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Heywood’s ‘Willy Wonka’ moment as gala photos look very different to flashy AI advert

A Heywood gala has been compared to Glasgow’s infamous Willy Wonka experience after photos from the event showed a considerably smaller set-up than the colourful promotional artwork.
Wildlife mural created in Middleton as part of Kenya arts exchange

Artists from Rochdale and Kenya have created a 15-metre-high wildlife mural on Brook House in Middleton town centre.
Littleborough and Wardle brass bands prepare for national finals

Littleborough Brass Band and Wardle Community Band have performed their National Finals test pieces at a concert in Dearnley ahead of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.
Tottington by-election Results

Voters across Tottington, Walshaw and Affetside went to the polls today, Thursday 2nd April, to elect a new representative to Bury Council following the resignation of former councillor Luis McBriar.
Social care worker honoured after saving life of injured police officer

A deputy team manager from a Rochdale-based care organisation has been commended for saving the life of a police officer who was seriously injured while on duty.
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.
M60 closed near Prestwich after multi-vehicle crash saw two rushed to hospital

Traffic halted and delays expected following collision between junctions 16 and 17
M66 traffic stopped southbound due to ongoing Police incident

Traffic was stopped this evening on the M66 southbound between the A56 and Junction 1.
🚒 LIVE: We join Greater Manchester fire crews in Rochdale tonight for a ride-along

Live updates during the evening as we embed with GMFRS for a behind-the-scenes look at frontline fire service work during one of the busiest times of the 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.
Thousands attend Heywood 1940s Day as parade and street party return

Thousands packed into Heywood for the town's annual 1940s Day on Saturday 21 June, transforming the area into a tribute to wartime Britain.
RECAP: Parklife 2025 Day Two - updates, photos & travel news

Day One at Parklife 2025 is done, and what a day it was. Over 50,000 people packed into Heaton Park for a massive Saturday, with sets from FLO, Rudimental and a huge headline performance by 50 Cent.

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Rochdale Hornets wheelchair team win Championship Grand Final

Rochdale Hornets' wheelchair team have won the Betfred Wheelchair Championship Grand Final after beating North Wales Crusaders 42-22.

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Social care worker honoured after saving life of injured police officer

A deputy team manager from a Rochdale-based care organisation has been commended for saving the life of a police officer who was seriously injured while on duty.
M60 closed near Prestwich after multi-vehicle crash saw two rushed to hospital

Traffic halted and delays expected following collision between junctions 16 and 17
M66 traffic stopped southbound due to ongoing Police incident

Traffic was stopped this evening on the M66 southbound between the A56 and Junction 1.
🚒 LIVE: We join Greater Manchester fire crews in Rochdale tonight for a ride-along

Live updates during the evening as we embed with GMFRS for a behind-the-scenes look at frontline fire service work during one of the busiest times of the 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.
RECAP: Parklife 2025 Day Two - updates, photos & travel news

Day One at Parklife 2025 is done, and what a day it was. Over 50,000 people packed into Heaton Park for a massive Saturday, with sets from FLO, Rudimental and a huge headline performance by 50 Cent.
RECAP : Parklife 2025 Day One - updates, photos & travel news

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.

Local Entertainment

Littleborough and Wardle brass bands prepare for national finals

Littleborough Brass Band and Wardle Community Band have performed their National Finals test pieces at a concert in Dearnley ahead of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.
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.
RECAP: Parklife 2025 Day Two - updates, photos & travel news

Day One at Parklife 2025 is done, and what a day it was. Over 50,000 people packed into Heaton Park for a massive Saturday, with sets from FLO, Rudimental and a huge headline performance by 50 Cent.
RECAP : Parklife 2025 Day One - updates, photos & travel news

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.

Elections

Tottington by-election Results

Voters across Tottington, Walshaw and Affetside went to the polls today, Thursday 2nd April, to elect a new representative to Bury Council following the resignation of former councillor Luis McBriar.

Business

Football financier Staveley joins board of tokenisation start-up Ctrl Alt

Amanda Staveley, the Mayfair financier best-known for her roles in takeovers of Premier League football clubs Manchester City and Newcastle United, is joining the board of Ctrl Alt, a financial infrastructure start-up.
Paramount one step closer to $110bn Warner Bros merger after settlement with 12 states

Paramount has reached a settlement with California and other states that sued over the media giant's $110bn (£82.2bn) merger with Warner Bros Discovery.
TalkTalk dials up effort to salvage future as Octopus deal stalls

TalkTalk Telecom Group, one of Britain's biggest consumer broadband suppliers, was on Monday evening scrambling to find a new buyer for its wholesale network amid growing doubts over the company's future.
Converse apologises and removes ad over image critics said evoked racist imagery

Converse, the American footwear brand, has apologised for an ad which critics said evoked Ku Klux Klan imagery, saying it recognised why the image was "deeply upsetting".
Struggling Mirror publisher Reach lures turnaround veteran Whiley to board

The struggling publisher of the Daily Mirror is turning to the boardroom veteran who oversaw the recovery and sale of banknote printer De La Rue as the media group battles to revive its fortunes.
Tata Steel seeks new government funding as industry crisis deepens

The UK's biggest steel company is seeking fresh government funding amid delays to the transformation of its plant in Port Talbot - a request which threatens to cast a deeper shadow over Britain's crisis-hit manufacturing sector.
British Steel losing £1.3m a day - and there is no 'credible' survival plan yet, MPs warn

The government must publish a "credible" plan for the future of British Steel, MPs have warned.
Money Problem: 'My ex-boyfriend says he has equity in the home I own - does he have any rights?'

Every Saturday, we help a reader with their consumer issue or personal finance dilemma in our Money Problem series. You can send yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today, we answer this question from Alice...