BURY businesses will get the chance to quiz a Government minister about the borough's economy next month.

Ivan Lewis, MP for Bury South and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills and Vocational Education, is to be the guest speaker at a skills event hosted by Greater Manchester Chamber. The other speaker will be Dr Helen Gilchrist CBE, principal of Bury College.

The event, to be held at the Fairways Lodge and Leisure Club in Prestwich on Friday, March 4.

Anyone wishing to attend the free event, between 1.30pm to 3.30pm, should contact Paul Foster on 01204 336 093.