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• Children’s Gardening Club aims to sow lifelong love of nature across Greater Manchester

• Bury and Bolton theatre school earns national recognition for work with young people

  A theatre school based in Greater Manchester has been named a Trinity Champion Centre just two years after opening, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to performing arts education and community inclusion.

• New retirement living village plan tabled

  A new retirement village could soon be built in Rochdale. The development would see 49 apartments and 18 bungalows erected in the Bamford area of the borough.

• The two villages that are about see life change forever

  Looking out over the rolling fields surrounding her home, Christine Crolla points in disgust where a new town is expected to be built. The landscape between the villages of Bowlee and Simister is a bizarre mix of urban and rural life.

• Family pay tribute to ‘most humble, kind man’ killed in aircraft crash

  The family of a man who died in a light aircraft crash in Littleborough have paid tribute to him as investigations into the incident continue.

• Ramsbottom pool to close for urgent repairs from 23 February

  The swimming pool at Ramsbottom Pool and Fitness Centre will shut for up to four weeks later this month to allow essential repairs to window lintels, the council has announced.

• Half term family fun at Rochdale Town Hall promises packed week of free activities

  Families across Rochdale are being invited to enjoy a lively schedule of free and low-cost events at Rochdale Town Hall during the upcoming February half term.

• United Utilities is offering over 100 apprenticeships across the North West in its largest recruitment drive to date.

  More than 100 apprenticeship places are now open for applications at United Utilities, spanning a wide range of roles from operations and engineering to digital and environmental work.

• ‘Have you farted?’ No, that’s just Heywood – the smell’s back

  Residents in parts of Heywood are once again reporting foul odours drifting from the Pilsworth landfill site, just months after the site was officially approved to expand operations.

• Saturday roundup as we Sing Hosanna first and then SKA later at Ramsbottom’s Come Together Festival

  Ramsbottom stayed lively into Saturday night, 7 February, as the volunteer run Ramsbottom Come Together Festival continued a full day of activity into the night.

• Ramsbottom Come Together Festival in full swing this weekend

  This weekend is the Ramsbottom Come Together Festival, a free community arts festival spanning across 12 venues.

• Bury Hospice awarded £46,000 as part of £25 million national hospice funding boost

  Bury Hospice is set to receive £46,591 as part of a nationwide £25 million uplift to support vital end-of-life care across the UK.