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The campaign to stop an 8-acre private soccer centre being built in Heaton Park is in its final stages ahead of a decision by Manchester Council on December 17th. Campaigners to save the park have been encouraged by a wave of rejections for similar schemes in parks in London. Campaigners in Morden Park found out this [...]

A month-long Big Clean of graffiti and garbage started in Prestwich on August 3 and already it has had big results. A hit squad from Community Payback has been working to remove graffiti, clean alleyways and “grot spots”, clear litter and carry out community projects. Councillor Sam Cohen, Executive Member for Safe and Secure Communities, said: “The [...]

Liberal Democrats have criticised Bury Council’s under-investment in road repairs after a local councillor discovered a two-metre deep crater on a Prestwich street. Cllr Donal O’Hanlon, Liberal Democrat member for St Mary’s ward, discovered the hole on Lowther Road, and launched a stinging attack on road maintenance in the borough. “We can’t go on like this [...]

Councillors are calling on local people to join them for a community clean-up of Drinkwater Park in Prestwich on Saturday 13th June as part of Prestwich Festival, with tickets to a gig by chart-topping act Lady Gaga on offer for volunteers. The clean-up is in partnership with Orange RockCorps, a national campaign to encourage local people [...]

Prestwich is part of the ‘LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE’ campaign in Greater Manchester launched this week. The aim is to raise awareness about the need for us all to reduce the amount of food waste we throw away. Reducing food waste is a major issue and not just about good food going to waste; wasting food [...]