http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/ Prestwich and Whitefield Guide /news/prestwich_history/ en-gb Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:46 +0000 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:46 +0000 http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/resources/images/1001260/?type=rsslogo http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/ http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/5052756.25_years_ago__taken_from_the_guide_files_of_March_15__1985/?ref=rss * A DEVELOPER told a public inquiry that, if he were allowed to build a quarry in Simister Village, it would provide much-needed high grade sand for Greater Manchester. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:43:50 +0000 41d3a82977dcadd453583623a601f6c2 http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/5052760.First_signs_of_a_major_motorway/?ref=rss THIS week, we feature two photographs from the 1960s capturing Yorkshire Road in Whitefield and the start of something big! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:46:06 +0000 7c236ccc999901d7789d1751da706f42 http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/5000569.25_years_ago__Taken_from_the_Guide_files_of_February_15__1985/?ref=rss * TWO pupils at Ribble Drive Primary School in Whitefield were given a £5 reward after carefully gathering £35 in cash they spotted blowing in the wind on the street and handing to police. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:56:26 +0000 e23d930b5bae0580e5fbf7767cf7edae http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/5000567.Buses_to_remember/?ref=rss THIS week, we feature two photographs of local coach companies. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:54:45 +0000 9432f66047a99c7bcf1d3b5a1be4927e http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/4889313.Noble_St_Mary___s/?ref=rss THIS week, we capture a charming Edwardian view of St Mary’s Parish Church which was built using the red sandstone of Lancashire. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:15:25 +0000 c2b4c9cfcc719e0de4cf22cf0ddfe7ac http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/4889315.25_YEARS_AGO__Taken_from_the_Guide_files_of_February_8__1985/?ref=rss * THE education committee agreed to temporarily stall plans to amalgamate Parrenthorn High School in Prestwich and Philips High School in Whitefield. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:16:41 +0000 7541de644c30c824b26b2779642d4a98 http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/4875996.25_Years_Ago__Taken_from_the_Guide_files_of_February_1__2010/?ref=rss * MORE than 200 parents met to discuss ways of preventing the merger of Mersey Drive, Ribble Drive and Whitefield primary schools. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:40:00 +0000 ef2a1ee543b457ce63d91ca7aa67b9b8 http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/4875992.Easy_does_it_in_1905/?ref=rss THIS week, we capture a view of Prestwich Village as it looked during the middle of the Edwardian era. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:40:00 +0000 1bd3cb22ad728244d5452f649c545a04 http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/4862597.Bobber___s_coat_wage/?ref=rss THE DATE was August 1, 1908, when this card, showing the interior of St Mary’s Church, was posted in Prestwich. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:40:00 +0000 15443c6b7d735e866056b3f3dfdf84c0 http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/prestwich_history/4862601.25_Years_Ago__Taken_from_the_Guide_files_of_January_25__1985/?ref=rss * THE OCCUPANTS of a house in Cromwell Road, Prestwich, escaped unhurt after an explosion caused by a build-up of gas. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:43:52 +0000 5c65f6377cc8bd61089ffb6835f12ab7