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Heywood Civic Centre receives nearly £700,000 funding boost

Arts Council England awarded the grant to Rochdale Borough Council, which will see Cartwheel Arts relocate to the centre to provide opportunities for the community to participate in the arts

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Rochdale MP has ‘no confidence’ in Prime Minister over ‘Partygate’ revelations

Mr Lloyd said he had been contacted by Rochdale residents who had missed major life events due to the lockdown rules, while parties were held in government leading to 126 fines

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Rochdale primary school post letters to Queen in town’s Jubilee postbox

More than 200 pupils from St. James' CofE Primary School in Wardle visited the postbox, which has been installed near the Wheatsheaf and adorned with artistic depictions of United Kingdom flags and two corgis

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Formula 1 car put on display at Rochdale garage

The Anwar family, who have owned the garage for more than 30 years, recently changed fuel supplier to Gulf and took advantage of its global sponsorship of the McLaren F1 team

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Rochdale walking group complete second stage of 35-mile canal challenge

HMR Circle, which supports over 50s in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, is aiming to walk the 35 miles from Sowerby Bridge to Manchester as part of their ‘Walk and Talk’ initiative

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Heywood and Middleton MP backs Prime Minister despite ‘shocking’ Partygate revelations

Chris Clarkson, Conservative MP for Heywood and Middleton said there was ‘clearly a lack of leadership’, which led to 126 fines for Downing Street staff, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson

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Rochdale village to light beacon as part of Queen’s Jubilee celebrations

On the evening of Thursday, June 2, at 9.45pm, a beacon will be lit on the Village green in Castleton joining 2,022 lit by charities, communities and faith groups all over the UK

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Rochdale council boosts household support to help those in need

The Household Support Fund package includes £2.3m of government funding and £1m of council support agreed by councillors and will be used to support thousands of families, older residents and households

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Rochdale colleagues to tackle 84-mile Hadrian’s Wall walking challenge

Over four days from June 9 to June 12, 17 Zen staff, including their chairman and owner Richard Tang, will be walking more than 84 miles to complete the challenge

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Live venues confirmed for this year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival

As well as the main stage at Hopwood Hall College’s Rochdale campus, five venues will host indoor live music performances during the festival on Saturday, August 13

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Rochdale man completes coast-to-coast walk for Alzheimer’s Society

Greg Goddard, who is originally from Stockport but now lives in Rochdale, completed the 192 miles from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire during May

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New report shows stark reality of poverty in Rochdale

The new Greater Manchester Poverty Action's 'Poverty Monitor' has collected troubling data about poverty in the city-region and claims the government's 'Levelling Up' agenda is failing