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Rochdale care home residents travel the world on ‘in-house cruise’
Residents at Half Acre Care Home on Roch Valley Way were treated to pictures, food and music from destinations around the world, including Peru, Brazil and Hawaii
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Rochdale Lioness Keira Walsh to be given freedom of the borough
In recognition of the outstanding sporting achievements, the England midfielder who helped guide her team to Euro 2022 glory will be awarded the highest honour the council can bestow
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Rochdale welcomes Fiji rugby league side ahead of World Cup
Rochdale Council leader Neil Emmott and Mayor Ali Ahmed and other councillors joined the squad at a gala civic dinner at the Norton Grange Hotel ahead of their World Cup campaign
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Rochdale children’s theatre welcomes new managing director
Laura Rodwell has been appointed managing director of M6 Theatre, one of Britain’s leading touring theatre companies specialising in creating theatre for children and young people
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Volunteers help to keep Rochdale canal looking clean and tidy
Nick Henry, 51, is part of the taskforce that volunteers their time to cut back vegetation, paint lock gates and pick up litter at different points along the canal in Rochdale
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Police make more than 200 arrests in Rochdale as part of burglary crackdown
The force said today that some of the highest performing districts in Greater Manchester, like Rochdale, were achieving results that are amongst the best nationally
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Thoughts wanted on how to use Rochdale town hall organ once restored
It is hoped the organ will provide education for students of the borough and inspire the next generation of organists while remaining in regular use for the people of Rochdale
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Great North West Truck Show donates £30,000 to Rochdale charity Jolly Josh
The two-day long event attracted visitors from all over the country, who came to see showcased vehicles of all ages, shapes, sizes and designs, displaying to the region trucking at its best
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Rochdale council to create ‘warm spaces’ to help residents through the winter
Last week the Rochdale Observer reported that Citizens Advice Rochdale said it is going to be a ‘really hard winter’ as the cost of living bites and that the service had been receiving an ‘unprecedented’ number of calls for help
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Rochdale children’s charity Jolly Josh celebrates 5th anniversary
As part of the celebrations the charity opened its new child-orientated hydrotherapy pool - the borough’s only hydrotherapy pool dedicated to children with profound and multiple learning disabilities
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More apprentices lead the way at Rochdale Borough Council
The new intake sees 15 new teaching assistants go into local primary schools, six new business admin apprentices, three horticulture apprentices, two landscape apprentices and a finance apprentice
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Wardle scarecrow festival raises money for Rochdale children’s charity
Money raised from the festival will be donated to Jolly Josh, a charity that provides dedicated peer support and safe spaces for children and young adults with profound multiple learning disabilities