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Tesco hikes price of bags for life to 40p in UK-wide supermarket change
Friday, 31 October 2025 15:14
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NHS service launches same-day mental health support for Rochdale's young people
Friday, 31 October 2025 14:11
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Remembrance services to be held across Rochdale as borough comes together to honour the fallen
Friday, 31 October 2025 08:48
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Three Rochdale men charged with historic child sex offences involving teenage girl
Thursday, 30 October 2025 18:14
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MP joins basketball club to back grassroots sport in Bury North
Thursday, 30 October 2025 17:34
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Police step up patrols as Halloween and Bonfire Night approach in Greater Manchester
Thursday, 30 October 2025 17:26
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Locals honoured at Rochdale Diversity Awards 2025 for championing equality and inclusion
Thursday, 30 October 2025 17:22
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Crumpsall terror attack victim’s family thanks public for overwhelming support
Thursday, 30 October 2025 15:52
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Tetrosyl faces backlash over ‘fire and rehire’ move as union threatens industrial action
Thursday, 30 October 2025 14:41
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True crime stage show with live psychopath test coming to Rochdale this November
Thursday, 30 October 2025 14:34
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Fake 999 calls put lives at risk, police warn after surge in hoax and abusive contacts
Thursday, 30 October 2025 14:31
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Row erupts over Diversity Awards as Workers Party councillor criticises event he did not attend
Thursday, 30 October 2025 12:32
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£5.7m travel upgrade to reshape Fishpool and Pimhole starts this November
Thursday, 30 October 2025 11:34
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Remembrance events to honour our fallen across Bury
Thursday, 30 October 2025 11:31
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Heart attack survivor urges Rochdale smokers to quit after 40 years of lighting up
Thursday, 30 October 2025 11:29
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Wednesday, 29 October 2025 16:59
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Littleborough as youth theatre brings magic to the stage
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 16:27
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Roch Valley Radio gains official recognition as regulated news publisher
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 15:46
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Wednesday, 29 October 2025 14:57
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No-shows leave just a single stallholder at part of town’s makers market
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 14:05
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Heywood hockey hero teen netminder Jack Morton wins gold in Spain without conceding a single goal
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 12:19
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Family-run business which has served a town for 150 years plan changes to ‘thrive for generations’
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 11:56
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New affordable housing development to be built next to primary school
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 11:54
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'Every Pair Tells a Story' as parents across UK lay children’s shoes to protest SEND crisis
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 08:36
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All I want for Christmas is… a tram? Metrolink faces festive meltdown over driver fatigue row
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 00:10
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Mayfield Movers raise over £6,500 in epic 52-mile charity walk to Blackpool
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 21:34
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Why HMOs are exploding across the UK and what it means for your area
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 21:23
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Morrisons plan 24-hour opening store at redeveloped petrol station
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 15:27
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TV gardening star Frances Tophill digs into homelessness support and young talent in Rochdale
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 15:17
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Schoolboy Logan Law crowned national singing champion at 12
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 14:41
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Bullying and abuse claims shake Sound of Music cast in St Gabriels ADMS amdram group
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 14:13
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Two men convicted of historic sex abuse of five teenage girls in Bury
Monday, 27 October 2025 17:52
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Two new HMOs planned for Littleborough
Monday, 27 October 2025 11:40
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New Awaab’s Law forces landlords to fix mould and hazards in 24 hours or face court
Monday, 27 October 2025 08:28
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EXCLUSIVE: Rochdale’s Touchstones cultural heart is being rebuilt for everyone
Sunday, 26 October 2025 18:45
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Traffic chaos on A627(M) following major incident with drivers urged to avoid area
Sunday, 26 October 2025 14:31
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British food giants to roll out free breakfasts for primary school children
Saturday, 25 October 2025 14:51
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Mayor of Bury launches 2025 Poppy Appeal urging residents to remember and support veterans
Saturday, 25 October 2025 14:47
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Elderly woman seriously injured in Bury truck collision as police appeal for witnesses
Saturday, 25 October 2025 12:15
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Muslim places of worship to get £10 million security boost after rise in hate crimes
Saturday, 25 October 2025 01:52
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Family pay tribute to man who ‘brightened the lives of everyone’ after fatal M60 crash
Friday, 24 October 2025 20:56
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Teen pilot from Whitworth earns wings after flying high at RAF Leeming
Friday, 24 October 2025 20:45
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Life on the Freehold estate now
Friday, 24 October 2025 19:29
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Woman suffers serious injuries in Birch Street collision
Friday, 24 October 2025 17:40
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Two men arrested and 300 cannabis plants seized after early morning raids in Rochdale
Friday, 24 October 2025 16:30
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Bury teacher banned for life after engaging in sexual activity with child
Friday, 24 October 2025 14:43
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GMP’s ‘headset heroes’ answer over a million calls in a year as response times reach record highs
Friday, 24 October 2025 14:29
