BURY INDEPENDENTS PARTY TO STAND FIVE CANDIDATES IN MAY’S LOCAL ELECTIONS
Five Community campaigners from Unsworth, Whitefield, and Bury will stand as Bury Independents candidates in this year’s Bury Council local…
Steve Middleton at full Bury Council (21st Jan 2026) advocating for residents
On Wednesday 21st January 2026 Bury Independents Leader and Unsworth ward Community campaigner attending full Bury Council to ask the…
Your Bury Independents campaigners ask questions at Bury Council (12th Nov 2025)
On 12th November 2025 Bury Independents campaigners Steve Middleton (Unsworth ward) and Martyn West (Besses ward) attended the full Bury…
AI Could Help Bury Council Save Millions — Without Breaking the Bank
🏛️ Why AI Matters for Local Councils Councils across the UK are under pressure: rising demand, tight budgets, and stretched…
Bury Council’s Efficiency Savings: Seven Years of Missed Targets, even as New Funding Arrives
For seven consecutive financial years, Bury Council has set itself ambitious efficiency savings targets. Each year, those targets have been…
🎄 A Christmas Message from the Leader of Bury Independents 🎄
As we approach the end of 2025, I want to take a moment to wish every resident of Bury a…
A Victory for Whitefield & Prestwich: Improvements to the Haweswater Underpass Secured
The Secretary of State has now confirmed the long-awaited decision on the Simister Island Interchange project (M60/M62/M66) — a development that will…
True Ambition: Local Action, Not Loud Words
Recently, Bury’s Labour Council Leader Eamonn O’Brien claimed that only Labour is “ambitious enough to get on with the job,”…
Bury Labour and the Clean Air Zone Disaster – What a Waste!
Remember the controversial Clean Air Zone (CAZ) cameras that started popping up all over Greater Manchester—including right here in Bury?Well, they’re…
Bury Council’s Lane Rental Scheme Proposal: Political Theatre Over Practical Action
On Wednesday 16th July 2025, Bury Council’s Labour group presented a motion to Full Council under the grandiose headline “Take Back…