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On Thursday 2 March 2023 officers from Rochdale’s Neighbourhood policing teams received information that electricity was being bypassed at an address on Yorkshire Street, Rochdale. In the property and upon further investigation a substantial cannabis farm was found.

This year’s elections to Bury Council will take place on Thursday 4 May – and residents are reminded that they will need photo ID to vote in person.

Following a recent review of neighbourhood policing, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is pleased to launch a new neighbourhood policing model, reinforcing the prevention and reduction of crime that matters the most to the residents of Bury.

Rochdale Borough Council is to provide further cost of living support to thousands of residents and families with an additional £4.6 million of investment.

Bury Council has launched a public consultation on its Local Transport Strategy which will set out a plan for transport investment in Bury for the next 20 years and beyond.

The next phase of Bury Council’s £5.5m street lighting improvements will get under way in April.

This year’s elections to Bury Council will take place on Thursday 4 May – and residents are reminded that they will need photo ID to vote in person.

Following a recent review of neighbourhood policing, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is pleased to launch a new neighbourhood policing model, reinforcing the prevention and reduction of crime that matters the most to the residents of Bury.

Bury Council has launched a public consultation on its Local Transport Strategy which will set out a plan for transport investment in Bury for the next 20 years and beyond.

The next phase of Bury Council’s £5.5m street lighting improvements will get under way in April.

Tennis enthusiasts are invited to a free family Open Day on Sunday (26 Mar) to mark the major investment put into tennis courts across the borough.

Rochdale Borough Council is to provide further cost of living support to thousands of residents and families with an additional £4.6 million of investment.

Local charity Springhill Hospice has been chosen to receive a £12,000 cash boost thanks to a national scheme that recycles metals left over from cremations.

The council’s cabinet will vote next week on whether to formally accept £30m of funds to boost transport across the borough.

Rochdale Borough Council’s environmental management service will now manage street cleaning and grounds maintenance in Langley, Middleton, after a decision by councillors to bring the service back in-house.

Plans for a brand new solar farm in Heywood are powering ahead, with work beginning on site.

Three businesses from Greater Manchester were amongst the delegation from the region that attended South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, an essential destination for global professionals in creative industries.

Greater Manchester Police is celebrating having over 8,000 police officers for the first time in 10 years.

Greater Manchester Police is now the number one force in the country for answering emergency calls.

GMP have this evening put a Section 60 authority – which allows police to stop and search vehicles to prevent serious violence, find weapons or apprehend those suspected of carrying weapons – in place until approximately 4.15pm tomorrow (Thursday 16 March 2023).

GMP are appealing for witnesses in Salford after reports of a man exposing himself and making sexual advances to a passer-by.

On 7/4/22 PC James Stonehouse (dob: 13/08/1998) was arrested on suspicion of rape and was taken into custody for questioning.