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• Merhaba festival to bring world music, food and arts to Rochdale town centre

  A free festival celebrating food, music, art and culture from across the Islamic world will return to Rochdale Town Hall Square on Saturday 1 August.

• Hopwood Triangle traffic trial to continue pending township vote

  The controversial Hopwood Triangle traffic calming trial in Heywood will not be removed as early as expected after Rochdale Council said a formal township vote is needed before the scheme can be ended.

• Milnrow man charged following two attempted rape investigations in Rochdale

  A man from Milnrow has been charged with two counts of attempted rape and one count of making threats to kill following two reported incidents in Rochdale.

• Volunteers raise over £450 at a Whitworth Skyline Walk breakfast

  Volunteers from Thrum Hall Methodist Church helped feed hundreds of walkers taking part in the Whitworth Skyline Walk while raising £450 for Christian Aid.

• Business rates cut announced for pubs and music venues in Bury

  Pubs, clubs and live music venues in Bury are set to receive a 20 per cent reduction in their business rates bills from April next year under new government plans.

• Rochdale MP Paul Waugh appointed Education Minister

  Rochdale MP Paul Waugh has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education.

• Bury North MP James Frith appointed Health Minister

  Bury North MP James Frith has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care.

• Man arrested after two attempted rape investigations in Rochdale

  A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted rape following two incidents in Rochdale earlier today.

• Bury man jailed after possessing extremist material and using phones in prison

  A Bury man has been jailed for three years after admitting terrorism offences relating to extremist material and using mobile phones while in prison.

• Police appeal for information after two linked sexual assaults in Rochdale

  Detectives are appealing for information after two women were sexually assaulted in separate incidents in Rochdale during the early hours of Saturday.

• Man taken to hospital after being glassed outside Rochdale Town Centre pub

  A man was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after being glassed outside Hogarth's pub in Rochdale Town Centre, police confirmed.

• Bev Craig outlines plans for Greater Manchester in Roch Valley Radio interview

  Labour candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig has set out her vision for the city region in an interview with Roch Valley Radio, promising practical policies that she says would leave residents "better off".