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The Ballad of Bury and Manchester

Bury MBC’s Cllr Rishi Shori became Greater Manchester’s first BME council leader after a swift rise through local government. He talks to Heather Jameson about the Northern Powerhouse, co-operation between councils and the legacy of Victoria Wood

When he meets The MJ, Cllr Rishi Shori, the leader of Bury MBC, has just been on a tour of the area to pick out a site for a statute of Victoria Wood.

The comedienne, who died earlier this year, was a Bury girl and a crowd-funded project by her brother – who was with Cllr Shori on the tour – has raised the cash for a memorial in her memory.

Heather Jameson

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