As Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes in his new surroundings today he will perhaps begin to realise that he is now as physically isolated as he has become socially. The disgraced former Prince, once second in line to the throne but now persona non grata, has been exiled to a remote cottage, …
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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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Sarah Ferguson sent an email to Jeffrey Epstein claiming that ‘no woman has ever left the Royal family with her head’ and that she was being ‘1000 per cent hung out to dry’ after appearing to accept cash for access to her ex-husband. The former Duchess of York said in July 2010 …
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Prince Edward has become the first Royal Family member to speak about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, saying it was ‘really important always to remember the victims’. The Duke of Edinburgh was asked ‘how are you coping’ when questioned during the World Governments Summit in Dubai about new files relating to the paedophile. Edward …
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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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