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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Two people are understood to have been onboard when the light aircraft came down on farmland this morning Firefighters at the scene(Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News) Witnesses have described how emergency services rushed to a remote moor after a plane crash. The light aircraft came down on farmland at …
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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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‘People rely on the postal service, and when it fails, the consequences are serious’ Rochdale MP has complained of the ‘shocking state’ of Royal Mail service(Image: PA) Royal Mail bosses have been hauled in for urgent talks with a Government minister after Rochdale’s MP raised concerns over the ‘shocking’ state …
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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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Tenants of the Seven Sisters tower blocks have been told they all need to move out The Seven Sisters tower blocks, actually named College Bank, have dominated Rochdale’s skyline since the 1960s(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News) Over the course of 2026 hundreds of residents living in the iconic …
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The courier van was abandoned on the towpath 16:03, 27 Oct 2025Updated 16:29, 27 Oct 2025 A Parcelforce driver ‘followed a sat nav’ onto a canal footpath(Image: Submitted) An investigation has been launched after a Parcelforce driver ‘followed a sat nav’ onto a canal footpath before getting stuck on a …
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1,210 affected employees made redundant are being supported – with seven branches shutting across Greater Manchester 68 Pizza Hut restaurants, including seven in Greater Manchester, have closed with immediate effect(Image: PA) Pizza Hut bosses have confirmed that 68 stores and 11 delivery sites across the country have shut with immediate …
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The government said no final decisions have been made, but the study comes from a well-respected group 18:57, 18 Aug 2025Updated 11:31, 19 Aug 2025 Manchester council is set to be a big winner(Image: Manchester Evening News) Greater Manchester’s rumoured winners and losers in the government’s next financial deal have …
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