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Bury Old Road Closures From 2 Nov for £495,500 Resurfacing
Bury Old Road between Thatch Leach Lane and Cuckoo Lane is on closure permits from 2 to 20 November for a £495,500 resurfacing job, council records show.
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Prestwich
Heaton Park Metrolink Stop to Get Ramps and Bigger Lifts
Heaton Park tram stop in Prestwich is to get ramps, larger lifts, new shelters and a new track crossing. Kier will design the TfGM scheme; no dates or cost yet.
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Prestwich Travel Hub Parking: £1 First Hour, Free After 6pm
Prestwich's new Travel Hub would charge £1 for an hour and £2.40 for two, free from 6pm to midnight. It opens this autumn; the other village car parks stay free.
Bonfire night
Heaton Park bonfire night 2026: free, 7 Nov, 5pm and 8pm
Heaton Park fireworks 2026 are free, no tickets: Saturday 7 November, 5pm quiet show and 8pm main display. Free lantern-making on 27 October, trams, parking.
Prestwich
Prestwich Cabaret Lunch Club: 50+ at Same Yet Inn Launch
More than 50 came to the new Cabaret Lunch Club at The Same Yet Inn. It is Prestwich's second, after The Friendship Pub; entry is free and you pay for lunch.
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Prestwich Stabbing: Boy, 15, Arrested, Two in Hospital
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after two people were stabbed on Whittaker Lane, Prestwich at 5.41pm on Tuesday. A boy of 16 and a man of 18 went to hospital.
Roadworks
Prestwich Sinkhole: Collapsed Sewer Shuts Road to 6 Oct
United Utilities says a collapsed sewer under Heywood Road caused the Prestwich sinkhole. Repairs have started, the closure runs to 6 October, buses divert.
Parking
Parking in Bury: Sunday Costs £1.50, Prestwich Is Free
Bury town centre car parks charge £2.40 for two hours and £1.50 all day Sunday. Council car parks in Prestwich, Radcliffe and Ramsbottom are free.
Planning
Simister Bowlee: 1,550 Homes, Comments Close 3 September
Bury has until 3 September to comment on the environmental study for 1,550 homes at Simister and Bowlee. Nine objections are lodged. What is being decided.