Last week was the ‘Annual’ meeting of Bury Council. This is an important meeting, held each year following the local elections, to both elect the Leadership and committees for the Council for the following year, and to appoint the Mayor of the Borough. MayorThe new Mayor of Bury is Councillor Trevor Holt. Trevor is a […]

Just to let residents know about seven recent planning applications in our area . Please just let us know if you have any queries. Single storey extension at rear for use as storage room 424 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PRRef. No: 64139 | Received: Fri 03 May 2019 | Validated: Fri 10 May 2019 | Status: Registered Single storey extension […]

Polling Day for the local elections is Thursday 2 May 2019. Polling stations are open 7am – 10pm on Thursday. You don’t need your polling card to vote. Any questions or need a lift to the polls call us on polling day 07976 831 686. Polling stations are: Baguley Crescent and Heywood Old Road areasMobile […]

Greater Manchester Councils recently submitted an outline case to Government for a ‘Clean Air’ charging zone for Greater Manchester which would charge buses, lorries, vans and taxis for driving on Greater Mancheter’s roads from 2021. (£100 a day for buses and lorries, £7.50 a day for taxis and vans.) One of our big concerns is […]

Last Wednesday (8 April 2019) was the regular ‘Full Council’ meeting of Bury Council. This is the meeting, six times a year, where all 51 councillors are in attendance. This meeting, as you may have seen reported online and in the press, was controversial before it started. At each full Council all political parties submit […]

Just to let residents know about seven recent planning applications in our area . Please just let us know if you have any queries. Single storey rear extension 12 Orford Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3DBRef. No: 63962 | Received: Wed 20 Mar 2019 | Validated: Wed 20 Mar 2019 | Status: Registered Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 61859 for demolition […]

Thankfully not too many roadworks to report this month – for the full list see the GM Roadworks site here The Major roadworks in March  are:– Bury New Road (near Tesco junction 7 April 2019, Lane Closures (BT)– Heywood Road (near Heaton Street junction) 2-3 April 2019, carriageway incursions (Bury Council)– Bury New Road (near […]

The policing team in Bury recently gave a presentation to Councillors on changes the way local policing is being organised. The Police have announced that they are reorganising the rota’s for the Bury Division. The aim is to have more police on the beat, at any one time said Superintendent Paul Walker, District Commander for Bury. Going forwards […]

Last Wednesday was the regular meeting of Bury Council’s Cabinet. This is the meeting made up of the eight Labour cabinet members. Opposition Group Leaders are invited to attend but not vote – Councillor Tim Pickstone reports: Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan We have previously reported on the Greater Manchester proposals for a Clean Air […]

Just to let residents know about seven recent planning applications in our area . Please just let us know if you have any queries. Single storey rear extension 67 Glebelands Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1WF Ref. No: 63885 | Received: Tue 05 Mar 2019 | Validated: Tue 05 Mar 2019 | Status: Registered Lawful development […]