Local News from Friday, October 10th, 2025
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Six big questions answered on the Simister Island upgrade
Last month a massive Greater Manchester motorway upgrade was announced which will affect millions of journeys a year.
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Plans unveiled for Rochdale’s first ever padel club
A new sporting hub could be on the horizon in Rochdale as proposals emerge to transform wasteland at a local sports club into the town’s first dedicated padel tennis facility.
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Hopwood Hall College’s class of 2025 graduates in style at town hall ceremony
Friends, family and lecturers fill Great Hall as Hopwood Hall College celebrates higher education success.
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Creative careers course opens doors for Rochdale’s young artists
Free arts training programme returns this November with real-world experience and job opportunities
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Rochdale shuts down two more shops in illicit tobacco crackdown
Two Drake Street shops have been forced to close after trading standards officers seized thousands of illegal cigarettes, banned vapes, and hand-rolling tobacco as part of an ongoing town centre crackdown.
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Parents jailed after dog attack that killed three-year-old Daniel Twigg in Rochdale
Couple sentenced under Dangerous Dogs Act following toddler’s death on rural property.
