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Four stores have been asked to vacate ‘earlier than intended’, with the supermarket set to close in a matter of weeks<\/p>\n

15:32, 16 Dec 2025Updated 15:32, 16 Dec 2025<\/p>\n

\"AA major supermarket in Longfield shopping Centre will be closing permanently in just a few weeks(Image: ABNM Photography)<\/p>\n

A major supermarket has announced that one of its Greater Manchester stores will be closing permanently in the coming weeks as regeneration works in the area ramp up.<\/p>\n

Prestwich<\/a> village is currently undergoing a major revamp, which will include the demolition of the Longfield shopping centre to make way for a number of new additions, including retail units – featuring a market and food hall – as well as a new home for Prestwich Library and 200 new homes.<\/p>\n

Last month, it was reported that \u00a31m has now been put aside<\/a> for the demolition of the shopping centre, which was first built in the early 1960s. The entire \u00a3100m redevelopment project<\/a> is being managed by a joint venture between Bury<\/a> council and its partner, Muse Places.<\/p>\n

The Iceland<\/a> supermarket has now announced that its unit within the Longfield Centre will now close at the start of January due to the incoming works. Messaging inside the store has informed customers that the store will permanently close at 4pm on Saturday, January 10. In a statement to the M.E.N, Iceland said staff at the Prestwich store will be given the chance to move to other roles within the company. For residents in the area after January 10, the closest Iceland store will be in Cheetham Hill.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TheThe Iceland store will close on January 10(Image: PA)<\/p>\n

An Iceland Foods spokesperson said: \u201cWe can confirm that the Iceland Foods store at the Longfield Centre in Prestwich will be closing on the 10th January 2026 due to the redevelopment of the shopping centre. Existing colleagues will be offered the opportunity to migrate to other roles within our network. The closest Iceland store is located at Cheetham Hill, Bury Old Road, and we look forward to continuing to serve customers in the local area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bury Council<\/a> has also confirmed the upcoming closure of the store, adding that the demolition of the Longfield Shopping Centre forms the second phase on its \u00a3100m regeneration project. Planning is \u2018progressing at pace\u2019 on this phase of the works. The works mean that four units have had to close \u2018earlier than intended\u2019 due to health and safety conditions identified on the roof of the Longfield Suite. Percivals, Card Factory and Budget Savers have since closed and vacated the shopping centre, with Iceland the last to leave next month.<\/p>\n

\"FourFour stores in the Longfield Suite have been asked to vacate ‘earlier than intended’ due to health and safety concerns(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

In a statement, a Bury Council spokesperson said: “Bury Council is working with its Joint Venture Partner, Muse, to replace the Longfield Centre, which has now reached the end of its life. This \u00a3100 million, phased regeneration project will transform Prestwich into a vibrant, sustainable village centre.<\/p>\n

“Phase one of this transformation is already underway at Fairfax Road, where a new travel hub is under construction to provide an improved, long-term parking solution for the village centre. Planning is also progressing at pace for the next phase of the development, which will see the demolition of the shopping centre and bring a new library, modern retail units, community facilities, attractive new public green spaces, and quality new homes.<\/p>\n

\"PicturedPictured in 1991, Longfield Shopping Centre, in Prestwich, is to be demolished soon as part of a major regeneration of the area(Image: Mirrorpix)<\/p>\n

“Pending the next phase of redevelopment, Bury Council had previously been advised that it was necessary to close four units within the Longfield Centre earlier than was intended, for health and safety reasons linked to the condition of the Longfield Suite roof. Percivals, Card Factory and Budget Savers have vacated, with Iceland following in January 2026. This was a difficult decision given the challenges this presented for these businesses, but it was made to protect them and their customers. Demolition of the shopping centre remains scheduled for early next year.<\/p>\n

“We remain committed to working closely with all affected businesses and the wider community to ensure that Prestwich emerges stronger, more sustainable, and better equipped for the future.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four stores have been asked to vacate ‘earlier than intended’, with the supermarket set to close in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,1285,27604,1849,393,4884,7059,2465,485,3044,246,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-636319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-bury","10":"tag-bury-council","11":"tag-cheetham-hill","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-iceland","15":"tag-manchester","16":"tag-manchester-family","17":"tag-prestwich","18":"tag-shopping","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115730155441950164","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}