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Further arrests in Rochdale and Manchester as GMP intensifies crackdown on historic child sex abuse
Friday, 24 October 2025 13:00
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Seven Sisters tenants reaction to the news they could soon be removed
Thursday, 23 October 2025 21:03
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Festive magic arrives in Bury as North Pole Safari Trail transforms town centre
Thursday, 23 October 2025 16:56
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Replacement mosque plans approved despite concerns about parking
Thursday, 23 October 2025 16:52
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Andy Burnham ‘taken aback’ by decision to move hundreds out of Seven Sisters towers
Thursday, 23 October 2025 16:51
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Nine-bed HMO built ‘without permission’ discovered after neighbours complain
Thursday, 23 October 2025 15:05
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Rochdale’s music legacy takes centre stage with iconic Cargo Studios reunion
Thursday, 23 October 2025 14:37
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Naked man stops traffic on Rochdale Road in Bury in shocking mid-morning incident
Thursday, 23 October 2025 08:45
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Seven Sisters tower blocks to be emptied over safety concerns
Wednesday, 22 October 2025 16:30
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Culture Co-op secures £1 million to give Rochdale residents more say over arts and creativity
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 17:09
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Hollin pupils turn happiness into poetry during magical session in Middleton
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 17:02
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Waugh presses government to ensure grooming inquiry tackles race and class ‘head on’
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 16:58
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Goodbye garlic bread? Sandbrook Park Pizza Hut to shut as 68 UK branches axed
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 14:31
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Rochdale childminder celebrates fifth consecutive ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 13:07
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Bury bonfire and fireworks displays happening in 2025
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 13:02
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Young artists in Bury North invited to design MP’s official Christmas card
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 12:54
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New Greggs planned for service station
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 12:41
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Think you can’t adopt because of your home or income? Think again
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 10:24
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Proactive policing in Rochdale sees arrests and dangerous weapons removed from streets
Monday, 20 October 2025 17:13
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New five-court padel club approved as demand to play the sport rockets
Monday, 20 October 2025 17:07
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Bonfire night events coming to Rochdale next month
Monday, 20 October 2025 17:06
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Last bank in Middleton to close
Monday, 20 October 2025 17:04
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King Charles thanks emergency services during poignant Manchester visit
Monday, 20 October 2025 16:59
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Rochdale’s Muhammad Ali honoured as UK’s first diabetic pro boxer to stay undefeated
Sunday, 19 October 2025 13:18
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Bury Conservatives elect new leader after previous boss defected to Reform
Saturday, 18 October 2025 18:10
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Full list of roads in Bury to be fully closed for resurfacing this month
Saturday, 18 October 2025 18:09
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Manchester commuters face disruption as TfGM workers stage walkouts over pay
Saturday, 18 October 2025 13:03
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Council seeking private firm to operate new Prestwich multi-storey car park
Saturday, 18 October 2025 12:51
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Saturday, 18 October 2025 12:50
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The root cause of the housing crisis in Greater Manchester
Saturday, 18 October 2025 12:46
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Violent racist jailed for brutal attack revealed as founder of Heywood ‘school patrol’ group
Friday, 17 October 2025 17:37
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Maria’s second chance as Rochdale brain aneurysm survivor brings hope to patients
Friday, 17 October 2025 14:58
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Rochdale employers among worst offenders in UK crackdown on minimum wage cheats
Friday, 17 October 2025 13:16
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Rochdale Town Hall beats V&A and Big Ben to win top UK heritage award
Friday, 17 October 2025 13:03
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From Rochdale to Las Vegas as brothers bring home jiu-jitsu world titles
Friday, 17 October 2025 12:57
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Fire and ice set to dazzle Rochdale as Ignite Festival returns bigger and brighter
Thursday, 16 October 2025 17:32
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Manchester Pride on brink of collapse amid unpaid artists and financial losses
Thursday, 16 October 2025 14:42
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Powerless for days as Rochdale residents evacuated after burst pipe causes major outage
Thursday, 16 October 2025 14:35
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New nursery opens at Heywood school as MP praises childcare expansion a ‘huge boost for families’
Thursday, 16 October 2025 14:31
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Stronger Minds, Stronger Community as Rochdale Comes Together for World Mental Health Day
Thursday, 16 October 2025 14:13
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Rochdale nurse’s tribute to sister highlights urgent call for cornea donors
Thursday, 16 October 2025 13:54
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Homeowners could be forced to sell long empty properties
Thursday, 16 October 2025 13:37
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Ramsbottom neighbours launch Bury’s first Right to Grow project on derelict land
Thursday, 16 October 2025 12:53
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New Deputy Lieutenants for Greater Manchester include standout Rochdale and Bury residents
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 17:13
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Rochdale Council slams reckless drivers as 435 ignore school crossing patrols in just five weeks
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 10:27
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Local care leaver secures job with First Bus after internship success in Rochdale
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 10:09
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Heywood & Middleton MP calls for council’s £1.5m to be focused on town renewal
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 09:51
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Residents invited to shape £20 million investment in Smallbridge & Hurstead
