Local News from Monday, August 25th, 2025

Glaston-BURY pauses for emotional cheer as festival honours those who have died

Earlier today, Monday 25 August, crowds at Glaston-BURY paused for a moving tribute as Christopher ‘Bucko’ Buckley took to the stage and called on festivalgoers to cheer in honour of those who have died.
Festival fun in Bolton as celebrity chefs wow crowds at 20th Food and Drink Festival

Bolton town centre has been transformed into a hub of flavours, family fun and live entertainment as the Food and Drink Festival marks its 20th year this weekend.
🟥 LIVE: Glaston-BURY live updates, photos, interviews and more

Thousands of music lovers will descend on Bury today for Glaston-Bury, the annual one day music festival in aid of Bury Hospice and other local causes. Since it began in 2008, the event has raised over £300,000 and has become one of the town’s biggest highlights of the year.
The group defending the moorland from wind turbines

Scout Moor wind farm has dominated the skyline north of Manchester for two decades, now there is a plan to build 17 bigger, more powerful wind turbines on the cards.