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• Rochdale book Wembley place after play off win over Scunthorpe

  Rochdale secured a place at Wembley with a 2-1 victory over Scunthorpe United in their National League play off semi final. Goals from Mani Dieseruvwe and Devante Rodney proved decisive in a tense finish.

• RECAP: Rochdale host Scunthorpe with place at Wembley up for grabs

  Rochdale are just a win away from a trip to Wembley Stadium for the National League play-off final, as they face Scunthorpe United in the semi-finals.

• Julie Waller named Woman of Rochdale 2026 for voluntary work supporting families

  A volunteer who has helped more than 2,000 families with school uniforms has been named Woman of Rochdale 2026 at a fundraising event for Springhill Hospice.

• Victoria Wood exhibition opens at Bury Art Museum

  A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Victoria Wood has opened at Bury Art Museum. The display marks ten years since the death of the comedian, writer and actor.

• Roch Valley Radio joins Rochdale response officers on frontline police shift

  Roch Valley Radio joined response officers in Rochdale for an early shift, revealing the fast paced and unpredictable nature of frontline policing.

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Local News

• Reform UK surge in Bolton as seismic shift sees council leader lose his seat

  Reform UK surge in Bolton as seismic shift sees council leader lose his seat

• Oldham councillor’s car damaged during election count in town centre

  A councillor attending the local election count in Oldham says his vehicle was damaged while parked in the town centre on Thursday evening.

• Oldham Council investigates ballot paper error after votes disqualified in Waterhead

  Oldham Council says it is investigating an issue affecting ballot papers in the Waterhead ward after reports that local election votes were disqualified due to a printing error.

• Rochdale Town Hall wins four major RIBA awards in landmark moment for borough regeneration

  The restoration of Rochdale Town Hall has received four major honours at the RIBA North West Awards 2026.

• Prison Officers’ Association office renamed in tribute to former deputy general secretary Joe Simpson

  The Prison Officers’ Association has renamed its northern regional office in Leeds as Joe Simpson House in honour of former deputy general secretary Joe Simpson.

• Oldham Active REACH programme marks 20 years supporting recovery through exercise

  A long running exercise referral scheme in Oldham has reached its 20th year after supporting thousands of residents recovering from serious health conditions.

• Fair to celebrate Rochdale as birthplace of co-operative movement

  A free fair celebrating Rochdale’s co-operative history will take place in the town centre on Saturday 23 May.

• Rochdale men climb Snowdon nine times for Jolly Josh

  A group of Rochdale men climbed Snowdon nine times over three days to raise money for Jolly Josh.

• Dangerous street set for safety improvements

  A notorious ‘race track’ where a man lost his life in Middleton is to be made safer.

• Pre-school slammed by Ofsted in damning report

  Children at a Rochdale pre-school don’t all have access to drinking water, according to a damning Ofsted report.

• Hadfield cricket club welcomes new players at junior open day

  Dozens of young people attended a junior open day at Hadfield St Andrew Cricket Club as the summer programme got under way. The event was aimed at children aged four to 13, including those new to the sport.

• M60 closed near Ashton under Lyne after evening crash causes major delays

  A section of the M60 in Tameside is closed tonight, Sunday 3 May, following a crash, with long queues forming between Denton Island and Ashton under Lyne.

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• Rochdale book Wembley place after play off win over Scunthorpe

  Rochdale secured a place at Wembley with a 2-1 victory over Scunthorpe United in their National League play off semi final. Goals from Mani Dieseruvwe and Devante Rodney proved decisive in a tense finish.

• RECAP: Rochdale host Scunthorpe with place at Wembley up for grabs

  Rochdale are just a win away from a trip to Wembley Stadium for the National League play-off final, as they face Scunthorpe United in the semi-finals.

• Rochdale Mayfield ARLFC announces new Veo camera sponsorship

  Rochdale Mayfield ARLFC has announced a new sponsorship deal to support its use of Veo sports camera technology.

• Rochdale Mayfield Tryz squad marks milestone with first outdoor session

  Rochdale Mayfield’s April Tryz session has marked a major step for the developing squad after players trained outdoors for the first time.

• Rochdale denied automatic promotion after stoppage time York equaliser

  Rochdale missed out on automatic promotion to League Two after conceding a stoppage time equaliser in a 1 to 1 draw with York City on the final day of the National League season.

• Young footballer marks 10th birthday with 10 mile charity dribble

  A TEN-year-old footballer celebrated her birthday by dribbling a football 10 miles over Easter to raise money for a new equipment for her team.

• Rochdale Hornets fight back to beat Sheffield Eagles and reach cup quarter finals

  Rochdale Hornets came from behind to secure a 32 18 win over Sheffield Eagles and book a place in the 1895 Cup quarter finals. The home side overturned an early deficit with a dominant second half performance.