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 09:41
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Bury to receive £137k as Government invests £1.2m into north west’s family services
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 09:33
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Motorcyclist dies in M60 crash as police arrest two drivers over dangerous driving
Monday, 13 October 2025 17:05
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Rochdale Council signs inclusive language pledge to support young people with dignity
Saturday, 11 October 2025 14:26
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Pavilion plans unveiled as Heywood Cricket Club bowls for a greener future
Saturday, 11 October 2025 11:27
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Six big questions answered on the Simister Island upgrade
Friday, 10 October 2025 18:25
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Plans unveiled for Rochdale’s first ever padel club
Friday, 10 October 2025 18:10
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Hopwood Hall College’s class of 2025 graduates in style at town hall ceremony
Friday, 10 October 2025 18:07
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Creative careers course opens doors for Rochdale’s young artists
Friday, 10 October 2025 17:53
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Rochdale shuts down two more shops in illicit tobacco crackdown
Friday, 10 October 2025 17:48
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Parents jailed after dog attack that killed three-year-old Daniel Twigg in Rochdale
Friday, 10 October 2025 17:45
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Greater Manchester bus strikes called off at the last minute, sparing weekend disruption
Thursday, 9 October 2025 19:27
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Parents fear intimidation as Heywood Community Guard group unravels after GoFundMe suspended
Thursday, 9 October 2025 18:56
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The engineless van with rat infestation and rotting load that’s blighting a neighbourhood
Thursday, 9 October 2025 18:52
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Man re-arrested at Manchester Airport in connection with Crumpsall terror investigation
Thursday, 9 October 2025 18:39
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Bee Network bus strikes suspended after new pay offer as weekend disruption eases
Thursday, 9 October 2025 18:35
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Heartbroken family offers £1,000 reward after beloved pony vanishes in Rochdale
Thursday, 9 October 2025 18:16
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Young people in care celebrated for resilience, talent and achievement at Rochdale awards event
Thursday, 9 October 2025 18:04
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Thursday, 9 October 2025 18:02
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Rochdale Feel Good Festival to return on Saturday 8 August 2026
Thursday, 9 October 2025 17:58
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Mayor reflects on month of remembrance, community spirit and cultural celebration
Thursday, 9 October 2025 17:49
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Campaigners had months to complain about 11th hour Places for Everyone changes, court told
Thursday, 9 October 2025 17:34
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The vigil held outside the synagogue hit by last weeks terror attack
Thursday, 9 October 2025 17:28
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IOPC confirms GMP officers are witnesses in Crumpsall terror attack investigation
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 19:24
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Police confirm Crumpsall terrorist called 999 pledging allegiance to Islamic State
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 17:01
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Don’t forget to vote as Rochdale street art up for global award
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 09:29
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Works starts on research and materials hub
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 13:55
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Old nightclub will be converted into apartments
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 13:53
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Leaked WhatsApp chats expose dangerous vigilante Community Guards group operating in Heywood
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 12:58
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Stagecoach and Metroline bus drivers confirm further strikes in Greater Manchester
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 12:57
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Council slammed after vigil for Palestine child victims ‘uses town hall plug sockets’
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 12:50
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Almost 6,000 council workers reported assaults and abuse in last three years
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 12:48
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Cllr Jack Rydeheard defects to Reform UK, becoming Bury’s first Reform councillor
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 09:54
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Monday, 6 October 2025 23:46
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Legal challenge over Greater Manchester loss of green belt land set to be heard in high court
Monday, 6 October 2025 18:37
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County Lines suspects arrested after Rochdale police seize £200,000 in drugs and £20,000 in cash
Monday, 6 October 2025 11:24
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Terror investigation continues after attack outside Heaton Park synagogue
Sunday, 5 October 2025 16:35
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Manchester’s Jewish community stands defiant at cathedral protest after Crumpsall terror attack
Sunday, 5 October 2025 11:29
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Nans, storms and one too many gooch jokes as Rochdale’s first comedy festival is a hit in Middleton
Sunday, 5 October 2025 10:13
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Crackdown continues after synagogue terror attack in Crumpsall
Saturday, 4 October 2025 14:56
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Mayor of Bury invites children to design his official Christmas card for 2025
Saturday, 4 October 2025 12:14
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Whitworth teen lands starring role in Nativity the Musical
Saturday, 4 October 2025 10:55
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Cardinal Langley up for top North West sport award
Saturday, 4 October 2025 10:42
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Increased patrols remain as GMP responds to Greater Manchester public
Saturday, 4 October 2025 10:33
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Cllr Russell Bernstein: “We need to make sure that evil does not win”
Friday, 3 October 2025 20:57
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Six arrested as counter terror police widen investigation into Crumpsall synagogue attack
Friday, 3 October 2025 20:42
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Pro-Palestine demonstrators say planned march WILL go ahead this weekend
Friday, 3 October 2025 19:20
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Family of Melvin Cravitz pay tribute to ‘kind and caring man’
Friday, 3 October 2025 19:02
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Manchester synagogue attacker was on bail for alleged rape, sources have confirmed.
