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Pothole repair times down 20% say Rochdale council
The council say that more than 96 per cent of pothole repairs are now carried out within 20 working days of being reported, up from 78.25 per cent between March 2021 and March 2022
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Rochdale Girl Guides division hand out service awards
After the business and reports from the Rainbow, Brownie and Guide sections were given and other business items dealt with the highlight of the evening was the presentation of service awards
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Rochdale ‘sunshine therapist’ wins tanning salon of the year
Lorraine Liovesey runs the independent Tanfantastic Sunbeds on St Mary’s Gate, and beat nine other salons to the prestigious 'tanning salon of the year' title
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Man arrested after 'throwing items off roof' in Widnes
Several roads were shut while emergency services dealt with the incident.
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Halton groups urged to apply for share of £100,000 safer neighbourhoods fund
Past projects supported include a community garden, sports clubs, CCTV, school holiday lunch club and street harassment programme.
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Flying Horse Hotel named named CAMRA pub of the year for Rochdale
Based on Packer Street, the Flying Horse Hotel is the oldest free house in Rochdale and was once a post office and courthouse
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Stafford songwriter and singer make song a reality for US author
Philip Sowerbutts, vicar of Castle Church, teamed up with Stafford student Maya Thomas to create a song from a novel
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Rochdale’s Springhill Hospice ask for photo submissions for calendar competition
Amateur and professional photographers are being asked to submit their snaps of the local area throughout the seasons, with the chance to be included in their 2024 Hospice calendar
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Rochdale Hospice encourages people to take on fundraising challenges
In 2022, over 50 intrepid walkers laced up their boots and took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks - a challenging full day circular route of hill walking in the Yorkshire Dales
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Achievements and service of Rochdale council employees celebrated at awards night
The evening was opened by the mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Ali Ahmed, who said: 'I appreciate the work that goes on behind the scenes to make the really visible things we see happen'
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More than 200 bags of rubbish collected for Norden’s Great British Spring Clean
Last weekend 87 volunteers sprung into action to collect 210 bags of rubbish as well as quite a few larger items around their local area in Norden
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House plan for former award-winning pub near Runcorn
A cover letter for the request to Halton Borough Council said the premises suffered break-ins, falling footfall and increased competition.