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Rochdale women’s football set for ‘huge boost’ with summer programmes
Rochdale AFC Community Trust and Rochdale AFC Ladies have launched Soccercise, 5-a-side and Walking Football as part of ‘Women’s Wednesdays’ at the Crown Oil Arena
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Rochdale leisure centres celebrate Big Swim Day
The borough’s leisure provider Your Trust organised the event which aimed to demonstrate the level of local public support for swimming pools and other public leisure and cultural facilities
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Rochdale council parking enforcement officer 'spotted littering', claims resident
He said the enforcement officer was issuing a parking ticket to an offender before dropping the piece of the paper, which John then picked up himself and discarded in a nearby litter bin
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Kirkholt Million host grand opening of new community ‘pavilion’ space
Kirkholt Million, which was set up eight years ago to receive a million pounds in National Lottery Funding, hosted the party at the pavilion which is located in an extension to Balderstone Library
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Rochdale Indian restaurant celebrates two-year anniversary
Initially opened in 2020, the restaurant spent the entirety of the year closed to customers due to the various Covid lockdowns, so is marking the anniversary from the date it opened officially
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Rochdale is the setting for novel by renowned Swiss-German author Sibylle Berg
Renowned author and playwright Sibylle Berg set her latest novel ‘GRIME’, a ‘dystopian satire’, in the estates of Rochdale following four young people with an affinity for Grime music
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Rochdale voters urged to get ready ahead of May elections
Everyone is urged to make sure they are ready by checking they have an accepted form of ID - passport, driver’s licence, blue badge and some concessionary travel passes, such as an older person’s bus pass
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Rochdale Ukraine association marks one year since Russian invasion
February 24 marks 365 days of Ukraine's resistance to Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of the country where 7000 peaceful civilians, including over 450 children, have been killed
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Archbishop of York set to visit Rochdale
Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, will visit Rochdale on March 1 during his missionary visit to meet with local people and leaders, giving thanks for the work that they are doing in their communitie
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East Lancashire Railway announce ‘dining with distinction’ events
The heritage railway, which has a station in Heywood, announced the events where guests can enjoy sophisticated first class service onboard a real steam train for a luxurious lunch, afternoon meal or evening dining
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Rochdale cat sanctuary starts fundraiser to help pay vet bills
Founder Susan Hancox, 51, runs the sanctuary from her home in Newhey and said she had lost two cats in the past two months - with one of their vets bills totalling more than £1,000
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Middleton manufacturer sees Italian site go from strength to strength
The Vita Group, based on Oldham Road in Middleton opened operations in Naples, Italy two years ago to manufacture foam for the furniture and bedding industry