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Petrus is celebrating after being awarded a Silver Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Flower Show Tatton Park 2019

Petrus in paradise after award winning flower show

Rochdale-based homelessness charity, Petrus, is celebrating after being awarded a Silver Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Flower Show Tatton Park 2019 for its double back to back garden.

Date Published 18/07/2019


Former Rochdale council leader Richard Farnell is understood to have quit the Labour Party

Former Rochdale council leader Richard Farnell is understood to have quit the Labour Party.

Date Published 18/07/2019

Inquest into the death of young father stabbed by repeat offender to resume

The inquest into the death of Michael Hoolickin will resume on Monday 22 July at Heywood Coroner’s Court in front of HM Senior Coroner Joanne Kearsley, and is expected to last...

Date Published 18/07/2019


Middleton in Bloom welcome RHS judges

Middleton in Bloom welcomed Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) judges back to town on Monday (15 July), which has been decked out with beautiful floral displays for the annual...

Date Published 18/07/2019

20-mile walk for Tony Parker raises £1,800

Friends of Tony Parker completed a 20-mile walk from Mayfield Rugby Club in Castleton to the Leigh Miners Rugby Club on Saturday (13 July) to raise money for the former rugby...

Date Published 18/07/2019


Letter from Parliament - Tony Lloyd

In Parliament, I attended an event organised by the charity ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’ (CRY) to lend my support to their ongoing campaign for a national strategy for the...

Date Published 18/07/2019

Andy Burnham backs homelessness campaign in Rochdale

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has thrown his weight behind a campaign in Rochdale which is helping to get people off the streets.

Date Published 18/07/2019


Edenfield Road (A680), Rochdale closed both ways at Owd Betts

Edenfield Road (A680) is currently closed in both directions near to the Owd Betts pub following an accident at around 7am this morning, Thursday 18 July.

Date Published 18/07/2019

A man has been arrested and bailed after a disturbance in Rochdale yesterday

A man has been arrested and bailed after a disturbance in Rochdale yesterday. 
Shortly before 12.25am yesterday, Wednesday 17 July 2019, police were called to reports of a...

Date Published 18/07/2019


Kingsway Park High School students visit No.10 Downing Street

A group of Year 10 students recently represented Kingsway Park High School at No.10 Downing Street.

Date Published 18/07/2019

Success for first ever Castleton Car and Bike Show

The inaugural Castleton Car and Bike Show was a resounding success on Sunday (14 July), with around 1,000 people descending on Mayfield Sports Centre.

Date Published 17/07/2019


Roadworks, temporary local road closures and restrictions

Information on current and forthcoming roadworks and road closures across the borough.

Date Published 17/07/2019

Man charged with child grooming offences

A man has been charged after police responded to an allegation of child grooming.

Date Published 17/07/2019


Brother of Manchester Arena bomber extradited from Libya and arrested

The brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has been arrested today (Wednesday 17 July) after being successfully extradited from Libya.

Date Published 17/07/2019

Former railway sidings “perfect for car park” says rail campaign chairman

Land which held former railway sidings at Smithy Bridge would be ideal as a car park for train commuters, says the chairman of a local rail campaign group, as it has now come on...

Date Published 17/07/2019


Free tennis sessions in Rochdale and Heywood

After the nation was gripped recently by Wimbledon, national sports charity ‘Tennis for Free’ (TFF) has served up an ace for Rochdale and Heywood by investing in a programme of...

Date Published 17/07/2019

Rochdale business features in new Manchester Airport campaign to highlight benefits of living in the north

A high-flying Rochdale business will feature in a new campaign by Manchester Airport, celebrating all the things that make the north a great place to live, visit and trade with.

Date Published 17/07/2019


Workwear scheme to the rescue after dog eats jobseeker's suit

When local lad Jack Shaw heard about his dream job he had only one problem – the dog had eaten his suit. Jack had recently completed a 13-week skills and experience course with...