• Middleton set to feature in Tour de France Femmes route through Greater Manchester

  Elite cyclists will pass through Middleton when the Tour de France Femmes arrives in Greater Manchester in 2027. The route has now been confirmed, placing the town on the opening stage of the race.

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Lifestyle

• Oldham dad and son land Channel 4 spotlight after building huge Florida YouTube following

  A father and son content team with roots in Chadderton and Royton are set to appear on Channel 4 as their Florida based YouTube channel continues to grow its international audience.

• Oldham Active REACH programme marks 20 years supporting recovery through exercise

  A long running exercise referral scheme in Oldham has reached its 20th year after supporting thousands of residents recovering from serious health conditions.

• Rochdale men climb Snowdon nine times for Jolly Josh

  A group of Rochdale men climbed Snowdon nine times over three days to raise money for Jolly Josh.

• Cast announced for Calendar Girls the Musical at Octagon Theatre Bolton

  The Octagon Theatre Bolton has confirmed the full cast for its upcoming production of Calendar Girls the Musical, set to tour multiple venues from this summer.

• TV gardener helps raise funds for cancer research at Failsworth event

  A community gardening event in Failsworth has raised £750 for cancer research after a talk by television horticulturist David Domoney.

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Greater Manchester

• Oldham dad and son land Channel 4 spotlight after building huge Florida YouTube following

  A father and son content team with roots in Chadderton and Royton are set to appear on Channel 4 as their Florida based YouTube channel continues to grow its international audience.

• Prison Officers’ Association office renamed in tribute to former deputy general secretary Joe Simpson

  The Prison Officers’ Association has renamed its northern regional office in Leeds as Joe Simpson House in honour of former deputy general secretary Joe Simpson.

• M60 closed near Ashton under Lyne after evening crash causes major delays

  A section of the M60 in Tameside is closed tonight, Sunday 3 May, following a crash, with long queues forming between Denton Island and Ashton under Lyne.

• Hundreds of Oldham homes see energy bills fall as £1.4 million upgrade programme nears finish

  A £1.4 million retrofit programme to improve energy efficiency in 196 homes across Chadderton and Shaw is set to finish later this month.

• TV gardener helps raise funds for cancer research at Failsworth event

  A community gardening event in Failsworth has raised £750 for cancer research after a talk by television horticulturist David Domoney.

• Oldham youth charity opens garden with a powerful community story

  The Mayor of Oldham has officially opened a new wellbeing garden at Mahdlo Youth Zone.

• Revd Canon Simon Cook appointed next Archdeacon of Salford and Bolton

  Revd Canon Simon Cook has been named as the next Archdeacon of Salford and Bolton. He will take over from the Ven Dr Rachel Mann who retires at the end of July.

• Vernon Kay says Radio 2 is turning into Bolton FM

  Vernon Kay has joked BBC Radio 2 mornings will sound like Bolton FM after fellow Bolton presenter Sara Cox was named as the station’s new Breakfast Show host.

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Local Entertainment

• Oldham dad and son land Channel 4 spotlight after building huge Florida YouTube following

  A father and son content team with roots in Chadderton and Royton are set to appear on Channel 4 as their Florida based YouTube channel continues to grow its international audience.

• Cast announced for Calendar Girls the Musical at Octagon Theatre Bolton

  The Octagon Theatre Bolton has confirmed the full cast for its upcoming production of Calendar Girls the Musical, set to tour multiple venues from this summer.

• Vernon Kay says Radio 2 is turning into Bolton FM

  Vernon Kay has joked BBC Radio 2 mornings will sound like Bolton FM after fellow Bolton presenter Sara Cox was named as the station’s new Breakfast Show host.

• Radio presenter Dave Sweetmore to host Rochdale Feel Good Festival main stage

  Rochdale DJ Dave Sweetmore will return to host the main stage at Rochdale Feel Good Festival in August.

• Victoria Wood exhibition opens at Bury Art Museum

  A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Victoria Wood has opened at Bury Art Museum. The display marks ten years since the death of the comedian, writer and actor.

• Skylight Circus Arts secures £125990 to upgrade Rochdale base and expand community access

  A Rochdale based circus organisation has been awarded £125990 to improve its facilities and widen access to creative activities across the borough and Greater Manchester.

• Cancer choir calls for new members as rehearsals resume in Bolton

  A Bolton choir for people affected by cancer is inviting new singers to join as it begins rehearsals for the new year.

• 🟥 RECAP: Glaston-BURY live updates, photos, interviews and more

  Thousands of music lovers descended on Bury during Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August 2025, for Glaston-Bury, the annual one day music festival in aid of Bury Hospice and other local causes. Since it began in 2008, the event has raised over £300,000 and has become one of the town’s biggest highlights of the year.

