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656 Article(s) Found

Senior barrister jailed for embezzling law firm

A senior barrister who embezzled more than £80,000 from his own law firm has been jailed. David Friesner of Bury...

Date Online: 11/02/2012

Witness appeal after man is punched in the face during burglary

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men threatened a family in their home. At about 7.40pm on Thursday 19...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Parents urged to stop parking illegally

Parents are being urged to stop parking illegally in Prestwich and Whitefield when they ferry their children to and from...

Date Online: 01/02/2012

Santa float a huge success

Father Christmas and his reindeer have been put to rest after a most successful tour of the district. Julian Roscoe,...

Date Online: 01/02/2012

Prestwich Township - help decide the town’s major priorities

Residents are invited to attend the next meeting of Prestwich Township and help decide the town’s major priorities for the...

Date Online: 23/01/2012

Prestwich school closed

Sedgley Park Primary in Prestwich is closed today due to a heating and pipework failure. The school are not...

Date Online: 19/01/2012

Talks continue on future of Longfield Centre

Bury Council is continuing to hold negotiations to bring about a high quality regeneration project for the Longfield Centre in...

Date Online: 18/01/2012

Safety advice issued following spate of incidents at ATMs

Police in Prestwich and Whitefield are asking members of the public to remain vigilant whilst using cash machines. This follows...

Date Online: 30/12/2011

Teenager jailed for the murder of Giuseppe Gregory

A teenager who fled the country after the murder of schoolboy Giuseppe Gregory has finally been brought to justice. Moses...

Date Online: 22/12/2011

"Go to a shop” says Council after residents plead to buy more grit

Prestwich residents who offered to pay the Council for extra winter grit supplies and grit bins have been told that...

Date Online: 19/12/2011

Witness appeal after woman held at knife point

Police are appealing for witnesses after woman was held at knife point in her home. Shortly after 4.40pm on Wednesday...

Date Online: 07/12/2011

Robbers throw axe at police car

Four men attempted to rob a shop in Prestwich before throwing an axe at a police car. Just before 6pm...

Date Online: 02/12/2011

10 Golds, 2 Silver and 7 Bronze

KSD Karate Club, Prestwich, took part in the Shido-Ryu Shukokai National Championships in Ashton-u-Lyne on Sunday 27 November 2011. The...

Date Online: 29/11/2011

All the fun of the (Christmas) Fair at Butterstile Primary School

Children from Butterstile Primary School in Prestwich will be getting into the Christmas spirit on Friday with their second annual...

Date Online: 24/11/2011

Charity begins at your local library

Collection bins have been set up at local libraries where you can raise money by recycling your old printer cartridges....

Date Online: 15/11/2011

Four people charged as part of drugs and counterfeit clothing invesatigation

Four people have been charged following a long-running investigation into drugs, counterfeit clothing and money laundering. Shahnuz Chaudhry, Abdul Hamid...

Date Online: 10/11/2011

Take care at cash points urge police

Officers from the Prestwich and Whitefield Neighbourhood Policing Team have stepped up patrols following thefts near to cash points in...

Date Online: 01/11/2011

Scully 13’s Rugby League Half Term Camp hits Bury

October half term saw a Scully 13 Rugby League Skills & Development Camp held at Philips High School, Bury. The...

Date Online: 29/10/2011

Prestwich Ticket tout given banning order for illegal sale of MUFC tickets

Five ticket touts involved in the unauthorised sale of Manchester United FC (MUFC) season tickets have been sentenced. Following a...

Date Online: 26/10/2011

Longfield Suite gets the X Factor for the night

Baby-faced X-Factor heart-throb Lloyd Daniels will be performing at the Longfield Suite, Prestwich on Thursday 17 Nov with a six...

Date Online: 20/10/2011

It's never too late to learn computers

James Roycroft (aged 86) was called a dinosaur by his son – so he plucked up the courage to discover...

Date Online: 17/10/2011

Man assaulted in street attack

A man has been left hospitalised by a street assault. About 11:15pm on Friday 30 September 2011, police received a...

Date Online: 03/10/2011

Halloween horrors for Bury families

Bury Council’s rangers have organised a super scary programme of events for the October school holidays. Youngsters and their families...

Date Online: 03/10/2011

We gotta get into this place!

Another two top acts have been booked to play the Longfield Suite in Prestwich, following Toploader’s show on 22 October....

Date Online: 02/10/2011

Policing for Jewish High Holy Days

In partnership with the CST (Community Security Trust), Greater Manchester Police is running an operation to help ensure that the...

Date Online: 24/09/2011

Prestwich Household Waste Recycling Centre will close today

In June 2011 Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority agreed to rationalise their Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) as part of...

Date Online: 21/09/2011

Couple’s big day salvaged by kind hearted strangers

Kind hearted strangers rallied together to ensure that a couple whose wedding reception venue was destroyed by a fire could...

Date Online: 21/09/2011

New Township Forums now under way

Six new Township Forums to give local people more of a say in their area are now up and running....

Date Online: 15/09/2011

Bury’s Parliamentary boundaries go on show

Plans to change Bury’s Parliamentary constituency boundaries are now on public inspection. From Tuesday 13 September the Boundary Commission will...

Date Online: 14/09/2011

Electrical Apprentice is rewarded for hard work

Kiall Brown, age 20 from Prestwich, has recently gained employment as an electrician following the experience he gained on the...

Date Online: 10/09/2011