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Rochdale man charged with supplying drugs and modern slavery offences

A man has been charged in connection with supplying drugs and modern slavery offences.

Ali Asghar Khan (13/02/1992) of Rough Hey Walk, Rochdale has been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine and modern slavery offences.

Date Published 14/12/2018


Our guide to what you can do in and around the borough this weekend

‘Santa Special’ Train Rides, Villages Unite & Free Senior Citizens Christmas Parties, Middleton’s Christmas Float Tours The Streets, Shows & Pantomimes, Choirs & Carol Services,...

Date Published 13/12/2018

Call to report danger driving blackspots

Residents have been urged to report dangerous driving to the council's highways department in a bid to identify the borough’s blackspots.

The call came from councillors at a...

Date Published 15/12/2018


Runner to complete Cowm Park 'lapathon' to meet 2018 goal of running 3,650km for charity

A runner who set the challenge of running the equivalent distance of Manchester to Beirut for charity earlier this year will be running several laps of Cowm Park Reservoir to help...

Date Published 14/12/2018

Letter from Parliament: Tony Lloyd MP

I have been an elected politician for many years now, but the last two weeks have been the most extraordinary time in Parliament that I can remember.

Date Published 14/12/2018


Highways England helping you get home for Christmas with miles of roadworks lifted

Highways England is doing its bit to help people get home for Christmas as it prepares to lift more than 200 miles of roadworks in time for the festive getaway.

Date Published 14/12/2018

Man wanted by police in connection with a firearms offence

Michael Davis (18/03/66), of no fixed address but who previously lived in Rochdale, is believed to have fled overseas after his arrest and is wanted by police in connection with...

Date Published 13/12/2018


Rotary Club of Heywood pack 60 Christmas boxes of food and toys

Heywood Rotary Club got into the Christmas spirit by packing 60 boxes for the holiday at Pinnacle Living on Wednesday (12 December).

Date Published 14/12/2018

Siddal Moor Class of 2018 honoured at Annual Awards Evening

Siddal Moor welcomed back former year 11 students to celebrate their achievements at an awards ceremony on Thursday 22 November.

Date Published 14/12/2018


Man charged after PCSO is assaulted

Police in Rochdale have charged a 33-year-old man with common assault in connection with an incident on Sunday evening which saw an emergency worker assaulted.

Date Published 14/12/2018

Middleton Talking Newspaper will continue, committee confirms

A local Talking Newspaper for the blind will continue to be recorded and distributed into 2019, the committee has confirmed.

Date Published 14/12/2018


Lowerplace Primary perform ‘Christmas with the Aliens’

The children in Year One and Year Two at Lowerplace Primary School have performed ‘Christmas with the Aliens’ this year for our nativity.

Date Published 14/12/2018

Weekly Column: Mayor Mohammed Zaman

Monday, I invited St Margaret’s Church and St Luke’s Church, both in Heywood, to have a tour of the town hall and enjoy afternoon tea in the Clock Tower Dining Room. Over 50...

Date Published 14/12/2018


Housing developers eye up former brownfield site of Dunlop Mill

A housing developer has proposed plans to transform the former Dunlop Mill site on Royle Road in Castleton.

Date Published 14/12/2018

Red Box Project Launch at Matthew Moss High School

Matthew Moss High School (MMHS) have joined forces with The Red Box Project, Rochdale. The national project to eradicate period poverty for girls in high schools and primary...

Date Published 14/12/2018


Real wages still down over £100 a week in some parts of the North West

Pay packets are worth over £100 a week less in some parts of the North West than in 2008, according to new analysis published by the TUC.

Date Published 14/12/2018

Car product manufacturer Tetrosyl hits back at 'dangerous chemicals' claims

Leading car care manufacturer Tetrosyl has hit back at claims that their distribution centre in Castleton is being used to store dangerous chemicals.

