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• Supported housing to help people live independently

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• Rochdale's year as Greater Manchester’s cultural hot spot

  Rochdale is set for a spectacular year of festivals, performances, exhibitions and art, entertaining residents and attracting thousands of visitors from across the region.

• Rochdale education awards return for second year

  The achievements of Rochdale’s teachers, tutors, support staff and education professionals are to once again be officially celebrated as the borough’s education awards return for a second year.

• Mayor of Greater Manchester calls for fix to England’s ‘broken’ taxi licensing system

  Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham calls for devolved powers on taxis to fix a broken national taxi system

• Police and partner initiative launched in Rochdale town centre to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour

  The new Clear, Hold, Build initiative, known locally as Operation Tetbury, will see a dedicated neighbourhood policing team work closely with Rochdale Council, local support services, visitors, and the local business community to understand the root causes of the issues which are affecting them the most.

• Former Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson dies aged 36

  Joe Thompson, the former Rochdale AFC midfielder and cancer awareness advocate, has died at the age of 36.

• New McDonald’s drive-thru plan officially tabled

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• Detective Sergeant Dismissed and Banned from Policing following Sexual Assault Conviction

  A Greater Manchester Police detective has been formally dismissed from the force and barred from ever returning to policing after being convicted of two counts of sexual assault.

• Each candidate hoping to win the Balderstone and Kirkholt by-election

  Seven candidates will battle it out at next month’s by-election to become Rochdale’s newest councillor.

• Thousands enjoy spectacular town centre parade

  More than 2,500 flocked to Rochdale Town Hall Square as the ‘Flight of Fancy’ parade came to town last week.

• GMP and partners made more than 130 visits to business premises as part of a national intensification crackdown in March

  The three-week-long action, called Operation Machinize, began with three warrants on 3 March, which resulted in the recovery of 150 cannabis plants, the arrest of three individuals, and the detention of two individuals by Immigration Enforcement.