Local News from Friday, June 6th, 2025

Bury North MP launches push for smartphone-free schools

James Frith unveils campaign aimed at tackling distraction and improving wellbeing in local classrooms
Festival-goers urged to plan ahead as Parklife prepares to welcome 110,000 music fans

Greater Manchester gears up for one of its busiest weekends of the year with travel advice issued for Parklife, Co-op Live and Soccer Aid
MP backs calls to fix legal loophole that resulted in fatal Whitworth crash

Rochdale MP Paul Waugh joins push for new laws after a pensioner with poor eyesight killed a woman in a crash
Labour promise for Middleton ‘township hub’ still missing as councillors praise crime drop and welfare success

Police and Councillors in Middleton say crime is falling and residents are getting more help with benefits and debt, but a promised township hub still hasn’t been delivered, three years after Labour pledged it in their local election manifesto.
Man arrested after serious crash following police pursuit in Rochdale

A teenager has been arrested after a police chase through Rochdale ended in a crash that left one passenger fighting for their life.
Bury Pride returns this weekend with all day celebration in town centre

Bury town centre will be a sea of colour this weekend, Saturday 7th June as Bury Pride returns for its annual celebration of LGBTQI+ inclusion and visibility.