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1. 1. Playgroup bosses in rally call to community

   Prestwich Advertiser, Wednesday 01 February 2012 The privately-run Smiley Faces playgroup has been based at the Phoenix Centre in Prestwich for 11 years. But when council funding was withdrawn from the youth centre last year and the St Mary’s Park venue looked likely to close, the pre-school saw membership numbers plummet.

2. 2. New year of the Dragon roars into city

   CityLife, Friday 27 January 2012 Of all the events that happen annually in Manchester, few rival the colour and the passion of Chinese New Year.

3. 3. Graffiti thugs target community centre

   Prestwich Advertiser, Wednesday 25 January 2012 Vandals have daubed graffiti on the side of a new community centre. The Redeeming Our Communities (ROC) Centre in Radcliffe is the latest building to be targeted with the ‘ZOO’ graffiti tag.

4. 4. Anger over carve-up of festive spending

   Prestwich Advertiser, Wednesday 25 January 2012 The council has been criticised for spending more on Bury’s festive decorations compared with other towns across the borough.

5. 5. Victory for people power as store plan is rejected

   Prestwich Advertiser, Wednesday 25 January 2012 Campaigners are claiming a victory for people power after plans for a new supermarket were knocked back – for the second time. An application to replace Miles Bakery in Unsworth with a 398sq metre store and car park were first refused last February due to road safety concerns.

6. 6. Joshua Brooks second to none

   CityLife, Friday 20 January 2012 Judging by the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the news, it seems our decision to give Joshua Brooks the Best Venue award for the second year running at the CityLife Clubbing Awards was a good one.

7. 7. Children to take a stand against racsim at Holocaust Memorial Day event

   Prestwich Advertiser, Wednesday 18 January 2012 Schoolchildren will take a stand against racism and hatred at this year's Holocaust Memorial Day event. Students from Prestwich, Whitefield and Radcliffe will join community groups and faith leaders for an evening of poetry, dance, drama and music.

8. 8. Historic Whitefield church clock damaged by golf ball thugs

   Prestwich Advertiser, Wednesday 18 January 2012 Golf balls deliberately pelted at a church have damaged a historic clock.

9. 9. Uproar over proposal to bulldoze Prestwich's Longfield Suite

   Prestwich Advertiser, Wednesday 18 January 2012 An MP has called for a summit meeting between developers and council bosses over proposals to demolish the Longfield Suite.

10. 10. Councillors vow to stop demolition of Prestwich's Longfield Suite

    Prestwich Advertiser, Friday 13 January 2012 Speaking after a private meeting of Prestwich councillors last night, a council boss said there was unanimous agreement that the demolition of the community venue was ‘not going to happen'.

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