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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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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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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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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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Rochdale family charity receives £15,000 funding boost from crematorium scheme
Home-Start Rochdale, a local support charity offering practical and emotional support for families with children under the age of 12 received the donation as part of the nationwide scheme, run by the Institute of Cemetery and Cremation Management
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Rochdale council planning team in line for national award
The LGC awards are the UK’s most prestigious celebration of council work and the Rochdale team have been nominated in the ‘Small Team of the Year’ category
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Plans to improve Littleborough changed following residents’ ‘concerns’
A series of ideas on how to improve the area, particularly around key sites like the railway station have been changed following a public consultation last year
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Black Dyke Band to perform in Rochdale for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration
Black Dyke Band, one of the oldest brass bands in the world, are due to perform at Champness Hall on Thursday, June 2 - to celebrate the reign of Her Majesty
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Online tool launched to help Rochdale businesses find funding and support
Commissioned by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority the online tool allows businesses to search and filter results for all publicly-funded support relevant to them
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'Deeply sad': Hundreds of jobs at risk as Littleborough production site plans move
McCormick & Company, an American food company proposed to workers in Littleborough that all activities will be transferred to its new Peterborough site over the next two years
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Rochdale residents encouraged to have their say in local elections on May 5
With the deadline to register to vote fast approaching, the council is urging people who are not registered at their current address to make sure they are registered in time