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4 days ago | rochvalleyradio.com | Adam Clark

The £3.2 million project funded by the government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and the Mayor’s Challenge fund, will reinstate Milltown Street Bridge which was destroyed in 2015 by the Boxing Day floods. The replacement bridge has been altered to a single span design without any in-river supports. It will also sit higher above the river than the original. The new design will simplify the construction process, improve flood resilience, and reduce the risk of future damage.

1 week ago | rochvalleyradio.com | Adam Clark

Essential track replacement work between Piccadilly station and Piccadilly Gardens takes place between Tuesday, 3rd June and Sunday, 10th August. Normal tram services resume on Monday, 11th August. No tram services will run via Piccadilly Gardens during that period, as work to replace older tracks and keep the network safe, reliable and accessible is carried out. There are approximately 300 tram movements through this section of track in each direction every day.

1 week ago | rochvalleyradio.com | George Lythgoe

Energy developer, Balance Power, has been granted approval for a site in Rochdale. The 30MW facility, off Dig Gate Lane, will help power approximately 16,225 homes and play a key role in strengthening grid stability. Comprising 12 battery units with a total storage duration of two hours, the project is expected to cut CO₂ emissions by around 11,080 tonnes annually – the equivalent of taking approximately 7,950 cars off the road or planting 17,730 trees.

1 week ago | rochvalleyradio.com | Chris Gee

Councillor Russell Bernstein, who is leader fo the opposition on the council, was told by the Bury Conservative Association on Tuesday that his applicationto be a candidate in the 2026 local elections had been unsuccessful. Now he’s vowed to fight on, accusing the  Conservative Association of being a ‘cabal’. Coun Bernstein enjoys the support of the 10-strong group of Tory councillors in Bury after being re-elected as leader earlier this month.

2 weeks ago | rochvalleyradio.com | Adam Clark

Ramsbottom has become a key location in a police investigation after an incident yesterday, in which a van driver was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen by a masked gang. The incident took place around 5.20pm at a layby on Haslingden Road (A682) in Rawtenstall, where a group of men wearing balaclavas – one armed with a wrench-type weapon – pulled the victim from his van before fleeing in the vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat. Shortly after the robbery, both vehicles were discovered in Ramsbottom.