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  The Super League Basketball Cup Finals will return to Manchester's AO Arena in March 2027.

• 93-year-old former police officer returns to Rochdale station

  A 93-year-old former police officer who began his career in Rochdale in 1959 has returned to his old station more than six decades later.

• Police believe huge fire on Bury New Road was started deliberately

  Police have launched an arson investigation after a huge fire caused extensive damage to a commercial property, caravan and vehicles on Bury New Road in Salford.

• Rapist who posed as good samaritan before attacking woman jailed for eight years

  A man who pretended to help a woman get home safely before raping her has been jailed for eight years. Mohammed Al Masri, 25, was sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court after being convicted of rape.

• Free bus travel for 11 to 16 year olds in Greater Manchester could cost £20m a year

  Free bus travel for 11 to 16 year olds in Greater Manchester could cost between £15m and £20m a year, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has said.

• Prestwich sisters secure Sainsbury's listing after recovering from warehouse fire

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• Bev Craig has been elected as the next mayor of Greater Manchester.

  Bev Craig has been elected as the next mayor of Greater Manchester.

• Social care worker honoured after saving life of injured police officer

  A deputy team manager from a Rochdale-based care organisation has been commended for saving the life of a police officer who was seriously injured while on duty.