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  THIS charming photograph is dated 1964 and shows a thatched cottage on the north side of the Philips Park estate.
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           <title>25 years ago: From the Guide files of July 19, 1985</title>
           
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  * THE Government announced proposals to turn the Bury-to-Manchester rail line into a supertram light rail track.
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  * A TEACHERS’ strike could not be solved by paying teachers two-thirds more as it would cost too much, councillors said.
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           <title>Wealth of trade with Africa</title>
           
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  THE YEAR was 1905 when this shot captured Poppythorn Lane in Prestwich.
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  * POLICE stepped up their fight to keep drug traffickers out of Prestwich and Whitefield after fears about the spread of drug dealing.
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           <title>Stand Grammar’s rescue</title>
           
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  MANY readers will have fond memories of Stand Grammar School as seen in this week’s photographs.
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           <title>New church eases burden</title>
           
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  THIS week, we capture shots of St Margaret’s Church in Prestwich as it was a century ago. The church was built to ease the burden on St Mary’s Church, which was struggling to cope with the rapid
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           <title>25 years ago: From the Guide files of June 28, 1985</title>
           
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  * AT the Prestwich Citzen’s Advice Bureau annual meeting, staff said the service was close to breaking point due to an increase in enquiries.
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           <title>Year the Odeon closed</title>
           
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  THE year was 1961 when this picture was taken of the Odeon Cinema in Bury New Road, Sedgley Park, shortly before it closed.
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           <title>25 years ago: From the Guide files of June 21, 1985</title>
           
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  * A RARE warm weekend made Prestwich Carnival a huge success, with thousands of visitors raising £3,000 for local charities.
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