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Easter-themed crochet post box topper spotted in Rochdale
The topper, created by someone with the codename ‘Miss Poppy’, has appeared on a post box on Manchester Road in Castleton, Rochdale, near the laundrette
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Rochdale theatre group to host women-only ‘clothes and stories swap’ event
Theatre in Flow, a theatre company based on Moss Bridge Road is set to host a women-only ‘clothes and stories swap’ event, to encourage people to wear pre-loved clothes
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Rochdale health chiefs urge residents to pan ahead for Easter weekend
Professionals from NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group are reminding residents to make sure they get their prescriptions in time so they have enough for the long weekends
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Rochdale charity workers raise more than £700 by completing Manchester marathon
Service lead, Liz Varey, and Cate Manning, assistant director of business of The Regenda Group, which works with Petrus, ran the marathon in relay - completing 13.1 miles each
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Rochdale MP calls for visa fast track for Ukrainian students and academics
The visa scheme would provide a temporary sanctuary for skilled people, all or most of whom will want to return to Ukraine to help rebuild Ukrainian civic institutions, politics, culture and economy
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Whitworth artist to be featured at London exhibition
A watercolour artist is set to be featured at a prestigious London gallery exhibition. Geoff Butterworth, originally from Littleborough but who now lives in Whitworth, will have two of his watercolours featured at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours exhibition at the Mall Gallery. The 70-year-old,
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Rochdale's year-long e-scooter trial comes to an end
E-scooter operator Lime, which provides e-scooters in 125 cities around the world, was chosen for the year-long Rochdale trial in March 2021 by local authority bosses
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East Lancashire Railway receives award for its marketing and communications
Its new strategy implemented in the second half of last year contributed to ELR doubling the number of users on its site and enjoying visits from more than half a million new users in six months
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Rochdale bus drivers recognised for safe driving skills
First Manchester drivers Glen Ramsbottom, from Littleborough, and Idris Mohammed, from Rochdale, were two of four drivers who work at the Oldham depot to be recognised
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Rochdale Slimming World groups raise £500 for Ukraine with charity walk
Members from 20 different slimming groups completed the stroll around the lake in under an hour - raising £500, with donations still coming in
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Fire at Rochdale bowling club suspected as arson
Hare Hill Bowling Club’s shelter, next to the bowling green at Hare Hill Park in Littleborough, caught fire on Monday afternoon - in the latest act of vandalism to hit his club
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Construction company chosen to complete Rochdale town hall restoration
HH Smith was chosen for the final phase following a competitive tendering process, after impressing with their work on the first phase of the major improvement project