The annual ‘Open Day’ of the Eden Gardens Allotments takes place on 28th July (starts 12 noon). This is just over the motorway off Derwent Avenue in Whitefield. Lots of fun and games for the kids including Lucky Dip, Pot Painting, Making Lava Lamps, Face Painting, a Fire Engine, Crafting in wood with a Bodger […]

A partnership between health commissioners, hospital, community and GP services in Bury has been announced as one of 10 North-West champions for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards, which celebrate outstanding health and care staff. Bury Integrated Community Cardiology Pilot is a partnership between Bury Clinical Commissioning Group, Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation (part of the […]

Metrolink passengers will be able to use a new contactless payment system from Monday 15 July. Metrolink customers can already use their contactless bank card to buy a ticket at a ticket machine, and this will remain an option. The new system will mean customers can simply touch-in at the start of a journey and […]

Bury Archives Service are hosting talks in July and August in the run up to the 200th anniversary of the infamous Peterloo massacre. Tuesday 23 July at 1pm – Dr Alison Morgan presents “Ballads and Songs of Peterloo” based on her unique collection of more than 70 poems and ballads which highlight the outrage, grief, defiance […]

Feelgood Theatre Productions are bringing a production off open-air promenade performance show of Dracula to Heaton Park. They say: “We hope you are bold enough to join us as we hunt the king of all vampires deep in the woods as night falls!   Love and death fused with hypnotic music, dance, and magic illusion will take you […]

Just to let residents know about recent planning applications in our area . Please just let us know if you have any queries. ·  Prior notification for proposed single storey rear extension10 Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0ANRef. No: 64374 | Received: Fri 28 Jun 2019 | Validated: Fri 28 Jun 2019 | Status: Decided ·  Prior notification for proposed single storey […]

Thankfully not too many roadworks, but a couple of quite serious ones this month – for the full list see the GM Roadworks site here The Major roadworks in July  are:– Agecroft Road – before the cemetery, 9-31 July 2019, Contra Flow (Salford City Council)– Scholes Lane, near Coffee Sack, lane closures on 5 July […]

Bury Trading Standards is supporting the Citizens Advice campaign on scams awareness which is running over the next couple of weeks. This is a yearly campaign to highlight the dangers posed by scammers but also provide advice to keep people safe and feeling confident in what to do when they see a scam. Scams to […]

Last week was the monthly meeting of Bury Planning Control Committee. This is the meeting made up of the 11 Councillors who represent the various wards of the borough of Bury. The committee determines planning applications for certain major developments and others where objections have been received.  Councillor Cristina Tegolo reports: Details of all the planning applications […]

The Liberal Democrats in Greater Manchester are currently recruiting for paid Campaigns Internships for the 2019-20 period. The internships are based at the offices of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors in Salford Quays, and the work includes campaigning with local Lib Dems including the team here in Prestwich and Bury. ALDC is now in […]