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New exotic animals arrive at Hopwood Hall College
The college, which is home to a number of rare and wonderful wildlife from around the world at its Middleton campus, has welcomed a number of new faces including baby wallabies
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Rochdale business woman finds success after quitting banking job
Karen Rudd, who lives in Rochdale, left her corporate banking job due to the negative effects on her mental health and started Moo Music, a multisensory music and movement class for babies, toddlers, and their parents
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Rochdale’s twin Ukrainian town of Lviv ‘appreciate’ borough’s support
The city’s Bureau of Foreign Cooperation sent the letter saying they ‘really appreciate your support and readiness to help us in such hard times’, after Rochdale Mayor Aasim Rashid wrote to his counterpart in Lviv last week
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Spending on help for potentially vulnerable children in Rochdale cut by 11%
In 2015/16 the borough was spending £211.04 per child on early intervention but this fell to £188.70 in 2019/20 - according to analysis of Department of Education figures by charity Action for Children
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Rochdale Motorsport entrepreneur to feature young go-karters in TV documentary
Matty Street, who owns TeamKarting indoor race circuit at Ensor Mill in Rochdale, is an executive on new eight-part series ‘Driven Dreams’, which will follow the journeys of 17 young karters
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“It’s fantastic”: The Rochdale pub named the borough’s best by CAMRA
The Flying Horse Hotel, on Packer Street, claims to be the oldest free house in Rochdale and won the best pub in the borough, awarded by the Rochdale, Oldham and Bury branch of CAMRA
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Free health checks offered for Rochdale patients with learning disabilities
Regular annual health checks can help to spot health issues before they become a problem as evidence shows that people with learning disabilities often have poorer physical and mental health than the general population
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Centenary of tree planted in Gallipoli in memory of brave WWI Rochdale teenager
In March 1922, the parents of teenager Eric Duckworth, who was killed in service took an English Oak tree sapling in a bucket of water to the battlefield in Turkey to plant it in his memory
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Ambitious plans announced to make Rochdale carbon neutral by 2038
The results will be used to shape the plans for reaching carbon neutrality and the borough will have to see significant changes to the way people heat their homes if the borough is to meet its target
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Rochdale drummers and dancers wanted for Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant
Carnival crew Global Grooves is looking for two exceptional dancers and a number of accomplished drummers from Rochdale to join its 200-strong cast for the performance in London in June
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Tattoos, bras and baby clothes - How Rochdale is coming together to help Ukraine
Singleton Dance Academy on Mellor Street, which collected donations for Afghan refugees last year, has become a drop-off point once more this time for those displaced by the war in Ukraine
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More volunteers wanted to help restore Rochdale town hall
Volunteers have already lent a hand with helping to restore antique furniture, clean painted surfaces and repair wooden panelling at the grade 1 listed building