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• Man taken to hospital after reported shooting in Rochdale street

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  Emergency services are at the scene of a reported serious incident in Rochdale this afternoon.

• OMD to play first ever Rochdale show at Town Hall Square this summer

  Synth pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark will perform their first ever live show in Rochdale this August at Town Hall Square.

• Road safety improvements under way in Kirkholt

  A series of road safety upgrades are being introduced in Kirkholt as part of wider investment into highways across the borough.

• More than 90 percent of Bury pupils offered first choice secondary school for September

  More than nine in ten children in Bury have been offered a place at their first choice secondary school for September 2026, according to newly released placement figures.

• Greater Manchester schools add green playground spaces to help manage rainwater

  Schools across Greater Manchester are transforming hard playground surfaces with nature based drainage features designed to reduce flooding and support wildlife.

• Langley streets and park to be dedicated in memory of three former soldiers

  A dedication service will take place in Langley later this month to honour three soldiers with strong links to the Middleton community.

• Whitefield neighbours launch Bury’s second Right to Grow community growing project

  Residents in Whitefield have launched Bury’s second community food growing project under the Right to Grow initiative, transforming unused public land into a shared space for growing food.

• Prestwich Library to relocate to Phoenix Centre during regeneration works

  Prestwich Library will temporarily move to the Phoenix Centre while demolition work begins at the Longfield Centre as part of the wider regeneration of Prestwich Village.

• Suspected grenades found at unoccupied property on Manchester Road in Rochdale

  Police were called at around 2.40pm this afternoon after suspected grenades were discovered at an unoccupied property on Manchester Road in Rochdale.

• Bartender has alcohol license revoked due to drink driving

  A 24-year-old bartender has had his alcohol license revoked after he was caught drink-driving nearly three times over the legal limit. Dylan Lealand of St. Johns Gardens, Bury, the registered director of Ramsbottom cocktail bar No. 5 Rams, will no longer be allowed to sell alcohol.