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Bury Liberal Democrats welcome “No” vote to an elected Mayor for Bury.
A referendum on the issue of an elected Mayor took place on July 3rd, when local people were asked whether they wished to change the way the Council is run. The option to replace the current system with an elected Mayor was defeated.
Commenting on the result, leader of Bury Liberal Democrats, Cllr Tim Pickstone said, […] -
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GREATER MANCHESTER LIB DEMS LAUNCH “SAVE OUR POST OFFICES PETITION”
In the wake of the announcement that dozens of post offices in and around Greater Manchester, including 5 in Bury and 11 across the Stockport Borough, are scheduled for closure, Liberal Democrats from across the area have launched a petition to ‘Save our Post Offices’.
Hazel Grove Constituency MP Andrew Stunell, Cheadle Constituency MP Mark Hunter, […] -
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Prestwich Village Centre - Have your say
Manchester based regeneration experts ‘URBED’ are seeking the views of local people on their initial options for a regeneration strategy that is looking to reshape the face, and the fortunes of Prestwich. Having conducted an appraisal of the area, the masterplanning options are now available to view in Prestwich Library and at the Longfield Centre […]
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HAVE YOUR SAY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
People in Bury are being given the chance to raise public transport issues face-to-face with the managers responsible for running their services next week.
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) is hosting a Transport Operator Surgery at Bury Travel Shop on Saturday 29 March between 11am and 1pm.
Representatives from First Manchester and Stagecoach Metrolink will be […] -
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Ring & Ride crosses boundaries in Bury
A new door-to-door transport service for people with access and mobility difficulties is off to a flying start in Bury. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) extended the popular Ring & Ride service at the end of January when it added nine new minibuses to provide extra trips across the conurbation.
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School bus travel in Bury cut by £1 per week
Children in Bury will be able to save £1 a week on the cost of school travel from next month.
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority is introducing a new £6 weekly ticket for three of the school bus services it provides in the borough. It currently costs 70p for a single child ticket.
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THE FUTURE OF PRESTWICH STARTS HERE
Last night the Council’s consultants for the Regeneration of Prestwich hosted a workshop to engage residents views on the issues regarding the development of Prestwich.
The event at the Longfield Suite was well attended with about 100 people - residents, Council officers , Councillors, local businesses and school representative present.
Amongst other things we were asked to […] -
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Thousands given to community in grants
Last night’s meeting of Prestwich Local Area Partnership (LAP) was the final meeting of the municipal year, and contained some great news for local organisations to whom we were able to award thousands of pounds in grants.
The LAP controls a number of grant funds and can allocate them to local groups throughout the year. Already […] -
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Yellow buses go on 20,000 school trips
Yellow School Buses are proving so popular that they were used for nearly 20,000 school trips in Greater Manchester last year.
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority already pays for the buses to take pupils to and from Bury Church High School. But schools across the borough are also hiring them for trips to museums, sports centres […] -
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SAVE WOODHEAD TUNNEL
National Grid plan to run cables through a disused rail tunnel that crosses the Peak District National Park. If they go ahead, the tunnel could no longer be used as a railway, despite there having been several proposals in the last 10 years to do just that (Central Railways, Arriva, and Translink–all rejected by the […]
Andrew Garner
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Andrew Garner
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