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Elections

• Reform UK surge in Bolton as seismic shift sees council leader lose his seat

  Reform UK surge in Bolton as seismic shift sees council leader lose his seat

• Oldham councillor’s car damaged during election count in town centre

  A councillor attending the local election count in Oldham says his vehicle was damaged while parked in the town centre on Thursday evening.

• Oldham Council investigates ballot paper error after votes disqualified in Waterhead

  Oldham Council says it is investigating an issue affecting ballot papers in the Waterhead ward after reports that local election votes were disqualified due to a printing error.

• 🟥LIVE from the Bury Elections with updates and reactions

  It’s decision day in Bury as the borough prepares for this afternoon’s local election count, with candidates and party activists gathering to find out who will take key seats on the council.

• 🟥 LIVE from the Rochdale Elections with updates and reactions

  Thousands of people headed to the ballot boxes yesterday for this year's local elections across Rochdale.

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UK

• Man denies using threatening words towards Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

  A man has denied using threatening words towards Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, near his Sandringham home.

• Labour Party on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats

  It has become clear from the overnight declarations that the Labour Party is on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats.

• Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was 'bullied' for money and threatened before jail stabbing, court hears

  Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins was bullied for money and warned his head would be "cracked open" in the days before his death, a court has heard.

• English council elections: Analysis in maps and charts and find the result from your seat

  Labour have lost around half of the seats they were defending so far, as Reform have made massive gains in council elections for the second year running.

• Household energy suppliers E.ON and Ovo target merger announcement next week | Mark Kleinman blog

• Key parking fine rules clarified by appeals body - with operators increasingly giving up cases

  A record number of private parking fines were successfully appealed to the industry body last year, the Money blog can reveal.

• Election results bleak for Starmer - but plans to replace him may be fading

  The early results were dire for Labour, as the results video lays bare - but what matters more is the reaction of Labour MPs.

• Britain's first gay surrogate parent charged with rape and human trafficking

  One of Britain's first gay surrogate parents has been charged with rape and human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

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Entertainment

• White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick individual' for Trump grave post

  The White House has accused Star Wars actor Mark Hamill of violent rhetoric after he posted an image of Donald Trump in a shallow grave on social media.

• Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was 'bullied' for money and threatened before jail stabbing, court hears

  Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins was bullied for money and warned his head would be "cracked open" in the days before his death, a court has heard.

• Rapper Kodak Black arrested on drug trafficking charge in Florida

  Rapper Kodak Black, who has sold more than 30 million singles, has been arrested on a drug trafficking charge in Florida.

• CNN founder and 'pioneer of cable TV' Ted Turner dies aged 87

  Ted Turner, the outspoken founder of CNN, has died aged 87.

• Bake Off's Paul Hollywood 'bullied' drivers in 96mph 'sick cat' dash, court hears

  Bake Off's Paul Hollywood "bullied" drivers by tailgating them from a few metres away in an almost 100mph dash to get his cat to the vet, a court has heard.

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Sport

• Championship play-offs: Millwall boss Alex Neil calls on Lions to produce 'moment of magic' at Hull to earn first-leg advantage

  Millwall are in the Championship play-offs for the first time in 24 years - but they have something of a specialist in this format on their side in boss Alex Neil.

• Aston Villa: John McGinn wants team to become 'legends' by ending 30-year trophy drought with Europa League triumph

  Aston Villa captain John McGinn says his side must shed the "nearly men" tag and become legends by ending the club's 30-year wait for silverware with Europa League success.

• Alex Jimenez: Bournemouth drop defender amid investigation into social media posts

  Bournemouth have released a statement confirming they have dropped Alex Jimenez for their game against Fulham this weekend.

• Kylian Mbappe Q&A: Why have over 30m Real Madrid 'fans' signed petition for striker's exit?

  An online petition calling for Real Madrid to get rid of Kylian Mbappe now has more than 30m signatures, but why are the fans unhappy with the France striker?

• Bukayo Saka returning to top form for trophy-chasing Arsenal thanks in part to Ben White's service - The Radar

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• Badenoch was asked about Britain's 'number one priority' - her answers were surprising

  They were not, bluntly, the answers I expected from Kemi Badenoch - a champion of growth and scourge of the "blockers".

• An extraordinary watershed moment passed below the radar - and helped make Trump's war possible

  Load up a satellite map of Texas and find your way to a city called Midland, all the way over in the west of the state.

• Labour Party on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats

  It has become clear from the overnight declarations that the Labour Party is on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats.

• White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick individual' for Trump grave post

  The White House has accused Star Wars actor Mark Hamill of violent rhetoric after he posted an image of Donald Trump in a shallow grave on social media.

• North Korea's Kim Jong Un and daughter eat with crew on new warship Choe Hyon

  Kim Jong Un and his daughter have been pictured eating with crew as they inspected North Korea's most advanced warship.

