletcher (from BBC Radio Lancashire), Ginger Taylor (from Kings Hall Stoke) and Pete Roberts (from Twisted Wheel).

Danny Stafford, 40, auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in Manchester last month and got up and close and personal with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan during his act.

Tony Levene's son Joey suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a muscle-wasting condition which can eventually lead to loss of mobility.

Greater Manchester Police was branded the ‘Ministry for Silly Ideas’ after news of the primary school-style bonding events emerged.

All 8,100 officers along with 4,000 civilian staff will be ordered to wear the magnetic tags which will display their full name and rank.

Adverts featuring the ex-Hollyoaks actress in her role in Lowry production Calendar Girls, had to be altered after Manchester City Council deemed them too saucy.

The money comes from Whitefield and Unsworth Local Area Partnership and the hamper contains items like hand warmers, knee blankets, hot chocolate, soup, rice, pasta, tined food, a thermometer, gloves and low energy light bulbs.

Bury Council has been given a grant worth £53,00 by the Government to spend on regeneration schemes in the borough.

Thief Roy Boodle - identified by Greater Manchester Police as one of its 'most wanted' criminals - pleaded guilty to a string of burglaries and asked for a total of 10 other matters to be taken into consideration by a judge. 

Two-year-old A’ishah Sabra, from Whitefield, was bundled into the back of a car and driven away during a supervised visit with her father Saber Mesbah Sabra in May last year.

Journalist Paul Britton sent minute-by-minute updates from the council chamber.

The concert, hosted by Besses o'th' Barn Brass Band, will take place on Saturday, February 6 at 7.30pm.

Penny Wiseman, 52, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis 20 years ago - the debilitating disease left her with severe breathing problems.

Matthew Clarke, 28, drove through a puddle and drenched student Marco Razmara.

The former Strictly Come Dancing judge, who left the show amid an ageism row, signed a petition against the plans to close the Longfield Suite where she learnt to dance.

Martin Fisher, 49, was part of a nine member team of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) personnel who flew to Haiti after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck.

The pupils spoke to a Whitefield survivor of the war when the school paid a special visit to the Imperial War Museum North on Monday, January 25.

Martin Fisher is part of the nine-person team of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) personnel who are helping residents of the country which was rocked by 7.0 magnitude quake last Tuesday, January 12.

On Friday Martin helped rescue a two-year-old girl Mia from the ruins of a school.

The Sun Page Three girl is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with Madventures, a Finnish TV company.

A report obtained by campaigners fighting to save the Longfield Suite in Prestwich and Radcliffe Civic Suite outlined ways to improve the financial position of the venues.

While the Prestwich native was controversially axed from the hit BBC show last year and replaced by popstar Alesha Dixon, she agreed to rejoin the original panel of judges for the live tour of the dance extravaganza and has also used her considerable dance experience to direct the production.

The event will mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and will be attended by faith leaders, community representatives, school pupils and invited members of the public.

Bury South MP Ivan Lewis is calling on Bury council to compulsory purchase the former Whitefield Town Hall, which is currently run-down.

Bury South MP Ivan Lewis is calling on Bury council to compulsory purchase the former Whitefield Town Hall, which is currently run-down.

Former Conservative Party leader William Hague supported Michelle Wiseman’s campaign at a meeting at Whitefield Golf Club last Thursday.

Radcliffe Tower is the only surviving part of a manor house in Radcliffe and is only one of eight ancient castles in Greater Manchester.

It will be a chance for residents to meet the new LAP manager Rose De.

A’ishah Sabra, from Whitefield, was bundled into the back of a car and driven away during a supervised visit with her father Saber Mesbah Sabra in May.

Since then, her mother Leila has scoured Egypt looking for her daughter.

Martin Fisher is part of the eight-person team of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) personnel who are helping residents of the country which was rocked by a massive quake last Tuesday (January 12).

Raymond Emanuel became an unlikely international star last year after casting agents spotted him in Manchester and invited him to appear in the new Sherlock Holmes film.

The council’s gritting service came under fire after the big freeze last week.

The Partnership held its first meeeting on Sunday when a rolling Eucharist was held in St Mary’s, St Gabriel’s and St Margaret’s churches.

Cllr Bibby had been invited to a meeting organised by campaigners to save the civic suites in Prestwich and Radcliffe.

Suzanne took a masterclass at Prestwich Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society’s youth theatre group on Sunday, the day after she had finished a run in White Christmas at The Lowry arts centre with Aled Jones.

Hundreds of low-paid staff, including cleaners, dinner ladies, and care assistants, sued Bury council for failing to pay bonuses given to male workers.

Nieka Chetwyn, 25, from Prestwich, had 18 sessions of chemotherapy as a child to treat a tumour on her leg.

Recyclable waste collection is suspended so the council can prioritise waste collection.

Vera Dickinson became the first female mayor during the 1953-54 municipal year.  She died at Bury’s Burrswood Nursing Home on December 30.

Omer Butt left computers and filing cabinets in a van parked on a road in Cheetham Hill while his practice Unsworth Smile Clinic, in Prestwich, was being refurbished. The van and the private dental records were stolen one night in July last year.

The Bury South MP had called on the Chinese government to give clemency to Akmal Shaikh.

The fight to bring little A'ishah Sabra home to Whitefield had stalled as Egyptian courts deliberated on whether to give mum Leila full custody.

Philips High School, Whitefield was closed to all pupils except Year 11 pupils, due to a boiler failure.

And St Mary's RC Primary, Radcliffe was also closed because of a boiler problem.