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1. Technology gives church new appeal
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 29 April 2004AFTER years of silence, the bells of St Mary's Church in Prestwich are back in action thanks to a new bell-ringing team, and the help of a little modern technology.
2. It’s official - precinct open for business
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 29 April 2004AFTER months of setbacks, mishaps and delays, Prestwich's £2.5 million Longfield Centre received its official launch this week.
3. Police call for calm
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 29 April 2004TRADERS in Prestwich have urged police to help them avoid being the next victims of carjackers amidst rising fears over gangs at work in Bury south.
4. Grass is greener
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 29 April 2004BOWLERS in Prestwich and Whitefield are hoping months of torment from vandals can be put behind them thanks to a £4.1m cash boost for the borough's parks.
5. Zoo’s this?
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 29 April 2004A BABY unit nurse from Prestwich will be monkeying around with apes at Chester Zoo after her team raised £3,000 for sick kids.
6. The hills are alive in Heaton Park
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 29 April 2004THE park was alive with The Sound of Music this week as stars and a Granada film crew descended upon Prestwich.
7. Preparing for worst
Prestwich Advertiser, Friday 23 April 2004POST Office staff across Bury south are bracing themselves for a wave of closures after it was revealed a Prestwich and a Radcliffe post office are to be axed.
8. Borough on alert after bomb scare
Prestwich Advertiser, Friday 23 April 2004A BOMB scare which brought Radcliffe town centre to a standstill this week has highlighted the need for the public to be on the look-out for possible terrorist attacks.
9. Family is held at knifepoint for car
Prestwich Advertiser, Friday 23 April 2004A PRESTWICH dad has described how three masked youths held him, his wife and six-year-old son at knifepoint before making off with their car outside the family home.
10. Fire destroys troubled mill
Prestwich Advertiser, Thursday 15 April 2004A FORMER mill in Radcliffe that campaigners say had become a potential crime magnet for young thugs, has been devastated by a blaze which ripped through the premises on Bank Holiday Monday.