• English council elections: Analysis in maps and charts and find the result from your seat

  Labour have lost around half of the seats they were defending so far, as Reform have made massive gains in council elections for the second year running.

• Shell gives update on costly war damage to its output

  Shell has revealed a surge in quarterly profits on the back of the Middle East conflict but also given an update on costly war damage to its output.

• EU waters down landmark AI regulation amid industry pressure

  Overnight, EU lawmakers agreed to water down their AI legislation that was world-leading when it launched in 2024.

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Politics

• Labour Party on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats

  It has become clear from the overnight declarations that the Labour Party is on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats.

• English council elections: Analysis in maps and charts and find the result from your seat

  Labour have lost around half of the seats they were defending so far, as Reform have made massive gains in council elections for the second year running.

• Have election results decided Starmer's fate?

  ?Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne's on your podcast app?

• Badenoch was asked about Britain's 'number one priority' - her answers were surprising

  They were not, bluntly, the answers I expected from Kemi Badenoch - a champion of growth and scourge of the "blockers".

• Ex-SNP council leader Jordan Linden jailed for sex offences against young men and boys

  A former SNP council leader who preyed on young men and boys has been jailed for 18 months.

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Technology

• EU waters down landmark AI regulation amid industry pressure

  Overnight, EU lawmakers agreed to water down their AI legislation that was world-leading when it launched in 2024.

• Simple at-home test can help predict Alzheimer's risk, says study

  An at-home test can help predict a person's risk of getting Alzheimer's, according to a new study.

• New tiny ice world discovered with an atmosphere beyond Neptune dubbed a 'Mini-Pluto'

  A new tiny ice world has been discovered beyond Pluto surrounded by a thin atmosphere, scientists revealed.

• Google AI workers demand union recognition over use of technology by Israeli and US military

  "Scores" of workers at Google DeepMind, the company's British AI research arm, are demanding union recognition over the use of their work by Israel and the US military.

• 'Beautiful streaks': Eta Aquariids meteor shower to light up skies over Britain

  The cosmos is set to put on a show later this week when a celestial event reaches its peak.

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World

• South Africa's top court rules against Cyril Ramaphosa over 'Farmgate' scandal

  South Africa's top court has found against president Cyril Ramaphosa over the "Farmgate" scandal.

• North Korea's Kim Jong Un and daughter eat with crew on new warship Choe Hyon

  Kim Jong Un and his daughter have been pictured eating with crew as they inspected North Korea's most advanced warship.

• Police free hostages from Sinzig bank vault but at least one suspect on the run

  Police have freed two hostages at a German bank but at least one suspect has fled the scene.

• Has Trump's Iran ceasefire just collapsed?

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• All restrictions on Belarusian athletes lifted by Olympic bosses

  The International Olympic Committee has lifted all restrictions on Belarusian athletes.

• Three women with alleged links to ISIS set to be charged after arriving in Australia

  Three women with alleged links to the Islamic State group's former so-called caliphate in Syria are set to face charges, including slavery and terror offences, Australian police have said.

• Alaskan megatsunami bigger than Empire State Building triggered by climate change

  A tsunami at a popular tourist spot in Alaska was the second highest ever recorded and it was "unbelievably lucky" no one was hurt, researchers have said.

• EU waters down landmark AI regulation amid industry pressure

  Overnight, EU lawmakers agreed to water down their AI legislation that was world-leading when it launched in 2024.

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Business

• British Airways owner 'confident' on jet fuel supply 'throughout summer'

  The owner of British Airways has said it does not expect its services across main markets to be affected by the threat of jet fuel shortages "throughout the summer", as supplies are squeezed by the effects of the US-Iran war.

• South East Water boss quits a week after chairman

  The boss of South East Water (SEW) has quit just a week after its chairman following demands by MPs for a change of leadership at the struggling utility firm.

• Household energy suppliers E.ON and Ovo target merger announcement next week | Mark Kleinman blog

• Key parking fine rules clarified by appeals body - with operators increasingly giving up cases

  A record number of private parking fines were successfully appealed to the industry body last year, the Money blog can reveal.

• Shell gives update on costly war damage to its output

  Shell has revealed a surge in quarterly profits on the back of the Middle East conflict but also given an update on costly war damage to its output.

• What if your flight is cancelled due to jet fuel shortages - and is your hotel protected?

  Europe is facing a crisis over low jet fuel stocks due to the war in Iran, raising concerns over summer holiday plans.

• An extraordinary watershed moment passed below the radar - and helped make Trump's war possible

  Load up a satellite map of Texas and find your way to a city called Midland, all the way over in the west of the state.

• EU waters down landmark AI regulation amid industry pressure

  Overnight, EU lawmakers agreed to water down their AI legislation that was world-leading when it launched in 2024.

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