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Rent prices in Rochdale shoot up by more than 10%
New figures from the Valuation Office Agency reveal that Rochdale’s rental prices have increased 11.1% on average to £550 a month while Oldham's have increased by 8.2% to £595 a month
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Rochdale-based former teacher pens first children’s book
Stuart Barlow, 71, has based his new book ‘Survival on Cannibal Island’ on writing activities he used to use with pupils at his former primary school in Failsworth
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Rochdale sewage works to get £5 million upgrade
The works in Castleton, Rochdale have been given the funds so that it can treat more sewage during heavy rainfall and in the process improving 5km of Trub Brook
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Police ask for help from Whitworth residents after damage to wooden sculptures
The wooden sculptures, in the Spodden Valley, were created for individuals and families to enjoy while walking through the woods but vandals have damaged the sculptures including the pixie statue
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Rochdale MP quizzes government on ambulance service as heatwave adds pressure
Tony Lloyd, Labour MP for Rochdale, made the remarks during a debate in parliament on 'Ambulance Services and the National Heatwave Emergency'
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Average house price in Rochdale down 4% as of July
House prices in Rochdale were around £182,233 over the last year, which were 4% down on the previous year and 13% up on the 2019 peak of £161,065
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Rochdale mental health response scheme nominated for NHS award
Started as a pilot project in Oldham in January 2022, it now runs across Rochdale, Bury, Stockport and Tameside and sees a mental health clinician and a police officer attend incidents jointly
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Rochdale local democracy group aims to highlight key issues facing the borough
Building Our Local Democracy (BOLD) was set up eight years ago by local residents to raise issues with the local council and to get more people involved with local democracy
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Rochdale NHS trust dealing with increasing numbers of overheating incidents
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the Rochdale Care Organisation and Rochdale Infirmary saw 31 overheating occurrences triggering a risk assessment in 2020/21
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Rochdale Covid deaths pass 800 as national toll hits 200,000
In Greater Manchester, there have been 9,775 deaths registered where Covid has been mentioned on the death certificate as the cause or contributing factor, according to the Office for National Statistics
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New £150,000 community facility opens in Middleton
Organisations providing services at the facility will include Middleton-based Kickstart with HOPE, who support people with brain injuries, HMR Circle, Mind and Your Trust
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Full line-up for Rochdale Feel Good Festival revealed
Councillor Janet Emsley said the festival 'has long been one of our most popular events and it has been missed by many in recent years, so it is fantastic to see it back this August'