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Rochdale’s young traveller community featured in new museum exhibition
‘Wherever the Road Takes Me’ is on display at The People’s History Museum in Manchester, exploring the stories of people whose lives have been shaped by migration
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New parents in Rochdale to be gifted with wildflower seeds
The seeds are part of the council’s climate change target of becoming carbon neutral by 2038, to coincide with when each child will reach their 16th birthday
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Rochdale highways maintenance to return to council control
From April 1 the council will take over responsibility for pothole repairs, gritting, drainage maintenance work and road resurfacing, following the end of current provider Balfour Beatty’s contract
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Helmshore school takes part in #LetGirlsPlay initiative
Pupils from St Veronica’s Primary School enjoyed a lunchtime football session as part of an FA initiative
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Platinum double decker adds sparkle to Hyndburn's Jubilee celebrations
The bus will be used for many celebratory events throughout the year, including a local highlight of the Jubilee celebrations - being utilized as a free hop on hop-off bus service visiting seven of Hyndburn’s parks
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Rochdale Brass Knuckle Riders raise more than £4,000 during ‘Ride for Ukraine’
A total of £4,476.45 was raised for Eastlancs4ukraine which will go towards medical supplies for remote villages and towns as well as bringing refugees to border crossings
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Walk-through Accrington railway station film celebrated ahead of World Autism Day
It is part of ten films showcasing railway stations on the Todmorden Curve service - hailed as "the UK’s first autism friendly railway line"
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Chancellor’s Spring statement ‘a kick in the teeth’ says Rochdale MP
Labour MP for Rochdale Tony Lloyd said the announcements did not go far enough as people in Rochdale would be ‘really feeling the squeeze of rapidly rising bills for gas, electricity, food’
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CCTV reviewed over 'traffic cone' attacks on Runcorn buses
The incidents are reported to have happened against the backdrop of an overall reduction in ASB on the busway.
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Dom Joly's tales from the danger zone coming to Halton
The Trigger Happy TV creator will be sharing tales from his travels.
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Rochdale Balderstone Library £1 million extension set to open
Built by Rochdale Borough Council, the extension provides new changing facilities for local sports clubs, a new community room and a café for the library which is situated in Balderstone Park
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Accrington Stanley Girls and Ladies in drive for new talent
Originally starting out with just a single Ladies team, they have added a Reserve team, then two under-15 and two under-14 Girls teams, and more recently two under-11 Girls teams