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  A woman has been left ‘fuming’ after being slapped with a parking fine at Rochdale Leisure Centre.

• Middleton Shopping Centre put up for sale with £8.45 million asking price

  The shopping centre in Middleton has been brought to market with an asking price of £8.45 million.

• New directors appointed to East Lancashire Railway board

  East Lancashire Railway has appointed two new directors to its company board following an internal and external recruitment process.

• School plans later morning start for students in timetable shake up

  Parents, carers, staff and students at Kingsway Park High School, are being asked for their views on proposed changes to the school day which would begin from September 2026.

• Rochdale charity marks Mental Health Awareness Week with creative community event

  Rochdale and District Mind launched Mental Health Awareness Week with a pottery painting session aimed at encouraging residents to focus on wellbeing and connection.

• Ten sentenced over £19 million cannabis importation gang

  Ten members of an organised crime gang have been sentenced over a cannabis importation plot linked to Rochdale and Heywood.

• Heywood woman fined more than £2,300 after fly tipping dumped a minute from home

  A woman from Heywood has been fined £2,347 after household waste was fly tipped just around the corner from her home.

• Andy Burnham comeback bid could spark Labour civil war warns professor

  Professor Jonathan Tonge says Andy Burnham’s expected bid to stand in the Makerfield by-election could create major tensions within Labour and reshape politics in Greater Manchester.

• Ramsbottom United chairman Harry Williams steps back after 60 years at the club

  Ramsbottom United chairman Harry Williams has announced he is stepping back after six decades leading the club he helped establish in 1966.

• The Rock opens search for new charity partner in Bury

  The Rock in Bury has opened nominations for its 2026 charity partnership programme.

• Restart the Heart installs 50th community defibrillator

  A public access defibrillator has been installed in memory of Andy Haines, who died on Holcombe Moor 18 months ago.