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Prestwich Roadworks April 2021

by Andrew Cross on 6 April, 2021

Please see below schedule major roadworks in April in the Prestwich area. Not quite as bad as last month, but some disruption still on Hilton Lane and Bury Old Road in particular. The full list, including more minor works, can be found here. Hilton Lane roadworks continue…. 13th April Multi-way signals at the end of Sandy […]

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Vaccinations Update

by Andrew Cross on 6 April, 2021

Hope you had a good Easter weekend! The good news is that at the end of last week Bury passed the 50% mark in first vaccinations. A total of 90,282 people registered with a Bury GP have had been vaccinated against coronavirus last week, that is more than 50% of the total adult population. A […]

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Planning Applications Update Sedgley Ward March 2021

by prestwichfocus on 16 March, 2021

Please find below a list of planning applications in our area in recent weeks. As always please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have and queries. Construction of single storey rear extension  16 Tewkesbury Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0HGRef. No: 66669 | Received: Fri 05 Mar 2021 | Validated: Fri 12 Mar 2021 | Status: Registered Single storey […]

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Sunday is Census Day

by Andrew Cross on 16 March, 2021

The census is a survey that happens every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The next census takes place on Sunday 21 March 2021. Every household should have received a letter with a code and are asked to fill the census in online. People […]

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Vaccinations / Covid Update

by Andrew Cross on 26 February, 2021

As of yesterday, 59,000 people in Bury have had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. This means that one third of the eligible population (182,100) have been given at least the first done. Bury’s jabs are being carried out by medical staff at four vaccination centres run by the Primary Care Network: the […]

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Prestwich Carnival Date Change

by prestwichfocus on 26 February, 2021

The popular Prestwich Carnival, normally taking place in June, is hoping to happen this summer with provisional dates of 21 and 22 August 2021. Hopefully the extra time will allow the event to take place – fingers crossed! More information including information about sponsorship and volunteering opportunities.

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Prestwich Carnival Date Change

by Andrew Cross on 11 February, 2021

The popular Prestwich Carnival, normally taking place in June, is hoping to happen this summer with provisional dates of 21 and 22 August 2021. Hopefully the extra time will allow the event to take place – fingers crossed! More information including information about sponsorship and volunteering opportunities.

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Planning Applications Update Sedgley Ward February 2021

by prestwichfocus on 11 February, 2021

Please find below an update on recent planning applications received in the Sedgley Ward area. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or points to raise. Part two storey/single storey front, side and rear extensions  10 East Meade, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JJRef. No: 66526 | Received: Wed 03 Feb 2021 | Validated: Wed […]

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Save the Longfield Suite

by prestwichfocus on 28 January, 2021

Bury Council are currently consulting on the future of the three Civic Suites across Bury (Prestwich Longfield, Elizabethan Suite at the Town Hall, and Ramsbottom Civid Suite). Closure of all three is being considered.  We’re campaigning to keep Prestwich’s Longfield Suite open as a community space. Obviously it’s been shut recently, but pre-Covid it was […]

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Around 23,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been given across the four Bury community vaccination centres in Prestwich, Radcliffe, Bury Town Hall’s Elizabethan Suite and Ramsbottom. The centres are focussing on offering the first dose of the vaccination, to people within the first four priority groups that have been set nationally, by mid-February. This […]

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