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Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward, after a man was attacked in Middleton. At around 5pm on Monday 24 February a man was driving on Hollin Lane in Middleton...
Date Published 01/04/2014
A man had his skull fractured and lost several teeth during a vicious assault outside the Tesco Express on York Street in Heywood. As he walked to the side of the garage on...
Smile For The Camera - The double life of Cyril Smith, is a book written by Matthew Baker and Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk exposing the double life of Cyril Smith, his abuse of power...
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale was formed on 1 April 1974, as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the former county borough of Rochdale...
Eating at least seven daily portions of fruit and vegetables may confer the best chance of staving off death from any cause, indicates research published online in the Journal of...
The first Middleton Town Team Community Event was held last week as a way for the Middleton Town Team to update people on the progress made within Middleton and for ideas to be...
Date Published 31/03/2014
The result of the lottery heritage bid in regards to the River Roch reopening are expected in June with the market consultation results expected in April. The lottery heritage...
Two Year 9 pupils at Hollingworth Academy have got together to raise money for two charities that are close to their hearts: Cancer Research and the Mental Health Charity Mind....
A cleverly crafted half-scale model of a First World War tank is being constructed on the gateway into Rossendale from Rochdale. Ex-serviceman David Joddrell is creating the...
The clarinet is one of the most agile of musical instruments, and coming in several sizes it offers composers a very wide range of pitch, dynamic and tonal possibilities. By...
Rochdale Borough Council is to defy the government by deploying a parking spy car even though Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced he will ban the controversial...
New artist’s impressions reveal just how striking the transformation of the Victoria Metrolink stop will be once complete. The project began in late February and will see the...
In my capacity as Vice Chairman of the Health Sub Committee, I recently spoke at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on the health and security of children in the developing...
Companies that blitz households with telephone calls and spam text messages face heavy fines of up to 20 per cent their annual turnover. The Information Commissioner's Office...
Motorists should be banned from parking on pavements because the practice forces vulnerable pedestrians to walk in the road, campaigners have said. The charity Guide Dogs say...
Rochdale’s new town centre Metrolink opened to passengers this morning and the first passenger tram from the Smith Street stop set off slightly later than the scheduled time of...
Families across Rochdale have taken the opportunity to tell their mother how wonderful she is and shower her with love and gifts. Rochdale Online spoke to mothers, sons and...
Date Published 30/03/2014
A-Level English Literature students from Rochdale Sixth Form College have visited London to further their studies. The students took a guided walking tour around Shakespeare...
Fifty Year 11 students from Wardle Academy have visited Rochdale Sixth Form College to see what life would be like if they chose to study at the College. The students sampled...
Students have raised over £550 for Sport Relief with a series of fundraising activities including a flash mob, a bake off and a sponsored exercise bike ride. Skills for life...
Bus passengers are more satisfied following talks with operators to break Greater Manchester’s north-south fare divide. Passenger Focus has published its latest bus passenger...
Greater Manchester Police held a community event today (Sunday 30 March) to celebrate their 40th birthday. Tuesday will mark the official day that GMP came into existence but...
‘So Be It’ is the third single to be released from Lisa Stansfield’s new album ‘Seven’. After the success of her latest single ‘Carry On’, which she performed live on Jools...
Rochdale Foodbank is moving its centre on 9-10 South Parade – next door. From Monday 7 April, the Foodbank will be operating from 8 South Parade, currently the home of Pacific...
A family of four had a lucky escape from their smoke-filled home in Falinge after a neighbour raised the alarm. Smoke alarms in the house were going off when fire crews arrived...
Springhill Hospice held a Mother’s Day Spring Fair Extravaganza today (Sunday 30 March) to celebrate Mother’s Day and to raise money for the hospice. The fair, which included...
The preacher at our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday will be Mr David Foss. There will also be Sunday Club activities for children aged 5-15.
Police are appealing for help tracing the next of kin of a man from Rochdale. 79-year-old Godwin Borg died at his home on Elm Grove on Monday 24 March 2014. There are no...
Date Published 29/03/2014
As the clocks go forward this Sunday, Brake, the road safety charity, is renewing calls for government to make roads safer by putting the clocks forward by an hour all year-round....
A 204 page book and a three hour 47 minute DVD documentary have been made about Martin Hannett by former Rochdale music mover and shaker Chris Hewitt. The book and the DVD...
Date Published 28/03/2014
