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Roch Valley Radio joined officers from Greater Manchester Police on Thursday 20 March as a major day of action rolled back into Rochdale as part of the monthly Operation AVRO.

Rochdale Town Hall Square will be transformed into a dazzling display of colour and carnival next month when a spectacular parade rolls into town. Taking place on Thursday 10 April, ‘Flight of Fancy’ will feature giant puppets, drumming, dancing, stilt walkers, theatre and lanterns, all set against the magnificent backdrop of Rochdale Town Hall.

Following a reported incident on Saturday 10 February 2024 in Newbold, Rochdale, three boys of secondary school age have now been charged.

Officers are investigating following a fatal collision on the M60 in Salford last night (Thursday 20 March), which also left several people injured.

Primary schools in Rochdale are to receive a share of more than £2.9m as part of an upgrade to local education facilities.

Andrew Cowan, Senior Operations Manager in Bury Council Schools Catering is marking World Down Syndrome Day by running from Liverpool to Bury tomorrow (Friday).

A 70-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of an 84-year-old man was sadly found at his home address in Prestwich, last Thursday.

Bury’s social workers have been nationally recognised during this week’s Social Work Week.

Lawyers for Harrods are proposing six-figure payouts to settle claims brought by sexual abuse victims of the London department store's former owner, Mohamed al Fayed.

The government is considering sending failed asylum seekers, including those arriving on small boats, to overseas 'migrant hubs', Sky News understands.

The very idea that the government is brainstorming proposals to deport failed asylum seekers to third countries, with its echoes of the controversial Rwanda plan, will send alarm bells clanging for many Labour MPs. 

The bomb squad has carried out a controlled burn of explosive chemicals found at a seafront home in Sussex.