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Huge plans are in the works which could see the centre of Prestwich changed for good. The £100m proposals, centred on the Longfield Centre area, are to be the subject of a ‘Spring community conversation’ organised by developers Muse, who are in partnership with Bury Council to deliver the project.
They are now working together on a vision to redevelop the centre, with new spaces planned for independent businesses, alongside a mix of homes, outdoor spaces and a new community hub focused on health and wellbeing. This week we visited Prestwich village and asked shoppers and traders at the centre what they would like to see as part of the development of the area.
Chris Williams is business manager for Village Greens, a community run enterprise which was first opened in June 2014. The cooperative was founded by 413 members who come from Prestwich and the surrounding areas.
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He said: “We are supportive of improvements and development and have been pushing for more floorspace for the business to help us grow. We are often asked by shoppers and our members out in Prestwich what exactly is happening so I hope some clarity will come from the consultations that have been recently announced.
“We have been kept informed by the council and appreciate that. One thing that does frustrate is the pace that the project is going so I’d like to see some tangible plans soon so that this crucial work can move forward.”
John O’Brien, 83, from Whitefield said that increased leisure and food and drink was the key to ‘livening up’ the centre Prestwich. He said: “I’d like to see more hustle and bustle about the place. Encouraging restaurants, maybe a bar or two to cater for
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Serena Williams isn't done with Hollywood. In a new interview with , the tennis great said that she and her sister, Venus Williams, have more stories to tell outside of what was shared in their family's Oscar-winning biopic, — in fact, the film is just the start. " had a perfect ending with Venus on the tennis court," Williams said of the film's epic culmination, which saw her older sister finishing her first professional tournament.That perfect ending sets the stage for a sequel — and potentially, the start of the Williams cinematic universe -- in which the self-proclaimed Marvel fan said the sisters would be seen embarking on their own, individual journeys. «Venus goes in her direction, and I go in my direction.
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