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• Half term family fun at Rochdale Town Hall promises packed week of free activities

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• ‘Have you farted?’ No, that’s just Heywood – the smell’s back

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• Saturday roundup as we Sing Hosanna first and then SKA later at Ramsbottom’s Come Together Festival

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• Bury Hospice awarded £46,000 as part of £25 million national hospice funding boost

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• Therme Manchester launches youth art competition to transform construction site into outdoor gallery

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