SNOW has fallen in recent days, although for many people across Bury, it has been a mere layer of frost. Just over half a century ago, however, the town was brought to a standstill by the devastating affects of snow. Ice, snow and winds pounded the borough as Bury was hit with the worst blizzards for 14 years in February, 1969. The Arctic blast sealed off farms and villages behind eight foot snow drifts, crashed down power and telephone lines and damaged buildings . At the blizzard s height, disaster struck and a double decker bus was flung across the road into a wall near The Duckworth Arms hotel in Ramsbottom.
THE funniest doctor in medicine has retired for the third time. Dr Kevin Jones, a well respected consultant at the Royal Bolton Hospital, had hung up his stethoscope and was planning his retirement before he found himself back on call. And this time Dr Jones has been part of the coronavirus vaccination programme, where he is currently administering injections at Tonge Moor Health Centre to the over-80s. Those who have not met Dr Jones professionally will undoubtedly know him for his stand-up comedy, which has taken him from the Albert Halls to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
THEATRE: Dr Kevin Jones to take to the theatre at Edinburgh Festival Fringe