Prestwich

British

/ ˈprɛstwɪtʃ /

noun

a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)

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It will also be used for town centre regeneration projects in Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside and Prestwich in Bury, while support would be given for Mayoral Development Zones in Stockport, Bolton, Leigh and Middleton.

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Bilal Sadiq, 31, lives in Oldham but works in Prestwich in Bury and said he welcomed news that £6.8m would go towards creating new shops and a community hub there.

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Those arrested include two men, aged 30 and 32 and both arrested in Prestwich; a 61-year-old woman arrested in Prestwich; and a 46-year-old woman arrested in Farnworth.

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Crumpsall, Prestwich and Cheetham Hill in north Manchester have been home to migrant communities ever since Irish Roman Catholics moved to the area in the 19th Century.

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They are two men, aged 30 and 32 and both arrested in Prestwich; a 61-year-old woman arrested in Prestwich; and a 46-year-old woman arrested in Farnworth.

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