Date Published 17/07/2019

Rochdale Borough Council to receive £38,000 from government migration fund

Rochdale Borough Council is set to receive £38,000 from the government to help ease pressures on local services resulting from recent migration.

Date Published 17/07/2019


Health warning issued over fake ‘THC vape’ that in fact contains ‘spice’

Young people have been warned not to buy or use vaping liquid that dealers are selling as a natural cannabis-based ‘THC vape’, but which is in fact ‘spice’.

Date Published 17/07/2019

Ambulance dispatcher inspires young people

As part of a series created for BBC Bitesize, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) Dispatcher Emily Blezard has been speaking about her role to inspire young people thinking about...

Date Published 17/07/2019


'Disturbance' closes Sandy Lane as two injured men taken to hospital

Two men have been taken to hospital following a disturbance on Greave Avenue during the early hours of Wednesday morning (17 July), which has closed Sandy Lane.

Date Published 17/07/2019

New homes to be built on former car park

A plan to build new homes on the site of a former car park has been given the green light.

Date Published 16/07/2019


Stacey Parker stops fundraising for £100k surgery

Stacey Parker and her family have made the difficult decision to stop fundraising for an “unachievable” £100,000 operation to stabilise Stacey’s neck.

Date Published 16/07/2019

National mental health programme between schools and NHS

Pupils struggling with their mental health are to benefit from more joined up care and support across schools, colleges and specialist NHS services, in a national roll out of a...

Date Published 16/07/2019


Pioneering new tools to be rolled out in fight against child abusers

Three revolutionary new tools will be rolled out to improve the capability of the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID), in a huge boost to bring child sexual abusers to justice and...

Date Published 16/07/2019

Rochdale man raises £3,000 for Stephen Gartland Foundation by climbing Ben Nevis seven times

A Rochdale man has climbed Ben Nevis seven times in seven days to raise over £3,000 for the Stephen Gartland Foundation.

Date Published 16/07/2019


Northern Regional director speaks to STORM

The Regional Director of Northern Railway, Chris Jackson, along with acting Community Liaison, Rebecca Styles spoke at the Support the Oldham Rochdale Manchester rail line (STORM)...

Date Published 16/07/2019

Pharmacy delivery van parks in disabled parking spot - again

The pharmacy delivery van at Wellfield Health Centre on Oldham Road has once again been photographed parked in a disabled parking spot reserved for patients at the surgery.

Date Published 16/07/2019


Warning over faulty Emerade adrenaline pens

A warning has been issued over faulty Emerade adrenaline pens.

Date Published 16/07/2019

Staff from The Foot Clinic to climb National Three Peaks for Mikoroshoni Primary School

Staff from The Foot Clinic in Middleton will climb the National Three Peaks to raise money for a Kenyan primary school on Saturday 20 July.

Date Published 16/07/2019


Ian Terry 5k raises £1,000

A local 5k race in memory of a Greater Manchester Police firearms officer has raised £1,000.

Date Published 16/07/2019

Home Office responds to Rochdale MP calls to deport grooming gang members

The Home Office has responded to Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd’s call to take urgent action and deport four members of a grooming gang who abused girls in Rochdale.

Date Published 15/07/2019


Rochdale Childer donate £1,000 to Wardle Academy Youth Band

Children’s charity Rochdale Childer has donated £1,000 towards the Wardle Academy Youth Band going to the European Youth Championships in Palanga, Lithuania, in 2020.

Date Published 15/07/2019

Give someone another summer - Don’t forget to donate blood

NHS Blood and Transplant is reminding donors to give blood throughout the summer to help those who need it most.

Date Published 15/07/2019


Rochdale youth theatre project one group to benefit from BBC Children in Need 2018 fundraising total of £58 million

A youth project theatre in Rochdale is one of the groups that has benefitted from the £58 million raised for the BBC’s Children in Need appeal in 2019.

