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Land (Derelict): Derelict land in Bury
Land and Premises: Information on council owned land and property, demolitions, bridges and dangerous structures
Land availability: Housing and employment sites in Bury.
Land Charges: Local Land Charges Fees From 1st April 2003
Land Drainage: Details of land drainage and flooding
Land Pollution: Contaminated Land
Landfill Sites: Landfill sites within the Bury MBC area
Landlord Accreditation Scheme: Bury Landlord Accreditation Scheme has been set up to reward and recognise landlords who manage and maintain their properties to a good standard
Landlords
Landscaping: The Landscape Practice is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals skilled in all aspects of building and environmental design
Language Access Service: Bury Curriculum and Language Access Service (CLAS) is a language support service that exists to support the educational needs of minority ethnic pupils
Lead Pipes: Information about lead pipes in your home
Learning Disabilities: Learning disability service information
Leisure Centres: Contact details for each of our Sports Centres
Libraries: The library service continues to offer a wide range of items for loan
Licensing: General information about most types of licences including taxis, public entertainment and street trading
Licensing Act 2003: Information on the Licensing Act 2003 including frequently asked questions
Licensing Policy: Bury Licensing Policy explains how we make licensing decisions in Bury. The decisions are made in line with the Licensing Act 2003 and its associated guidance.
Listed Buildings: Buildings of "Special Architectural or Historic Interest" are "listed" by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport following advice from English Heritage
Litter enforcement: We, like any landowner, has a duty to clear its land and streets of litter and rubbish. We have six area-based Street Care Teams that work hard in each part of the Borough to make sure this duty is fulfilled. However, the Bury Metro 'No Excuses' litter education and enforcement campaign is all about everyone looking after our environment by reducing litter and promoting recycling.
Litter Picking
Local Area Partnerships: There are six Local Area Partnerships across the Borough covering the areas of: Bury East; Bury West; Prestwich; Radcliffe; Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor; Whitefield and Unsworth. The Local Area Partnerships have been created to promote partnership and community engagement at a local level. Each Local Area Partnership has a membership of local ward Councillors, community groups and partner agencies such as the Police, NHS, and schools. The focus of each partnership is to tackle the problems that affect people in their communities and to ensure that public service delivery responds to local need. Partnership meetings are held six times a year, usually in the evenings, in local community venues. They are public meetings and everyone is encouraged to attend. Each Local Area Partnership is chaired by a local councillor and supported by a dedicated Local Area Partnership Manager.
Local Authority: Currently there are 63 Primary Schools, 13 Secondary Schools and 3 Special Schools within the Bury Local Authority
Local Elections: In recent years Bury Elections office has been proactive in Central Governments' pilot schemes, aimed at enhancing voter turnout at Local Elections
Local Heritage: The Borough has a rich and varied heritage. It exhibits the origins of settlements from prehistory through to the impact of industrial expansion during the 18 and 19 centuries.
Local History: A Brief history of Bury
Local Nature Reserves: Information on designated local nature reserves in the Borough
Local Plan: Bury Unitary Development Plan (UDP/Local Development Framework (LDF)
Local Strategic Partnership: Bury Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) was set up in November 2001 and through continuous and strengthening partnership working this has evolved into "Team Bury". Team Bury is an inclusive partnership body which brings together representatives from the voluntary, community, public and business sectors who work co-operatively to deliver the Ambitions for the borough.
Local Transport Links: The 10 Greater Manchester District Councils and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport produce plans designed to meet Greater Manchester's future transport related needs
Longfield Suite: Bury Venues are proud of our long established tradition of providing excellent facilities, good quality food, a high standard of service from friendly and efficient staff and value for money packages.
Lottery Licence: A "Lottery" is defined in law as "a distribution of prizes by lot or chance" and some lotteries are commonly known as totes, draws, tombolas, raffles or any phrase that covers a similar process