Friday, 3 October 2025 18:31
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Emotional Bev Craig and Andy Burnham speeches call synagogue attack ‘an attack on all of us’
Friday, 3 October 2025 17:36
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Family of Adrian Daulby pay tribute to ‘a down to earth man whose final act was to save others’
Friday, 3 October 2025 17:29
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Tyler Smith returns to Rochdale AFC after five-year absence
Friday, 3 October 2025 13:31
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Leaders condemn antisemitic attack on synagogue in Crumpsall
Friday, 3 October 2025 12:45
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Springhill Hospice walk raises over £54,000 in Rochdale’s biggest ever charity ramble
Friday, 3 October 2025 12:41
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First Manchester drivers win 20% pay rise as strike is called off but Bee Network walkouts continue
Friday, 3 October 2025 12:36
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Friday, 3 October 2025 12:09
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Worshipper 'shot by police' during terror attack on Crumpsall synagogue GMP confirms
Friday, 3 October 2025 11:05
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Extra police patrols deployed after synagogue attack sparks community safety concerns
Friday, 3 October 2025 07:42
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Victims named in Heaton Park Synagogue attack
Friday, 3 October 2025 07:40
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British citizen of Syrian descent named after deadly Manchester synagogue terror attack
Thursday, 2 October 2025 21:09
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Crumpsall terror attack has ‘left mark’ on Manchester – but Mancs ‘will not stand aside’
Thursday, 2 October 2025 19:35
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A royal honour for Rochdale’s Paul Ellison as Prince William presents him with MBE
Thursday, 2 October 2025 19:07
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Thursday, 2 October 2025 18:50
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Image shows suspect moments before Manchester synagogue terror attack
Thursday, 2 October 2025 18:38
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Council leader ‘broken for the Jewish community’ by synagogue attack
Thursday, 2 October 2025 18:11
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Full statement from GMP Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson on today's synagogue terrorist attack
Thursday, 2 October 2025 16:15
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BREAKING: Police confirm Heaton Park synagogue attack was terrorism
Thursday, 2 October 2025 15:30
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Security across the city has been stepped up in the wake of the fatal synagogue attack
Thursday, 2 October 2025 12:32
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Thursday, 2 October 2025 12:25
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Bury man who fled child sex offences trial arrested at Manchester Airport after return to UK
Thursday, 2 October 2025 11:46
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Local MP issues statement on attack outside north Manchester synagogue
Thursday, 2 October 2025 11:44
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Thursday, 2 October 2025 11:37
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LIVE UPDATES: Suspect shot as police responding to stabbing outside Heaton Park Synagogue
Thursday, 2 October 2025 11:15
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Suspect shot after multiple stabbings outside Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur
Thursday, 2 October 2025 10:56
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New crossing to improve road safety installed
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 20:40
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Big dreams, bigger heels as 13 Going on 30 musical makes lively debut in Manchester
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 16:45
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Cycle lane scheme takes next step forward
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 15:59
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Van driver cleared of murder after fatal roundabout confrontation in Oldham
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 15:55
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Jailed Rochdale rapist still on the run after vanishing before trial
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 15:51
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Wednesday, 1 October 2025 12:55
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Wednesday, 1 October 2025 11:40
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Vandal attack rocks award-winning chef’s gastropub in Birtle
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 11:02
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Andy Burnham avoids Keir Starmer’s Labour conference speech
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 10:35
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Rochdale brews up cultural pride with new beer launch
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 09:33
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