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Councillor Peter Rush raised £37,000 for a number of local charities during his mayoral year. The money was raised by the Heywood councillor between May 2013 and April 2014...
Date Published 03/07/2014
At around 2.30pm today (Thursday 3 July), a police patrol spotted a car driving erratically on Milkstone Road, Rochdale. Police signalled for the driver to stop after a check...
Television presenter Bill Turnbull will be one of the headline speakers at this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival. The journalist and presenter, best known for...
A disabled woman in a wheelchair was punched in the face by a man who tried to steal her handbag. At 5.25pm on Wednesday 2 July 2014, the 55-year-old woman was on Long Street,...
There has been a huge outcry from bikers and non-bikers following our news article this week regarding motorcyclists being warned by traffic enforcement officers that they faced...
Residents living around Tweedale Street, Kent Street and Milkstone Road have been thrown into traffic chaos since the opening of a new superstore on Tweedale Street with drivers...
Staff at the Argos Distribution Centre in Heywood will strike tomorrow (Friday 4 July) in a dispute over terms and conditions, which will mean increased weekend working. About...
The Rights of Way Forum, attended Rochdale Ramblers, council staff, a local councillor and other walking and bridleway groups welcomed the two rangers from United Utilities who...
Police are searching for a man wanted for attempted GBH and theft. John Thomas Keegan Parkes (22/05/73) from Blackley is wanted for a serious assault and theft that took place...
A woman pulled a knife from her chest after being stabbed in Heywood. Sometime between 11pm on Monday 30 June 2014 and 2am the following morning, a 49-year-old woman was...
Rochdale Council has introduced two 0300 numbers. The new number for Adult Care is 0300 303 8886 and covers enquiries related to learning disabilities, older people, adult...
Since the end of last year, local people registered with a GP in Heywood or Middleton have been able to book GP appointments in evenings and at weekends, as part of a six month...
Hopwood Hall College, in association with the Skills Funding Agency, is seeking innovative projects to fund in Rochdale that will create learning opportunities and help local...
Muslim residents in the Rochdale borough are being advised to stay healthy during fasting, over the period of Ramadan this month. Fasting began last week for many Muslims in...
Rochdale Riding Club have just finished their 8 week Spring/Summer course of riding lessons. Last night (2 July) marked the end of the course with an awards ceremony after the...
July is the time to shop small and local, as Rochdale borough marks Independent Retailers’ month. The event, which is marked up and down the country, aims to encourage...
Local patients, families, medical professionals, charities, MPs and peers will gather outside Manchester Town Hall at 12.30 on Friday 4 July, to call for more funding for research...
Members of the Rochdale Environmental Action Group (REAG) cleaned Rochdale Canal from the Milkstone Road Bridge to the Oldham Road Bridge Saturday 28 June, and the previous...
The majority of GPs in a survey carried out by The BMJ say their workload has soared in the past year because of their patients’ financial hardship under new government rules for...
The BMJ has called for the Assisted Dying Bill, which is expected to receive its second reading in the House of Lords this month, to eventually become law.
We have struck gold We have been awarded gold in the Sainsbury’s School Games. The Sainsbury’s School Games Gold Award is an outstanding recognition for efforts made by...
Date Published 02/07/2014
The Senior Sports Day was again held in glorious sunshine. The event, unlike the Prep Sports Day produced a clear winner from the very beginning. The trophy was once again...
Work to create two new loading bays and a taxi rank close to the new transport interchange is set to start on Monday 7 July. The bays will be located on Faulkner Street, near...
Mr Morgan from St John’s RC Primary School will be retiring on 18 July after thirteen years at the school. Parents and carers are welcome to attend a Mass on Tuesday 8 July at...
Stars of Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Good Morning Britain and pop band 911 got into the Tour de France spirit by cycling 60 miles across the Pennines from the Rovers...
Residents and Staff at Honresfeld are looking forward to watching the Tour De France passing through Littleborough this Sunday. Honresfeld’s volunteers will be present in Hare...
As Littleborough looks forward to welcoming the largest free sporting event in the world this weekend, final preparations are in place to provide a friendly welcome to visitors on...
A cash mob took place today (2 July) in Rochdale town centre as part of Independent Retailers Month. A cash mob is an event in which people come together to spend a minimum...
This Sunday our Methodist Communion Service will be led by Rev Lawrence Copley at 11.00am with Sunday Club upstairs at the same time. On Tuesday we will be having our monthly...
With the holiday season upon us, many of the 3.2 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK will be looking forward to a well deserved break in the sunshine, or planning a...
