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Rochdale Underwater Hockey side crowned national champions
Eleven players from Rochdale Underwater Hockey Club travelled to Plymouth last weekend to compete in the National Age Group Championships
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FOI shows taxpayers funding petrol and diesel company cars despite climate mayhem
A Greenpeace scientist urged public bodies to think of value for money as well as pollution, after FOI data revealed petrol and diesel public sector company cars being funded in Halton and Cheshire
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Macclesfield MP visits charity supporting young people during the pandemic
Just Drop In (JDI), based on Duke Street is a charity which provides counselling services, including telephone and Zoom counselling, well-being services and support for young people
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Macclesfield volunteers wanted for scam awareness campaign
Run by the charity Age UK, the Cheshire East 'Scams Awareness and Aftercare Project' works to empower older people to spot, avoid and report scams
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Rochdale's new Fireground museum announces opening date
The revamped Greater Manchester Fire Service museum, renamed Fireground, will be opened in Rochdale on August 14, following a year-long restoration
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Culture chief hails Halton's 'creative talents' in Borough of Culture grant scheme
Highlights have included open-air Shakespeare, an online radio station, photography exhibition, comedy and creative arts for LGBTQ+ residents.
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Free activities and food on offer in Rossendale holiday scheme
Funded by a grant from the Department of Education, the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) will run throughout August and is being coordinated by Rossendale Leisure Trust with Rossendale Borough Council
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Cheshire ‘Hide & Seek’ festival announces lineup and new concept for 2021
Based at Capesthorne Hall the festival announced a 'Life In Colour' concept for its 2021 event which will take place on Saturday, September 4
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Surrey residents cost councils £3.5 million by putting recyclable items in rubbish bins
“It is more expensive to send waste to a landfill site than it is to recycle it, so it has also cost Surrey a significant amount that could be better spent elsewhere..."
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Macclesfield residents encouraged to get active by walking canals and rivers
The Canal & Rivers Trust, in partnership with Sport England, have created a 12-week ‘Active Waterways’ programme to encourage older residents to walk their local canals or rivers
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Stockport pupils raise hospice cheer with frog-themed Big Leap
More than 7,000 children across the borough took part in July, with many raising funds for St Ann’s Hospice, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
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Health and wellbeing school project says Ready, Set, Rossendale!
A project to encourage physical health and wellbeing in all aspects of school life and the curriculum will begin in Rossendale in September