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But after a raucous weekend Monday morning Ancoats must have been a depressing place, the wail of the factory siren summoning you to another week of toil in the factory.</div> <bR> <div> Being a Resident here on a Housing estate located close top the Mill area, it is only in my best interest that there will be investment brought into the area. With it's Strong history, and heritage, local people area eager to develop this community, and be part of the new Ancoats.</div> <bR> <div> Work is already underway, with St. Peters Church being the first step. The plans for the area,  show that of the first Urban Village to be built within the UK.</div> <bR> <div> Our Aim is to work with the Police, Council, developers, to assist in everyway, for the success of the Local Community, and to bring life to the area once again.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <table cellpadding=3><tr><td> <FORM action="http://www.tripod.com/bin/search/pursuit" method="post"> <table BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <font color="#ffffff"> <a href="http://www.lycos.com/"> <img src="http://www.tripod.com/img/search/lycoslogo_66x25.gif" alt="powered by lycos" width="66" height="25" border="0" align="center" valign="0"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="000000" valign="center"> <font size="-2" color="#FFFFFF" face="verdana, arial, sans serif"> <B>SEARCH: </b> <input type="radio" style="background-color: black" value="tripod" name="cat" align="center" style="background-color: rgb(0,0,0); color: rgb(0,0,0)">Tripod <input type="radio" style="background-color: black" value="lycos" name="cat" style="background-color: rgb(0,0,0); color: rgb(0,0,0)" CHECKED>The Web </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" bgcolor="#000000"> <input type="text" name="query" size="14" maxlength="50"> <input type="image" src="http://www.tripod.com/img/search/getit.gif" alt="get it" width="63" height="19" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" align="bottom"> </td> </tr> </table> </FORM> </td></tr></table>  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>