THE Christmas lights will tomorrow, December 4, be switched on in Radcliffe and the town's Traders' Association says it will be bigger, brighter and better than ever .

The Mayor and Mayoress of Bury, Councillor John Costello and his wife Anne, will be among the special guests attending the 4pm switch on in The Piazza.

There will be a fun fair in Dale Street for local charity Hurdles.

Teams will brave the Millennium Challenge, a circuit of white knuckle rides to raise money for Hurdles which supports disabled children and their families.

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