Bury, Greater Manchester The 2008 Mercury Music Prize winning group "Elbow", fronted by Guy Garvey, hails from Bury and in 2009 the group was awarded the Freedom of the Borough after their 2008 classic album "Seldom Seen Kid" won several accolades including a Brit Award and Mercury Prize. Bury hosts several music festivals yearly, including the 'Glaston-Bury' festival on the August bank holiday weekend, and the Ramsbottom Music Festival, closing the festival season in mid September. While Glaston-Bury hosts mainly local/upcoming bands, Ramsbottom Music Festival hosts a wider range of talent, including bands such as "Soul 2 Soul" and "The Proclaimers". The festival
East Kent Mercury and Dover Mercury the "Dover Mercury" was based at the Dover office before this was closed by the Group. The combined circulation of the "Mercury" series ("East Kent" and "Dover") as of the first half of 2009 is 11,900. This represented a drop of 9.8% against the same time the previous year. East Kent Mercury and Dover Mercury The East Kent Mercury and Dover Mercury are weekly newspapers serving the district of Dover in Kent. The "Dover Mercury" covers the town of Dover, and the "East Kent Mercury" the towns of Deal and Sandwich. They are owned by the KM Group and are