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  A woman has died following a road traffic collision on Bury New Road in Prestwich, with police confirming the scene remains active this evening.

• Car smashes into entrance canopy at Rochdale Infirmary

  A car has crashed into the main entrance of Rochdale Infirmary, damaging the structure of the canopy but causing no injuries.

• Passenger caught urinating in the middle of Rochdale Interchange as LiveChat reaches 500 reports

  A man was issued a fixed penalty notice within minutes after being spotted urinating at Rochdale Interchange, thanks to a rapid police response triggered through the TravelSafe LiveChat service.

• EXCLUSIVE: Labour lays out their strategy for By-election, as Candidate supports Free Breakfast Clubs

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  In an exclusive to Roch Valley Radio, we talk to the Labour Candidate for the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election, Angeliki Stogia and the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Philipson about the by-election, Breakfast Clubs being rolled out across the constituency and Labour's Chances in the By-election.

• Rochdale voices add momentum to growing call for fairer National League promotion

  Calls from Rochdale and across Parliament to reform promotion from the National League have gathered pace after the English Football League chair said the current system is indefensible.

• Love Notes and Positivity Wall bring Valentine’s cheer to Mill Gate

  Mill Gate Shopping Centre in Bury is marking Valentine’s with a community-driven celebration, highlighting everyday connections and messages of love rather than traditional grand gestures.

• Bury Council faces £14 million gap as budget pressures mount

  Leaders at Bury Council say they are taking “responsible steps” to close a growing funding shortfall, warning that soaring demand for social care and inflationary pressures have left a £14 million hole in next year’s budget.

• Cross pavement chargers could spark electric car revolution in Rochdale

  Residents without driveways could soon charge electric vehicles at home under a new council-backed proposal to install cross pavement chargers across the borough.

• New Islamic girls’ school planned for Bury

  The disused ground floor of a martial arts centre in Bury could soon be turned into an independent Islamic girl’s school.

• Bury Council to use AI to ‘automate mundane administrative tasks’ and ‘gradually reduce workforce’

  A Greater Manchester council wants to use artificial intelligence as it battles of £16m budget gap.

• Bury’s new food market to be named after first shop to sell black pudding

  Bury’s new food market will be named after the town’s first shop to sell black pudding, the council has confirmed.

• Laura Beal named new Centre Manager at The Rock in Bury

  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.