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A stolen trailer and dumper truck have been recovered in Littleborough after a police sting. Police intercepted a silver Kia towing the trailer during the early hours of the...
Date Published 23/02/2023
Don't be fooled by Savannah Montgomery-Brown’s small stature, as behind the steering wheel of her stock car she bravely takes on all comers.
Rochdale council has passed its annual budget unopposed for the first time in nearly 50 years – including plans for a 2% council tax rebate to all households. Labour’s proposals...
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Lost In Music – One Night at the Disco, Rail Sale, Visit Fireground Museum, Beauty and the Beast Pantomime, Wedding Fayre,...
New measures to tackle domestic abuse are to be piloted in Greater Manchester by the police. The new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders will be piloted in Greater...
Rochdale Borough Council’s trading standards team has disrupted a Greater Manchester criminal counterfeit goods operation worth up to £65million a year.
A man from Whitworth has been sentenced to a six-month community order and ordered to pay out more than £300, following an incident that took place during an Oldham Council...
A man from Middleton has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Thomas Campbell in Tameside.
A politician vying to be Labour’s candidate in a key seat at the next general election has ‘held his hands up’ to behaviour that ‘fell below that expected of a councillor’.
Date Published 22/02/2023
Springhill Hospice has been given a grant from HSBC to refurbish and refresh some of its outdated communal areas and upgrade some patient rooms.
Residents of Rooley Moor Road were evacuated on Monday afternoon (20 February) after a gas cylinder fire. Fearing an explosion, properties within a 50m cordon were evacuated and...
A young cat has been reunited with his owner after being rescued from a tree in Middleton.
Labour councillors have been left ‘flabbergasted’ after a former colleague announced a surprise return to Rochdale’s political scene – as a Conservative candidate. John Hartley...
A member of the Milnrow Dynamos Under 12s Sapphires football team is temporarily swapping her football boots for pageantry, having been named as a semi-finalist in Miss Teen Great...
Thousands of people in the North West who have been sent a lifesaving home testing kit that can detect early signs of bowel cancer are being encouraged to use it and return it, as...
The Archbishop of York will be welcomed to Rochdale next week to visit community services and churches in the area.
A man has been charged with the murder of Geoffrey Ives. Andrew Hall, 57, of Heywood has been charged with the murder of the 75-year-old.
Date Published 21/02/2023
Plans for a ‘high nets’ activity course near a popular local beauty spot have been given the go-ahead.
The transformation of the area around Rochdale train station has moved a step closer, with the council submitting a planning application for the multi-million pound scheme.
Pupils at Whittaker Moss Primary School have collected thousands of used batteries as part of the Duracell Big Battery Hunt.
Children from Woodland Community Primary School are delighted after receiving a handwritten letter from Sir David Attenborough.
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Date Published 20/02/2023
Three new rapid electric car chargers have been installed at the Crown Oil Arena, for both visitors to the arena and the wider public.
A Rochdale man has been jailed for nine years and seven months for possession with intent to supply class A drugs, namely heroin, as well as three counts of driving whilst...
It was ‘unworkable’. That’s the one thing everyone agreed on – eventually. Plans to introduce daily charges for taxis, vans, lorries, buses and coaches which do not meet...
The 163 bus service between Manchester and Bury via Heywood and Middleton will be reduced to every 15 minutes, as one of seven routes saved in Rochdale and Bolton.
A man in his 80s involved in a road traffic collision in Littleborough has sadly died. It is believed the pedestrian was involved in a hit and run collision with a van on Hare...
Date Published 19/02/2023
Jonathan is a popular regular player at the Toad Lane Concerts as an accompanist and chamber musician. So, it was an extra treat to see him in his own solo recital on Wednesday 15...
A village is taking the fight to an internet firm that put up a monstrous 60ft mast near residents’ homes – and has another one on the way. People in Milnrow say they had no idea...
Community organisations across Greater Manchester can now apply for funding and support to help inspire more people to walk, cycle or wheel in their area.
Date Published 18/02/2023
