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• Reform UK councillors in Rochdale reject increase in council allowances

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• Bolton Cancer Voices welcomes new musical director as choir recruits new members

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• Rochdale intern secures Amazon job after supported internship

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• House at centre of huge row to go before Rochdale’s planning committee

  Plans to convert the stables of Coronation Street icon Julie Goodyear’s old Heywood mansion into a luxury seven-bedroom home will be decided on next week.

• Bolton Rumworth by election – full results

  An Independent candidate has won the by-election for the central Bolton ward of Rumworth.

• Shisha lounge closed after dangerous carbon monoxide levels found

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• Walmersley homes appeal lost

  Homes can be built on green belt land after Bury council lost an appeal.