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New £19 million extra care scheme will bring 98 affordable homes to Middleton

Working in partnership with Rochdale Borough Council, The Riverside Group are regenerating a brownfield site, once home to the Langley ‘Three Sisters’ tower blocks, to form the development

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Digitally-excluded Rochdale residents benefit from donation of old laptops

The scheme offers a three-month loan service of reconditioned laptops and tablets to help tackle digital exclusion and poverty

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Littleborough neighbours celebrate ‘Alleyways in Bloom’ victory once again

Residents of Shaftesbury Avenue in Smithy Bridge won the first prize of a £50 Bowlee Garden Centre voucher after creating a beautiful tranquil space adorned with bursts of colour

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Heywood mum celebrates GCSE results after returning to education

Kryste Thompson, who lives in Heywood, found out she’d achieved a 5 in Maths and a 7 in English when she opened her grades on results day - almost one year since returning to education

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Rochdale community projects to receive share of £220,000 funding boost

Five township committees; Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale North, Rochdale South and Pennines allocate the funds which are agreed by Rochdale Borough Council

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Rochdale stands with Ukraine on country’s day of independence

On Wednesday, August 24, the Ukrainian flag was raised outside Number One Riverside Rochdale, opposite the Lviv Bridge - named after a city in the west of the country which has been twinned with Rochdale since 1992.

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More Rochdale housing a step closer as ‘Places for Everyone’ plan hits next stage

‘Places for Everyone’ is a long-term joint development plan of nine Greater Manchester districts including Rochdale

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Town MP takes tour of new ‘Pioneer Ward’ at Rochdale Infirmary

Opened earlier this year, the Pioneer Ward supports a wide range of surgical activity including gynaecology, urology, breast surgery, oral surgery, orthopaedics and general surgery

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Tributes paid to ‘one-off’ Rochdale pub landlord of 40 years

David Russell Cocker, who ran the Red Lion Pub in Littleborough since 1982, passed away on Wednesday, August 3 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the age of 84

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Cycling and walking to be made easier in Rochdale as Bee Network construction begins

In September work will begin on Manchester Road, Castleton, as part of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network project that aims to develop a fully-integrated transport system for the region

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Rochdale domestic abuse charity to create ‘human library’ to share stories

Taking place at Touchstones Library, the event held on Wednesday, August 24 by charity Soul Sisters, will see participants sharing their stories of diversity and hardship openly and honestly with others

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Rochdale youngster takes home rowing gold for England in home nations competition

The former Wardle Academy student, who started rowing on Hollingworth Lake aged 13, came second in the time trial and beat Wales in the final to take home the beach sprint title