Competition is heating up in the race to be crowned Bury South’s Best Pub Monday, 26 April, 2021 Twenty-nine hostelries across Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich are in the running to be crowned Best Local Pub. The contest asking locals to nominate their favourite watering holes was organised by Conservative Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, The second round of the competition has now opened with voting for Bury South’s best local pub to run from today through to Friday 14th May. With the... Local News
Bury Times Column 15th April 2021 15th April 2021 This week started very bittersweet, whilst we saw the reopening of large swathes of the economy including outdoor hospitality and non-essential shops being... Local News
Search for Bury South’s Best Local Pub Launched 12th April 2021 As beer gardens across Bury re-open, punters are being encouraged to vote for their favourite pub. Bury South Conservative MP Christian Wakeford launched his... Local News
Appointment as Public Transport Champion 12th April 2021 I am delighted to have recently taken up the position of ‘Public Transport Champion’ as part of the Conservative Environment Network’s new Net Zero Champions... Blog
MP supports charity’s million-mile mission to clean up lockdown litter 1st April 2021 Christian Wakeford MP ‘pledges to pick’ as Keep Britain Tidy launches its massive Great British Spring Clean. Locked down, everyone has come to rely on their... Local News
MP backs lifeline for pubs 25th March 2021 Conservative MP Christian Wakeford (Bury South) has thrown his weight behind calls to cut duty for draught beer sold in pubs to help the industry recover from... Local News
£3 Billion Bus Revolution to Benefit Passengers Across Bury 15th March 2021 Bury and councils across Greater Manchester will benefit from a revolutionary new bus strategy, backed by £3 billion of investment, that will see passengers... Local News
MP Raises Access to Cash on our High Streets in the House of Commons 12th March 2021 MP for Bury South, Christian Wakeford raised the issue of a lack of access to cash in Radcliffe Town Centre. This follows the recent closure of the TSB branch... Local News
Bury Times Column 4th March 2021 4th March 2021 As I write this column the Budget has just been delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. This year’s budget is like no other, coming not only... Articles
Health Secretary praises vaccine rollout in Bury 27th February 2021 Already across Bury more than 30 per cent of the population have received a vaccine – and with the programme averaging more than 2.5 million doses a week, the... Local News
