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The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, visited local veterans' charity, Veterans into Logistics recently to see how the charity trains and mentors ex-military personnel...
Date Published 12/02/2024
A pilot trial allowing bicycles on trams will start at the end of February, taking place over a period of four-to-six weeks.
The Conservative candidate in the Rochdale by-election has said his plan would be to ensure his community has a voice in the heart of Westminster on issues that matter to them...
Four boys between the ages of 12 and 14 have been arrested following reports of a rape at the Morrisons supermarket car park in Rochdale. Police were called to reports of a rape...
Children’s literacy charity Schoolreaders is looking for volunteers who can help spread the joy of reading to children in primary schools across Rochdale. Every year, 1 in 4...
Date Published 11/02/2024
According to a recent study by Exeter University, ‘playing an instrument throughout one’s adult life can have substantial cognitive health benefits. Choral singing, which has the...
Saturday 2 March will see the tenth anniversary of the popular SHOUT! Motown and 60s Dance Party take place at the Richard Bentley Smalley Memorial Hall in Slattocks.
The Exchange Square tram stop will reopen next week after being closed for weeks — but services won’t return to normal just yet. A cracked rail meant East Didsbury-Rochdale Town...
Date Published 10/02/2024
A new free Film&Screen National Saturday Club for younger teenagers is launching at Hopwood Hall College this March.
Friends of Rochdale Art Gallery (FRAG) visited the Arts & Heritage Resource Centre on Fishwick Street, Rochdale, in January for a genial and fruitful update and planning meeting...
On Thursday 29 February there will be a by-election in the Rochdale constituency following the sad death of the MP Sir Tony Lloyd. Then, in May residents will go to the polls to...
Date Published 09/02/2024
During National Apprenticeship Week HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging apprentices to claim the money that is rightfully theirs. Whether that’s making sure you’re being...
Middleton homeless charity Cold Hands Warm Hearts is carrying out a 52-hour sleepout later this month.
It was a cold December night in 2013, when two women armed with a pan of soup began a venture that would go on to help hundreds of less fortunate people each week.
Local businessman David Tully is an independent candidate in this month’s by-election for the position of Rochdale MP. He hopes to change people’s view about Rochdale and feels he...
Local charity Re-use Littleborough is in need of selected items and volunteers to continue helping families in need; can you help?
Date Published 08/02/2024
A Rochdale primary school is to become one of 10 schools across Greater Manchester to launch an eco-friendly refill shop.
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Play, Wedding Open Day, Valentine’s Pop Up Market, Poetry by the Canal, Castleton Literary and Scientific Society, live music...
To mark National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February), Rochdale Training has shone a spotlight on some of its standout apprentices: Ellie Burke, Jessica Ingham and Harvey Walsh.
Nearly one in ten children in Greater Manchester are living in poverty and cannot access free school meals, a shocking new report has revealed.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a man was confronted in his Rochdale home by a man wearing a balaclava.
National Highways is encouraging motorists to plan their journeys and consider whether they are necessary with significant snow forecast to blanket northern and central regions in...
Date Published 07/02/2024
A community fundraiser has raised over £1,100 of a £3,000 target for Brenda Rostron’s funeral.
The candidate for the Green Party at the Rochdale by-election is no longer being endorsed by the party, it has been announced, just days after nominations were confirmed.
The Labour candidate in the Rochdale by-election has promised to bring communities together – and tackle ‘bread and butter issues’ brought up on the doorstep.
A 21-year-old man from Cambridgeshire has been jailed for 12 weeks after he assaulted a British Transport Police (BTP) officer and was drunk and disorderly in a public place.
Family, constituents and political colleagues from across Parliament will bid a final farewell on 16 February to Sir Tony Lloyd MP, who died at the age of 73 last month. The late...
All Greater Manchester households will pay more towards the fire service from their council tax bills from April. The mayoral general precept element of council tax will rise to...
Date Published 06/02/2024
January 2024 has been one of the best months on record for the Asset Detention and Recovery Unit in GMP’s Economic Crime Unit who have taken 84 cases of seized cash and listed...
The film Silence the Violence, which depicts how pupils can report knife crime and what to do if they think someone is carrying a knife in school, has premiered in Rochdale.