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 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 published on Thursdays. The "East Kent Mercury" was founded in 1865. The KM Group bought the "Mercury" in 1980 from Kent County Newspapers. The "East Kent Mercury" was originally designed to serve the entire district of Dover, however in 1998 the "Dover Mercury" broke away from the "East Kent