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Rochdale Infirmary staff celebrate Eid alongside community organisations
The hospital’s Wellbeing Room was transformed with balloons and celebratory bunting, and food and drink was laid on so everyone could celebrate in style
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Rochdale friends start ‘Project Plod’ to raise money for Springhill Hospice
Louis Chadwick, 30, Matt Nightingale, 26, Gaz Davies, 45 and Sean Elsden, 27, are all emergency service workers who know each other through working alongside each other on the same shift
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‘Queen of Heywood’ crowned as this year’s Woman of Rochdale
Jenny, a former youth worker of more than 30 years, established mentoring service Heywood Youth Link in 2006 and two years ago founded Restoring Hope which supports local people in Heywood
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New co-working space to open in old Rochdale fire station
Fire Up is located in the beautifully renovated former fire station on Maclure Road, which forms part of the £3.7m renovation scheme that includes the Fireground Museum
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Rochdale’s Hopwood Hall College is a double winner at Educate North awards
The college, which has campuses in Rochdale and Middleton, picked up the Social Mobility Award and Sustainable Green Initiative Award at the annual ceremony, held at the Midland Hotel in Manchester
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Rochdale railway stations benefit from locker installations
Available 24/7, InPost Lockers provide a genuinely convenient and accessible way for people to pick up or return parcels quickly and easily as part of their daily commute
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Parents in Rochdale urge to check children’s MMR vaccine records
Children are offered the first dose of the MMR vaccine which protects against measles, mumps and rubella when they turn one-years-old and the second dose at three years and four months
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Annual Tour de Manc rides through Rochdale on way to raising thousands for charity
Starting and finishing at Bowlee Community Park, the event, which has four rides of varying difficulties, passes through Newhey, Milnrow, past the town hall all before a designated stop in Norden
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Touchstones Rochdale set for temporary closure ahead of redevelopment
The cultural space, which is run by provider Your Trust on behalf of Rochdale Borough Council, is being redeveloped as part of a more than £8.5 million investment into arts and culture
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More than 100 people enjoy Rochdale family friendly fishing day
The event, which has been held for the past three years, was open to anyone regardless of previous fishing experience and professional coaches were on hand to provide expert advice
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This year’s Greater Manchester Walking Festival to be celebrated in Rochdale
The seventh annual festival, organised by GM Walking, is a month-long celebration of walking, wheeling, and cycling, community, and the great outdoors
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Rochdale to take part in this year’s Festival of Libraries
The central library, located at Number One Riverside, is one of 133 libraries across the region taking part in the festival which runs from Wednesday June 7 to Sunday, June 11