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Bury votes ‘NO’ to an Elected Mayor
The people of Bury voted “No” to an elected Mayor yesterday, rejecting the proposals by a 60:40 margin.
The final result was 15,425 votes “No” and 10,338, with a turnout of 18%. Interestingly where we live in Holyrood Ward had the highest turnout of voters anywhere in the south of the Borough, at over 20%.
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Transport, News
Congestion Charge Letter
I have a letter in the Bury Times and Prestwich and Whitefield Guide.
Elected Mayor would be the Wrong DecisionThere are many reasons why I will be voting NO to an Elected Mayor for Bury in the referendum next Thursday. Not least is the fact that this extra position is likely to cost an extra […]
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Health, News
Pennine’s “60 for 60″ appeal
One of the things I do apart from being a Councillor is serve on the Board of our local hospital Trust Pennine Acute, one of my roles there is to serve on the charitable (”endowment”) funds committee.
Pennine Acute’s Charity has today launched a “60 for 60 campaign” to raise money and celebrate the […] -
News
Lib Dems take leadership of Greater Manchester Fire Authority
The Annual General Meeting of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority has elected Liberal Democrat Councillor Paul Shannon of Manchester City Council, as the new leader of the Authority.
The Fire Authority has been controlled by Labour since 1974. Councillor Shannon will be joined two Conservative Vice and Deputy chairs, including Bury’s […] -
News
Photo Exhibition at Prestwich Library
An exhibition of photography students’ work will be launched at Prestwich Library and Adult Learning Centre on 4 July at 6:30pm.
The exhibit includes work produced by adult learners who have completed the ‘Using Your Digital Camera Effectively’ course.This is a three term course run by Bury Adult Learning Centre and allows students to learn more […] -
Transport, News
Inner Ring for Congestion Charging Announced
Greater Manchester transport planners have announced the likely position of the “Inner Ring” for the proposed Greater Manchester Congestion Charge.
The basic site of the inner charging ring runs along Queens Road to the north and Alan Turing Way to the east, while the west boundary will run along Trafford Road and Fredrick Road. The […]
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Crime, News
An Extra Constable
Bury’s Police division has just announced that it has been successful in securing eight extra police officers for what it calls “priority areas”.
One of those extra constables will be for our area and will focus on the areas around Polefield and Prestwich Arts College. Apparently it will take sometime for the extra officers to […] -
Environment, News
Charges for Bulky Waste collections
As from Monday 23 June Bury council will be introducing charges for the collection of bulky household items.
The charges will be as follows.
. £10 for up to three items;
. £20 for four to six items;
. £30 for 7 to nine items.
However, an exemption can be requested by residents in receipt of Council Tax benefit for […] -
News
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, 11 across the Stockport Borough, are scheduled for closure, Liberal Democrats from across the area have launched a petition to ‘Save our Post Offices’.
Cheadle Constituency Mark Hunter MP, Hazel Grove Constituency MP Andrew Stunell, Manchester Withington MP John Leech […] -
Planning, News
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 for […]
Tim Pickstone
Liberal Democrat Councillor for Holyrood Ward-
Tim Pickstone
49 Heaton Street
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M25 1HS
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