Former library to be converted into health centre
The former Whitefield Library is set to be purchased by NHS Property Services if councillors approve the site disposal plans this month.
The former Whitefield Library is set to be purchased by NHS Property Services if councillors approve the site disposal plans this month.
Plans to create much-needed accommodation for people aged over 55 are set to be approved by the council.
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Residents and businesses are being asked for their views on the latest plans to improve Whitefield town centre.
Fifty-eight voluntary groups from across Bury’s communities have been successful in applying for support through the LET’S Do It! Community Fund. The money will be used to support a range of activities from exercise to e-learning and mental health to meals.
The first new homes at one of Whitefield’s latest residential developments are starting to take shape, as Bury Council’s housing leads observed on a recent site visit.
Plans to transform Whitefield received a welcome boost when an expert from the Government’s High Streets Task Force delivered a workshop for senior council officers, businesses and community leaders in the town.
Housing association Onward Homes and construction firm John Southworth will be working in partnership on a new development of 30 affordable homes in Whitefield, Bury.
Whitefield residents are being invited to help shape the future of the town centre.
Plans to improve the town centre of Whitefield have taken another step forward as part of moves to ensure that all parts of the borough are regenerated.
A council property in Whitefield is to be knocked down due to its condition and the cost of repair.
Council leaders have chosen Whitefield to receive support from the national High Streets Task Force.
A native oak tree has been planted at Whitefield’s Hamilton Road Park to mark the 80th anniversary of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) - the national charity providing social and welfare services to Holocaust refugees and survivors in the UK.
A series of new community forums are to be set up across Bury for all residents to help shape daily life in their local neighbourhoods.
Thirty affordable homes will be built on the derelict spot of the former Wheatfields day care centre in Victoria Avenue, Whitefield.
Bury’s first mobile Covid vax vehicle is coming to town to help in the race to get everyone vaccinated.
A third walk-in centre has opened in the borough today (Monday 21 Sep) to provide Covid tests to those who have symptoms.
Six candidates will contest the Bury Council by-election in Besses ward in Whitefield which takes place on Thursday 19 July.
A by-election will be held in Besses ward in Whitefield on Thursday 19 July.
Six community groups are the latest to win thousands of pounds of funding thanks to backing from the public.