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• Groundbreaking marks start of work at landmark new Radcliffe school

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• Officers in Bury celebrate Eid with their community

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• Tram crashes surge by 30 per cent in 2024

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• Man arrested in early morning sting targeting alleged drug dealers in Bury

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• Empowering mental health recovery and promoting independence

  Northern Healthcare is proud to announce the official opening of Saxon House, a new move-on supported living service located on The Rock, Bury, developed in collaboration with Bury Council.

• FREE bunny circus school skills at The Rock this Easter

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• No chill from the old bill as rapping OCG jailed for over 40 years

  A firearm which has been linked to multiple disputes across Greater Manchester has been seized during a proactive investigation by specialist detectives in our Serious Organised Crime Group into a Manchester based Organised Crime Group (OCG) responsible for supply heroin and crack cocaine via the ‘Lex’ line.

• Work finally starts to build permanent secondary school in town left without one for 10 years

  After a decade without one, work has finally begun on building a permanent school in a town with more than 30,000 residents.

• New Albert’s restaurant wants 3am booze licence

  The new Albert’s eatery taking over the old Nutters restaurant site in Norden wants to serve booze until 3am, but locals aren’t keen.

• Next step in Prestwich’s future

  Work to transform Prestwich village’s centre into a ‘new beating heart for the community’ has taken a step forward with the appointment of a building contractor. The team behind the £100m overhaul of the Longfield Centre and wider central area have appointed Vinci Building ‘to help bring the regeneration to life’.

• Empty housing blocks set for demolition

  Six empty housing blocks on a deprived housing estate in Rochdale are one step closer to being demolished.