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Council magazine
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Local Matters October/November 2009
In this issue: Stay safe this bonfire night... information about Christmas lights switch-ons... Trick or Treat tips... Details of our mission to rid the borough's pavements of chewing gum... celebrating local hero Christine Harling... find out about big plans for Rochdale town centre and the borough over the next 15 years... read about the new Phoenix Centre in Heywood... test your alcohol awareness... local events listings... plus win £25 gift voucher, a mountain bike worth £300 and a VIP family pass for this year's pantomime at the Middleton Arena.
Local Matters October/November 2009 edition (6.6Mb pdf file)
Local Matters October/November podcast feed
Local Matters September 2009
In this issue: Tips and essential contacts to help you get ready for Back to School Rochdale Feel Good Festival… how you could become a local foster carer… celebrating our Green Flag parks… save serious cash with the Love Food Hate Waste campaign… celebrity people profile with Dave Spikey … ideas of free things to do with the kids over the holidays… plus recipes, competition, and lots, lots more!
Local Matters September 2009 edition (6.6MB PDF file)
Local Matters September 2009 podcast (7.1MB MP3 file, duration 10mins)
Local Matters July 2009
In this issue: your money-saving tips and essential contacts to help you ‘beat the crunch’…an update on our Big Clean campaign…how you can get a free home fire risk assessment…why plans for Metrolink to Rochdale are back on track…save serious cash with the Love Food Hate Waste campaign…details of the free Feel Good Festival…ideas of free things to do in the borough this summer…and lots, lots more!
Local Matters July 2009 edition (8.8MB PDF file)
Podcast: Local Matters podcast feed
Local Matters April 2009
In this issue: the numbers to ring and the places to go if you’re struggling with the bills so you can ‘beat the crunch’…what’s been tidied up as part of the Big Clean…getting in touch with your neighbourhood police teams…why Rochdale Town Hall is the perfect wedding venue…save serious cash with the Love Food Hate Waste campaign…interview with Coronation Street actress Samia Smith…ideas on what to do in the borough this spring…and lots, lots more!
Local Matters April 2009 edition (11.5MB PDF file)
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Local Matters February 2009
In this issue: join the Big Clean and do a litter pick... money saving tips to help you Beat the Crunch... Middleton Arena opens for business... Coronation Street stars to come to LiveLife event... recycling your plastic bottles and what to do with unwanted electrical items... people profile with celebrity chef Andrew Nutter... join our reader panel... news from Rochdale Township.. and more!
Local Matters February 2009 edition
December 2008
In this issue: refuse and recycling dates... guide on securing your property... tips to keeping warm this winter... free swimming from April... Middleton Arena open for business... managing your Christmas waste and more.
Local Matters December 2008 edition
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October 2008
In this issue: Keri-Anne celebrates Olympic success... Freedom of the Borough for Rochdale AFC... recycling rates at an all-time high... planning for an emergency... countdown to the completion of Middleton Arena... Spotlight on Heywood... plus find out how your council spends your money!
Local Matters October 2008 edition
September 2008
In this issue: Free pull-out guide to your councillors... When Rochdale became the feel good capital... Mission green sweep... Our parks are the best... spotlight on Pennines... Back to school lunchbox ideas... Community noticeboard.
Local Matters September 2008 edition
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July 2008
In this issue: Transport revolution... Rochdale women's enterprise... Serious health promise... Customer Service Awards... Puzzles and fun... Foster carers... Community noticeboard.
Local Matters July 2008 edition
March 2008
In this issue: We're getting connected... Rodent robbers... Be a planet saver... News in brief... Just the job... Retail revolution... Kingsway...Classroom success... Be healthy, be wise... What is community cohesion?... Reaping the rewards... Puzzles and fun... Out and about.
Local Matters March 2008 edition
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