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Cllr Ann Garner was out with neighbours on Glebelands Road for three hours today, helping the driver of an articulated lorry who’d taken a wrong turn to get up the hill and back on his journey. The driver had been heading to pick up sandwiches from the busy food outlet to take them to Asda, [...]

We have been informed of the death of Mrs Vera B Dickinson. Mrs Dickinson was a Member of the former Prestwich Borough Council and served as Mayor of Prestwich during the Municipal Year 1953/54. The Funeral will be held at St Margaret’s Parish Church, Prestwich on Friday 8 January 2010 at 1.15 pm. The Funeral Directors [...]

Just to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2010. Bury Council has a good list of Christmas opening times and service changes here. Emergency Services Links to useful emergency contacts can be found on the BurySafe / Policing and public safety web pages. Emergency Duty Team Social Services Emergency Duty Team provides a social work service during the [...]

One of only two towns in the country to receive such an accolade, Bury has been given the White Ribbon town award by Chris Green, chief executive of the White Ribbon Campaign UK. The award aims to recognise the hard work and dedication of the BurySafe partners who campaign tirelessly throughout the year to combat domestic [...]

Bury Council is encouraging local residents who receive Child Benefit to check their council tax and housing benefit entitlement, due to a change in national policy. From the 2nd November, proposals announced in the 2008 Government Budget will come into force and this means Child Benefit will no longer be counted as an income, when local [...]

Please find below information from Digital UK regarding the Digital Switchover: There is less than a month to go until switchover takes place in the Granada TV region and we’re now entering the final wave of our communications to ensure viewers know when switchover is happening and what to do. As you know, switchover is a two-stage [...]

When a young person, aged between 10 and 17, is arrested an ‘Appropriate Adult’ must be present throughout the process at the Police Station. In the majority of cases this will be the young person’s parent or guardian but on occasion the parent or guardian may be unable or unwilling to attend the police station. [...]

Information below on an display on the work of Manchester’s Quakers on Refugees during September at Central Manchester Friends Meeting House. This is in connection with the Anne Frank Exhibition at Manchester Cathedral.

Story reproduced from the Prestwich Advertiser A PIONEERING pensioner is spearheading a protest to mark the anniversary of Hiroshima. Betty Tebbs, who lives in Prestwich, will join her colleagues from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in Heaton Park for the protest. The 91-year-old says although she is winding down her campaigning activities, she wanted to step out [...]

A Prestwich Councillor has been chosen to star in a national campaign aimed at recruiting more people to come forward as candidates as Councillors. Donal O’Hanlon, Liberal Democrat Councillor for St Mary’s ward in Prestwich, is one of six Councillors from around the country to appear in a new guide called “People Like You Are Councillors [...]