On 6 May 2010 voters across Prestwich will vote in TWO elections - a local election to choose a local councillor, and a General Election to choose an MP for Bury South. Voting takes place on 6th May 2010 - 6.00am - 10.00pm at polling stations throughout Prestwich. Your polling station is marked on your [...]
November 11, 2009
Well over 200 local residents packed into the Longfield Suite in Prestwich last thursday and sent a clear message to Bury Council that they want to keep the Longfield Suite. At a previous meeting residents had demanded that the Leader of the Council, Cllr Bob Bibby attend to face concerned residents, and he attended for an [...]
Read Full Post...November 11, 2009
Prestwich Local Area Partnership Meeting this week, at 6.30pm, Thursday 12th November, Heaton Park Primary School. Prestwich Local Area Partnership will showcase Prestwich Winter Wonderland which kicks of on Sunday 22 November with a bumper Prestwich Christmas Farmers Market and Christmas Lights Switch On at The Longfield Shopping Centre with not only top Coronation Street Star [...]
Read Full Post...November 10, 2009
Bury Council is gearing up to introduce new borough-wide rubbish and recycling collection routes as from Tuesday 24 November. The new routes are part of a plan to reduce carbon emissions by cutting down on fuel usage, make better use of the collection vehicles and extend recycling opportunities into rural areas. This is the first major [...]
Read Full Post...November 7, 2009
The next meeting of the Prestwich Local Area Partnership Meeting takes place on Thursday 12thNovember 2009 at Heaton Park Primary School. 6.30pm - all welcome! AGENDA INCLUDES: – Prestwich update - Children’s Services & Extended Services - Local Development Framework - Highways Winter Maintenance Programme - Christmas Festival - Open Forum - Police Report
Read Full Post...November 5, 2009
Goals Soccer Centres have re-submitted their plans for a commercial soccer centre in the St Margaret’s Road area of Heaton Park this week. These plans will now be subject to public consultation, with an expected date at Manchester Council’s Planning Committee on 17 December 2009. The plans have been resubmitted despite significant opposition from local [...]
Read Full Post...October 30, 2009
The LovePrestwich Big Clean will officially end next week – but the campaign to clean up the town still goes on. The Community Payback team will hit the town centre on November 3 and 4 for a final go, then head to the Holyrood Road/Heys Road/Bury Old Road Area to tackle graffiti on shops, businesses, backs [...]
Read Full Post...October 29, 2009
Overnight work is due on Bury Metrolink line. Residents are being advised of overnight work taking place on the Metrolink line running to Bury next week. Work is expected to take place overnight at a number of stops along the line between Sunday 1 November and Friday 6 November while the trams are not running. Work [...]
Read Full Post...October 23, 2009
The Council is consulting on some significant improvements to the junction on Bury New Road and Hilton Lane/Scholes Lane. Why are the works being carried out? Following receipt of a petition handed in by your local Lib Dem Councillors from local residents in March 2007 investigations have been carried out to assess the feasibility of installing [...]
Read Full Post...October 23, 2009
The Council is consulting on a proposed new traffic safety zone and 20mph area art the southern end of Heywood Road. The area covered includes the bottom of Heywood Road, from the Rectory Lane mini-roundabout to the junction with Scholes Lane. It also includes the Park View Road as a 20mph zone, through to its junction [...]
Read Full Post...October 20, 2009
One of the borough’s most historic landscapes has begun to be restored to its 19th Century glory. Cobster Field is an important part of the Philips Park estate, which was developed by Manchester merchant Robert Philips and his family between 1799 and 1948. The field was a large expanse of grazing land whose purpose was to impress [...]
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