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Coughs that last a long time this winter may be the result of people picking up one infection after another, a North West GP leader has said.
Date Published 02/02/2023
Charity champions from Whitworth Community High School have raised money for a community company called Depher CIC – Disabled and Elderly Plumbing and Heating Emergency Boilers –...
Date Published 01/02/2023
Former British Army soldier Wez Thomson, of Littleborough, has become the first of ten former military personnel to start a new job as an HGV driver with Asda, thanks to the...
The annual Rochdale Folk Festival has been cancelled this year, due to a lack of funding. Previous Rochdale Folk Festivals took place in the town centre in June 2021 and 2022,...
The council’s Upperbanks housing development in Rochdale has seen £6.8m spent with local businesses within 10 miles of the site, helping to boost the local economy.
ORTOA (Oldham, Rochdale & Tameside Organists’ Association) continues to explore fine organs in its ‘patch’ whilst the Rochdale Town Hall organ is out of action due to extensive...
Date Published 31/01/2023
Neil Emmott is the leader of Rochdale Council and a councillor for West Middleton. This month he dedicates his column to discussing regeneration plans for Middleton, Heywood and...
The North West’s lead clinician for Covid-19 vaccination is encouraging people to come forward for their booster doses before the autumn booster campaign ends on 12 February.
Reuse Littleborough has spoken out about its disappointment after taking a Zimmer frame in “excellent condition” to Rochdale recycling centre to be returned and reused by...
Fresh from her latest project, a tribute to Julie Andrews, Nicola Mills is a soprano on a mission. Her enthusiasm is infectious. She exudes a love of singing. Her story unfolded...
Date Published 30/01/2023
Four people have been arrested after a stolen car crashed in Heywood. The Volkswagen Scirocco had been stolen in Bury before crashing into a lamppost in Heywood on Sunday (29...
Sixty people attended this year’s Holocaust memorial commemoration, held at Middleton Arena on 24 January, the first live event in three years due to the pandemic. The event...
From 11 February until 17 February, domestic abuse charity WHAG – formerly Women’s Housing Action Group – will be running its annual Purple Patch campaign, promoting healthy and...
An Insulate Britain supporter from Rochdale has been found guilty of causing a public nuisance by a Crown Court jury in the sixth jury trial relating to Insulate Britain’s...
Northern will not operate any trains on Wednesday 1 or Friday 3 February, as a result of ASLEF & RMT strike action. The rail operator says some services will be affected on...
A building firm has been fined £120,000 for a catalogue of health and safety failings that included two builders being lifted into the air by a digger. A photograph caught the...
Rochdale borough residents are being urged to nominate worthy individuals, businesses and organisations for the inaugural South Pennines Park Awards 2023.
Date Published 29/01/2023
Pupils from Falinge Park High School took part in a service in Manchester for Holocaust Memorial Day (Thursday 26 January).
Representatives from a local veterans’ charity went to Whitehall last week for a meeting with the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP.
A car accident ‘blackspot’ at the junction of Spotland Road and Clement Royds Street has had vital safety improvements carried out.
A council tax increase to help fund Greater Manchester Police has been approved despite only around 12% supporting it, according to a survey. The police precept will rise by 6.57%...
Date Published 28/01/2023
Work has started on a new housing development in south Heywood, forming part of the council's wider South Heywood Masterplan.
Householders are being warned about cold-callers who are targeting deprived areas with fake surveys and bogus energy-efficiency claims.
Catholics across Greater Manchester have paid tribute to a priest who served the Rochdale community for almost 30 years.
Wardle village residents are being asked for their memories of the post box at the post office for a video to send to the BBC Repair Shop show.
A plan to ease the council tax burden on local residents while protecting government funding for vital social services is being developed by Rochdale Borough Council.
Date Published 27/01/2023
The last bank in Heywood – Barclays – is set to close its doors for good at the end of April. The Church Street branch is one of just two Barclays branches in the Rochdale...
Albert’s has been given the go-ahead for a new venue at the former Nutters restaurant in Norden – despite a planned extension being branded ‘a carbuncle and a disgrace’.
A blind rail user says plans to ditch guards and close ticket offices will "rob" him of his independence.
Andy Burnham has promised to ‘pull out all the stops’ to save bus services under threat in Greater Manchester.
