Our party, members and councillors would like to thank all of those within council, Parliament and the various partners and agencies who helped to put in this successful bid and of course - well done to the people of Radcliffe for voting for change. #progress

November 2021 to March 2022 – design development with consultation with interested parties at key points. April 2022 – planning application submission. July 2022 – planning decision. September 2022 – start on site, subject to planning approval. March 2024 – completion date.

From here the council have promised to support the delivery of the bid by providing an additional £30m. The timescale for the regeneration programme in order to meet Government deadlines, are as follows:

After years of lobbying, asking, pleading and demanding more investment for our town we’re Absolutely delighted with this announcement. The only real word that comes to mind is ‘finally’.

Absolutely appalling! How long has this not been emptied for Stephen?

Couldn’t agree more! Serious management change is needed, the department head has already left or been told to leave in the last few weeks but he seems to have been scapegoated for people above him... seems very odd. No one has been held responsible whatsoever.

Great result! 👏🏼

We recognise more houses need to be built BUT we want brownfield developing first (council hasn’t touched brownfield since 2018 and yet looks set to build on green before brown 🤯) and we’re asking for a balanced approach, preferably under a local plan and not PfE.

Not being able to progress means children are limited in opportunities/careers & ultimately can expect a lower quality of life vs a child who lives in Ramsbottom - AND we’re now going to concrete over what little green areas we had left for those children to cherish.

Unfortunately Radcliffe West out of all wards in the Borough of Bury has the lowest GCSE attainment level - that means radcliffe children are not getting enough GCSE’s to go onto college and into further education. 😔 This is clearly linked to the lack of high school.

Are you saying in general Radcliffe is wealthier than Ramsbottom?! 😳🤯 Have you seen what’s been allowed to happen to our town compared to Ramsbottom? Have you seen the difference in houses? In opportunities for children? We don’t even have a high school!

Hi Ollie, Great to see your back - we love addressing our fans. Looks like it’s not going to well for Labour in Radcliffe. That’s what happens when you demolish half a towns infrastructure over the course of 40 years and continue to lie about regeneration at every election 😅

Explain how that’s fair? Just looks like Bury Council doesn’t want to cave in to the wealthy but is happy to do over those less fortunate. 👀

Nope, not at all - we just want fairness. It’s not fair that Ramsbottom which has 81% Greenbelt left yet has very little new houses planned under PfE But Radcliffe which only has 46% Greenbelt left, yet has over half of the new houses proposed to be built there.

This Plan is clearly a Manchester orientated plan and offers no benefits to the people of Radcliffe or Bury - years of legal battles will now commence.