Date Published 14/12/2018


Christmas is ‘ear’ and Samaritans in Rochdale are giving the gift of listening

New figures reveal one in three calls to Samaritans on Christmas Day are from people who feel lonely and isolated.

Date Published 14/12/2018

Roadworks, temporary local road closures and restrictions

Area: Rochdale, temporary closure of Ashworth Road, to allow the investigation and repair of the carriageway and culvert following a landslip.

Date Published 14/12/2018


Greenbank Primary perform 'Humph the Camel'

At Greenbank Primary School this week parents, friends and the children from Howard Street Nursery all came together to watch the wonderful 'Humph the Camel', a Nativity performed...

Date Published 13/12/2018

Taking up the reins

GMP is looking for four-legged crime fighting recruits to help patrol the region’s streets.

Date Published 13/12/2018


Semi-reprieve for community centres as council changes cuts plan

Community centres in Rochdale have been handed a semi-reprieve after councillors changed controversial plans to remove their funding.

Date Published 13/12/2018

Get enough medicines and stay well over the festive period

Staying well is important during the festive period as winter illnesses can become serious. Rochdale Borough residents are being advised to keep a well-stocked medicine cabinet at...

Date Published 13/12/2018


Lords to debate move to ban nuisance passengers 

Parliamentarians are set to debate whether to grant Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) greater powers to prevent anti-social behaviour on the transport network.

Date Published 13/12/2018

Level 2 cold weather alert issued for north west

The Met Office has today (13 December 2018) issued a Level 2 cold weather alert across the North West.

Date Published 13/12/2018


Reminiscence at Touchstones

Carers, and the relatives they support, from the Centre of Wellbeing Training & Culture (CWTC) Wellbeing Café visited Touchstones Museum on 11 and 12 December as part of the...

Date Published 13/12/2018

Christmas thanks for Spotland Clean and Green team

Frontline workers from Rochdale Borough Council’s Environmental teams and local volunteers gathered in Spotland Community Centre for lunch as a token of appreciation for their...

Date Published 13/12/2018


Liz McInnes MP calls for urgent support for Children’s Services

Liz McInnes MP has challenged the government to provide the funding needed to plug a gap of £4.5million in Rochdale Council Children’s Services, and a £840million shortfall...

Date Published 13/12/2018

Children make gingerbread houses

Creative children in Year 6 at St John with St Michael CE Primary School in Shawforth have been making gingerbread houses in their after-school cookery club.

Date Published 13/12/2018


Plan ahead - festive period Universal Credit payments set to be made early

Some Universal Credit payments will be made earlier if they are due between 24 December 2018 and 2 January 2019.

Date Published 13/12/2018

Ambulance appeal: call 999 to cancel

Over one million pounds of public money is wasted every month when crews from North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust are called out but find nobody to treat.

Date Published 13/12/2018


Healey Primary School perform ‘A Little Nativity’

Healey Primary School Reception Class have performed ‘A Little Nativity’ show this week for the other children in school and for our Reception families and friends.

Date Published 13/12/2018

Extra NHS cash for winter ‘a sticking plaster’

Extra government cash to help health services cope over the winter months is ‘only a sticking plaster’, a leading councillor has warned.

Rochdale has been handed an additional...

Date Published 13/12/2018


Pharmacy opening times this Christmas 2018 and New Year

Details of pharmacies that are open in the Rochdale Borough on bank holidays this Christmas 2018 and New Year.

Date Published 13/12/2018

Council could snap up unfinished property ‘spoiling’ beauty spot

A bungalow that has stood unfinished on the shore of a popular beauty spot for more than 20 years could be snapped up by Rochdale Council.

The partially completed home...

Date Published 12/12/2018


Liz McInnes MP statement regarding vote of no confidence in Theresa May

Liz McInnes MP has made the following statement following this morning’s announcement that Conservative MPs will hold a vote of no confidence in Theresa May later today.

Liz...

Date Published 12/12/2018

RBH carol singers start Christmas on a high note

RBH employee volunteers brought Christmas cheer to hundreds of local residents with a series of carol concerts across the Rochdale area.

