A long-standing Rochdale engineering business has been bought by United Infrastructure in a move set to expand both firms’ reach in the energy and utilities sectors. Simkiss Group, known for designing and building control systems, panels and switchgear, has been acquired after more than 25 years of independent operation. The …
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Residents without driveways could soon charge electric vehicles at home under a new council-backed proposal to install cross pavement chargers across the borough. Rochdale Borough Council will consider plans on Thursday 5 February to support the rollout of home charging channels across pavements, allowing residents without off-street parking to safely …
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We asked AI to place an AI robot at Bury Town Hall. Credit: ChatGPT A Greater Manchester council wants to use artificial intelligence as it battles of £16m budget gap. Bury Council plans to use AI to ‘automate mundane administrative tasks’ and ‘gradually reduce the workforce’. As part of a …
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Laura Beal Laura Beal has been appointed as the new Centre Manager at The Rock shopping and leisure complex in Bury, following the retirement of long-serving director Arnold Wilcox-Wood. After nearly a decade as part of the centre’s management team, Laura Beal steps into the lead role with a pledge …
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Credit: Bury Independents Five community campaigners will stand for election under the Bury Independents banner in the Bury Council local elections in May, with candidates confirmed across five wards in the borough. Steve Middleton, a community campaigner from Unsworth and leader of Bury Independents, will contest the Unsworth ward. He …
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Details of a plan to build three new neighbourhoods in Bury with almost 6,000 homes have been revealed. Details of a plan to build three new neighbourhoods in Bury with almost 6,000 homes have been revealed. Plans for Elton Reservoir, Walshaw and Simister Bowlee will feature three new primary schools, …
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Credit: David Murphy / Roch Valley Radio Two men have died after a light aircraft crashed into farmland near Littleborough at around 11am on Tuesday 3 February. Emergency services were called to the scene in the Rochdale district, where the wreckage of a small Cirrus plane was discovered. Both men …
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Royal Mail senior management have been hauled in for urgent talks after Rochdale MP Paul Waugh demanded answers over widespread mail delays affecting residents across the borough. The intervention follows ongoing issues raised by constituents and fellow MP Elsie Blundell, who has repeatedly called for improvements in Heywood and Middleton …
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A 103-year-old Second World War veteran has been sharing his stories of the frontline with primary school children in Salford – as part of a new project to celebrate the anniversary of VE Day. Bombardier Tom Jones was called up to serve in the Royal Artillery as the war broke …
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UK government forced to enact new restrictions after pandemic let loose By Thomas Scripps 1 August 2020 The Conservative government’s claims to have brought the pandemic under control—its main justification for ending the national lockdown over the last weeks—are in a state of utter collapse. Amid a national surge …
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