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1. Is Morrisons to be or not to be?
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 26 February 2004THE developer behind plans to bring a Morrisons supermarket to Whitefield has accused Bury planning chiefs of trying to block his proposals, and has vowed to take any refusal to a public inquiry.
2. Marathon man will keep on running
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 26 February 2004A MARATHON man who hung up his shoes for good last year has decided to run one last long-distance race for a cancer charity after his brother was diagnosed with the disease.
3. Council tax rise in line with inflation
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 26 February 2004FAMILIES across Bury will pay an inflation-level rise in council tax next year after finance bosses opted to squeeze budgets.
4. End of an era for town’s post offices?
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 19 February 2004FURIOUS residents and community leaders across Bury South have mounted a campaign to save their local post offices after the shock announcement that 13 outlets in the borough could close.
5. World Cup stops in town
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 19 February 2004RUGBY fans young and old got the chance to get their picture taken with the glittering symbol of English victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
6. Radcliffe’s on the up with £5m cash boost
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 19 February 2004A HUGE £5m cash boost to build a super-school in Radcliffe could kick-start the local economy as well as bolster education, believes Bury South MP Ivan Lewis.
7. Closure is ‘disaster waiting to happen’: protestors
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 19 February 2004CAMPAIGNERS who this week witnessed the destruction of the former Claremont elderly peoples' home in Prestwich have warned social service bosses will rue the day they ever agreed to its closure.
8. Police hunt flasher
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 19 February 2004A PERVERT who indecently exposed himself seven times to young girls and women in Bury south is being hunted by police.
9. Heavens above - it’s a ‘ruff’ night in cold
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 12 February 2004FOUR prison chaplains endured a night on the tiles at a Prestwich church to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless.
10. Rent hike follows £10.6m shortfall
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 12 February 2004CASH-strapped council bosses have revealed plans to slap a major rent hike on council tenants, just one week after announcing they could face a potential £10.6m budget shortfall.