The troupe of carollers visited nine...

Date Published 12/12/2018


Andy Burnham shares his ambitions with local businesses

Molesworths welcomed Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to their business networking at Hopwood Hall College, Middleton on 6 December.

Andy addressed over 80 local...

Date Published 12/12/2018

Construction firm donate winter essentials to charity

M&Y Maintenance and Construction has donated £200 worth of winter essentials to homelessness charity, Petrus Community.

M&Y Maintenance and Construction, based in St Helens,...

Date Published 12/12/2018


Sports facilities in Wardle set for £200k boost from developer cash

Rutherford Park football ground in Wardle could receive a big-money boost next week thanks to funds secured from two house-building firms.

Rochdale Council cabinet members will...

Date Published 12/12/2018

Council making a bee line for Castleton

Plans for the borough’s biggest cycling infrastructure project are being developed after regional transport bosses signalled their backing for the plans.

Almost one kilometre...

Date Published 12/12/2018


25 Days of Flood Awareness: an alternative advent calendar - part two

When many of us think of an advent calendar, we picture opening one numbered door a day, behind which is a chocolate treat. But in today’s market, Christmas doesn't have to be all...

Date Published 12/12/2018

Local campaign group appearing on ITV This Morning

A local campaign group is appearing on This Morning with Philip Schofield on Thursday (13 December).

Date Published 12/12/2018


Rochdale Music Society Concert - Gitarrissima

Rochdale Music Society had something quite unusual on offer for the audience gathered in Heywood Civic Centre for the second of its 2018-19 season concerts on Sunday 9...

Date Published 12/12/2018

Children donate Christmas items for families in need of help

In line with St. James' CofE Primary School Christian ethos, there is a Foodbank collection point for children to donate items for families in need of help. 

Date Published 12/12/2018


Whitworth club teaches students robotics

Two Year 10 students at Whitworth Community High School, Josh Brown and Zach Webster, are taking on the role of mentors for a robotics club for nine Year 8 students every Thursday...

Date Published 12/12/2018

Celebrating 10 years of the Northern Care Alliance’s Nursing Assessment and Accreditation System

Nursing teams across the Northern Care Alliance, Salford Royal, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital in Bury, Rochdale Infirmary and North Manchester General...

Date Published 11/12/2018


Life-changing work around public transport welcomed

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham attended the latest Greater Manchester Travel Training Forum (GMTTF) to witness the revolutionary effect that their work has had on...

Date Published 11/12/2018

St James Primary performance of A King is Born

St. James' CofE Primary School performed their annual Christmas Production this week. 

Date Published 11/12/2018


Highest Scouting Honour for Heywood Scouts

Three Scouts from 8th Heywood (St Luke’s) Troop have been awarded the highest award a Scout can achieve, the Chief Scout Gold Award.

Date Published 11/12/2018

Crime Prevention and Community Safety Conference

A Crime Prevention and Community Safety awareness conference was held at Deeplish Community Centre in partnership with Greater Manchester Police, Rochdale Council Community Safety...

Date Published 11/12/2018


Ashbrook Hey Lane affected by two days of power cuts

Around 60 homes on Ashbrook Hey Lane were affected by two days of power cuts on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 December.

Date Published 11/12/2018

UKIM Madina Mosque helping the homeless with winter survival kits

UKIM Madina Mosque, Newbold, has raised over £900 as part of an iCare fundraiser and are currently distributing 'Cold Survival Kits' to provide respite for the homeless sleeping...

Date Published 11/12/2018


Set in stone: piece of transport history makes Rochdale return

A piece of transport history has been officially unveiled in Rochdale.

Date Published 11/12/2018

Healthwatch Rochdale share local people’s views on GP appointments with the NHS

Healthwatch Rochdale has shared local people’s views on accessing GP appointments with the lead local NHS organisation, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning...

Date Published 11/12/2018


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