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New operating theatre to open at Rochdale Infirmary in 2024

Opening in early 2024, it will be the hospital's ninth theatre, offering procedures to patients who arrive at and leave hospital on the same day, with no need for an overnight stay

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Rochdale Circle service celebrates 10 years of social events for older residents

Now, ten years to the day the service returned for a sold out lunch at the pub to mark the special occasion - with Alan and Joan, two original attendees joining the meal

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Rochdale youngsters offered chance to tackle Duke of Edinburgh award

Aspire 2 Inspire Communities, based on Regent Street, has received just over £10,250 for more than three years to help them run the DofE for the young people they work with

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Rochdalians more likely to have a ‘Lancashire’ accent according to new study

The study, called Manchester Voices discovered that residents of boroughs such as Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, and Oldham are more likely to have a ‘Lancashire’ accent

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‘Zumbathon’ to be held in Rochdale to raise money for boy’s life-changing surgery

Instructor Rochdale Pilates and Yoga Studio Taira Booth is hosting the event on Friday, November 25 to raise money for her nephew Joseph, 12, who was born with his bowels outside his body

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Another women-only clothes and stories swap event to take place in Rochdale

Taking place at Touchstones Museum on Saturday, December 3 from 12pm-4pm, the event is run by Theatre in Flow, a theatre company based on Moss Bridge Road

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Whitworth freestyle dancers pick up 80 trophies at Dance It Championships

The 27 dancers from the Whitworth studio’s Elite Freestyle Competition Squad travelled to Skegness for the championships and took home 80 trophies

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Ring of Red M60 support Heywood veterans charity with motorbike procession

Ring of Red M60 chose Heywood veterans charity, Veterans into Logistics as their charity of the year with donations and merchandise sales going towards training and mentoring veterans

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New memorial wall created in Castleton in time for Remembrance Sunday

Four years in the making, the new curved wall memorial features the names of the servicemen from the village who fought and died for their country in the First and Second World Wars

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Foster carers in Rochdale honoured at special thank you event

Hosted by Rochdale Borough Council, the event saw three families celebrated for five years’ service, 15 families for ten years, one for 15 years, two for 20 years and one family had fostered children for over 25 years

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Nearly 70% of Rochdale residents are either overweight or obese

A person is classed as overweight if their BMI (body mass index - a measure using height and weight to assess whether a person is at a healthy weight) is 25.0 or higher

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Heywood veterans charity wins Gold Armed Forces Covenant award

Veterans into Logistics, a non-profit organisation based in Heywood formed to help ex-service personnel gain HGV licences and support them into paid employment