Last night was the termly meeting of Prestwich Arts College Governors. This is one of two local schools that I represent you as a Local Education Authority Governor.
It was a very good meeting, and the mood of the school certainly seems very good after the difficult times it went through two years ago when it […]
Last night was the meeting of Prestwich’s “Local Area Partnership”. It was only the second meeting of the Partnership in its new form, and it was good to see a wide range of partner organisations round the table. This included health (Bury PCT), police, fire service, schools, the youth forum, Prestwich Council of Churches as […]
Bury Council has given the financial go-ahead for not one, but two Children’s Centres in Prestwich.
At it’s Executive Committee on 12 September at which I represent the Liberal Democrat Group, the Council agreed just under £500,000 for a second children’s centre to be located at Butterstyle Primary School. Go ahead has already been given […]
The Bury Manchester Metrolink line is back up and running again after a summer long closure during which we’ve been dependent on bus replacement services.
I haven’t had chance to go on the tram since the upgrade yet, but work seems impressive! On Heaton Street where I live many of us have the tramline at […]
Residents who live alongside the Metrolink line need to be aware that the contractors currently working on renewing the track have informed the Council that some limited work may be needed during the night. Your local councillors have protested against this proposal, and we have received assurances that no heavy cutting or noisy work will […]