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Contractors prepare the ground for Rochdale Riverside retail and leisure development
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"164","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"300","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"768"}}]]Rochdale's new £60 million shopping and leisure centre is moving closer, with site investigations about to be completed ready for building to begin later in 2017. Workers carrying out the site investigations, which are now entering their final phase, are set to move onto the Rochdale market site in Smith Street in the next few weeks. 'Work to build the development due to start later in 2017' The official contractor for Rochdale Rivers
Primary school tests show schools rising to the challenge
Results published today (4 July 2017) show that the percentage of children achieving the expected standard in primary school has risen.
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The national key stage 2 results show that 61% of primary school children in England achieved the expected standard, compared to 53% last year.
Fighting for a healthier borough: council launches fight against childhood obesity at summit
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Rochdale Borough Council and its partners have started the fight back to a healthier borough and pledged their commitment to reducing levels of childhood obesity.