Date Published 15/07/2019

Charities hope to bag a share of Tesco’s community fund

Three charities are hoping to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant initiative this summer.

Date Published 15/07/2019


Former detective releases book about Rochdale grooming gang

Former detective constable Margaret ‘Maggie’ Oliver, who played an integral role in bringing about the prosecution of a Rochdale grooming gang, has published a book telling how...

Date Published 15/07/2019

Woman seriously injured after car collides with tree

A woman has been seriously injured after a grey Volkswagen Polo collided with a tree on Bolton Road during the early hours of Saturday morning (13 July).

Date Published 15/07/2019


Ambulance service celebrates baby deliveries

A birth is something to be celebrated and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has launched a new initiative to recognise members of staff who have helped deliver a baby.

Date Published 15/07/2019

Rochdale named as a 'credit desert' where people struggle to access affordable borrowing

Rochdale has been named as one of the UK’s 29 'credit deserts' where people may struggle to access affordable borrowing, according to a think tank.

Date Published 15/07/2019


Contactless payments are biggest improvement to public transport experience, say commuters

With Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) today launching contactless payments on the Metrolink tram network, new research reveals half (49%) of commuters view the introduction...

Date Published 15/07/2019

Couple conflict relationship champions in all children’s centres

Since the launch of Rochdale Council’s Relationship Manifesto they have been on a mission to train as many frontline practitioners as possible - over 600 so far - so staff have...

Date Published 15/07/2019


Beech House student helps North of England achieve runner-up position at ISA National Athletics Finals

A student from Beech House School helped the North of England achieve a runner-up position at this year’s Independent Schools Association National Athletics Finals.

Date Published 14/07/2019

Groundwork launches new parks photography competition for 16 to 24s

Community charity, Groundwork has launched a photography competition to encourage young people to share their views on what they love about their local park to be in with a chance...

Date Published 14/07/2019


Residents give views on recycling services

From the ‘best thing since sliced bread’ to gripes about festering dirty nappies and having to bin too much plastic, Rochdale residents are having their say on recycling services.

Date Published 14/07/2019

New campaign wants to change the record on growing older in Rochdale – and needs your help

Campaigners want to change the record on what people think of growing older in Rochdale.

Date Published 14/07/2019


The Royal Oldham Hospital hosts summer BBQ for staff and local partners

Staff at The Royal Oldham Hospital put on a summer BBQ event to give community health and social care staff who have recently transferred employment from Pennine Care NHS...

Date Published 14/07/2019

MP Liz McInnes learns how to spot cancer early with Cancer Research UK

Heywood and Middleton MP Liz McInnes got on board with the campaign to diagnose cancer earlier this week, as Cancer Research UK’s Cancer Awareness roadshow made a special stop at...

Date Published 14/07/2019


Your chance to nominate for council staff awards

Residents can now nominate a member of council staff or a team they feel deserves recognition as nominations are open for 2019’s Rochdale Borough Council ACE Staff Awards.

Date Published 14/07/2019

Summer Reading Challenge lifts off with special space theme

One of the most historic events of the 20th century will provide the inspiration for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Date Published 14/07/2019


Former Mayor presents veterans with £350 donation and certificate

Former Mayor Councillor Mohammed Zaman has presented Rochdale veterans with a donation, certificate of appreciation and engraved plate as a thank you for all their hard work.

Date Published 14/07/2019

Improving safety by engaging the community

The local community was encouraged to improve safety at a recent meeting, organised by the Rochdale Branch of the Greater Manchester Neighbourhood Watch Association at Castlemere...

Date Published 13/07/2019


Mayor welcomes Smallbridge volunteer ‘food club’

The Mayor of Rochdale, Billy Sheerin, performed an opening ceremony for a new Pantry food club in Smallbridge.

Date Published 13/07/2019

Ambulance service nurses awarded for excellence

Ambulance service nursing staff have been commended by Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England, Ruth May as she visited North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) last week to present...

Date Published 13/07/2019


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