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Coronation Street actress Jane Danson appeared at the Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival today (Saturday 25 October) to give an acting workshop to young people as well as...
Date Published 25/10/2014
Scottish poet and novelist Jackie Kay MBE made an appearance at this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival this evening (Saturday 25 October). Jackie read from her...
Three shot guns were stolen from a house in Castleton during a burglary between 7.20am and 7.45pm on Friday 24 October. The three licensed shot guns were taken amongst other...
Jimmy Cricket’s latest Golden Wellington award has been presented to Danny Tujeshyn, who manages the restaurant at the Royal Toby Hotel in Castleton, Rochdale. On this...
Date Published 24/10/2014
Two females were arrested on 18/10/14 in connection with a large scale disturbance that occurred the same day. Both received Fixed Penalty Notices. Christopher Cantwell (35),...
Arrests/Warrants A warrant was carried out at an address in Alkrington, Middleton where a male and female were both arrested for possession of a Controlled Class A drug....
What could be better than beer and chips? How about cooking chips with the beer? Here is a simple and healthy recipe that is definitely greater than the sum of its parts.
On the last day of this half term the children and staff paid £1 to dress up in Hallowe’en costumes. Sue Isherwood, Deputy Headteacher, Spotland Primary School said: "We...
Recycle for Greater Manchester won the Sustainable/Green marketing campaign of the year award at the Northern Marketing Awards for their Right Stuff Right Bin campaign, which was...
The annual Landscape Institute Awards shortlist has been announced, with the South Pennines Watershed Landscape project among 34 British and international landscape projects, from...
Parishioners and friends of St Andrew's, Dearnley were superbly entertained by young choristers and young musicians at the opening of the church's annual Autumn Fair. Songs...
Family Halloween Disco Thank you to the families who supported the family disco this week. A great time was had by all with costumes galore and refreshments. Achievement...
Demands for Britain to hand over an extra €2.1bn to the EU budget have been described by UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall as "an outrage". The one-off payment due by December 1...
Over 50 MPs have now signed Early Day Motion 174 against cuts to rail jobs and services bound up in the Government’s proposals for the future of the Northern and Trans-Pennine...
Kingsway Park High School held an Experience Day for 900 students on Wednesday (22 October) and 15 coaches parked outside the school caused traffic chaos with residents and...
M6 Theatre Company’s production of Mavis Sparkle is set to wow audiences at the Royal Theatre of The Hague from 24 – 26 October, as part of De Betovering, The Enchantment...
The number of children counselled by ChildLine about online sexual abuse increased by 168% last year – averaging seven counselling sessions a day to the free, 24-hour helpline....
It’s that time of year again – the clocks go back on Sunday marking the end of British Summer Time for 2014. The end of British Summer Time is at 2.00am on Sunday (26...
Date Published 23/10/2014
A musical eid event on Saturday 18 October saw over 250 people from Rochdale, Bury, Oldham and Manchester get together at Castlemere Banqueting Hall. The evening’s event...
Half the surviving members of a class of the Rochdale Grammar School for Boys travelled from near and far to meet again on Wednesday 8 October. Held at the Moss Lodge Hotel in...
The Deeply Vale box set, a comprehensive anthology of Deeply Vale material, was launched at a special launch event on Saturday 18 October. The box set, which comprises of a...
Anthony Bower and Neil Pickering have had their prison sentences cut today (Thursday 23 October) after a judge said their original sentences were too excessive. Bower, 52, and...
A local cable fault has left parts of Littleborough and Rochdale without electricity tonight. Electricity North West anticipate supply will be restored to the majority of...
I’d like to begin by welcoming the Council’s new chief executive, Steve Rumbelow, to Rochdale. His appointment is a great coup for our town, as Steve has a very strong track...
Cross Country Success Well done to Mr O’Leary and our school cross country team. At the end of the series of race meetings at local school, our team finished in 2nd place out...
A revised scheme to reopen the River Roch is set to go before the Council cabinet on Monday. (27 October) Under the new plans, a section of the river in front of Barclays Bank...
Nearly 900 young children in the borough are expected to benefit from a scheme aimed at helping prevent them falling behind before they have even started school. Schools,...
Milton Street,which runs between the entrance to Mecca Bingo and the Penn Street car park, will be closed for four weeks from Monday (28 October). The closure is to make it...
Family and friends of Ken Russ, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May, have raised £10,000 for the Christie Adult Brain Tumour Fund. Ken, 59, who lives in Littleborough,...
Aldi has submitted plans for a new store on the former Carter Brothers site on Mellor Street. An Aldi spokeswoman said: “We have a successful track record of working with...
