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DENIAL: Councillor Bob Bibby

I'm innocent: Bury 'bribe' probe councillor Bob Bibby denies claims over Radcliffe housing scheme

Bob Bibby, 69, the former leader of Bury council, says he is being accused by police of accepting a cash bribe of £10,000. But he told us he had done nothing wrong and would vigorously fight the allegations.

Coun Bibby, and senior Bury Tory councillor Jim Taylor, who also denies the claims, were both arrested on suspicion of corruption in a public office during a series of police raids.

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Pair escape from car fire in Whitefield

The men, both in their 20s, were forced to stop outside Slattery's Pattisier and Chocolatier on Bury New Road, Whitefield, when the engine compartment of the Toyota Avensis caught alight.
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Firefighters rescue pensioner, 93, after her stove catches fire

Firefighters rescued an elderly woman from her house after a stove caught fire. The 93-year-old woman was upstairs asleep when the wood burning stove, housed in an extension on the side of the house on Porchester Drive, Radcliffe, set fire to some nearby wood.
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Replay: Bury council meeting

Bury council held a full meeting on Wednesday - replay our live coverage here.
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Radcliffe shop boss foils armed raid gang

Bharat Patel, 43, was chatting to a customer when three masked men, one wielding an axe, burst into the Vimal Convenience Store in Radcliffe.
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Plea for health chiefs to halt maternity unit closure

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Developer in new Prestwich apartment bid

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Young baker rises to TV show challenge

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Plan for affordable homes in Unsworth

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Playgroup bosses in rally call to community

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Woman and two children escape from Unsworth car fire

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Ballet success has little dancers leaping for joy

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Jailed: Whitefield care boss who stole from disabled patients at south Manchester care homes

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Victory for people power as store plan is rejected

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Never forget: Rose tribute to tragic Anne Frank on Holocaust Memorial Day

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