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Rochdale residents are being encouraged to get active this October by taking part in a 30km fundraising challenge to help restore nature in the region. The Lancashire Wildlife...
Date Published 13/10/2024
Ranger Guide Sarah Fallon is one of just 12 in the North West to be selected for a lifetime trip to South Korea. Sarah, 14, became a member of 1st Whitworth Guides after moving to...
The Rochdale area has a rich history of music making by local people of all ages. One well-loved stalwart was Beryl Kilpatrick (née Bamford of Wardle) who died peacefully on 17...
Citizens Advice Rochdale is a local charity that provides free, independent, impartial, confidential advice to people in Rochdale. Each month, we share advice around a key issue...
Troublesome off-road bikers could soon find themselves chased by officers on electric mountain bikes, now police have been given the cash. In the last few months, Middleton has...
Concert pianist John Sabar's recital at St Mary in the Baum on Wednesday 9 October was a welcome return to the Toad Lane Concert schedule.
Date Published 12/10/2024
The ageing Metrolink network will need significant maintenance in the coming years, Andy Burnham has said. The Greater Manchester mayor said ‘significant upgrades’ will be needed.
A big shake-up of the benefits system is set to come to Greater Manchester. The mayor wants to take control of government cash used to get people back into work, through a new...
Zak Dearden, 36, from Rochdale has been sentenced today (11 October) at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 13 counts including...
Date Published 11/10/2024
Business closures and a fall in trade in Rochdale after locals claimed a new cycle lane had ‘killed their village’ are ‘a coincidence’. That’s according to ‘active transport...
A teacher who tragically lost her son to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is raising money in his memory. Maria Boscombe, who works at Belfield Community School is raising funds for...
A campaign group fighting to keep a beloved green space on its estate is pushing to make it a protected asset. Last year developers Big Help Langley Development CIC (Community...
Greater Manchester Police has emerged as the leading force in firearm recoveries across the North West, with 232 illegal firearms seized over the past three years. Remarkably, the...
This was the first of the six concerts making up Rochdale Music Society’s 2024-25 Concert Series and took place in St. Michael’s Parish Church, Bamford, at 7.30pm on Saturday, 28...
Andy Burnham has called for firefighters to respond to medical emergencies to help overstretched paramedics. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service vehicles carrying...
Police officers were called to several locations last night (Thursday 10 October) including Hare HIll Park in Littleborough, to disperse groups of youths throwing fireworks....
Moorhouse Academy has undergone significant renovations over the summer holidays, transforming key areas of the school to create an improved and more dynamic learning environment...
NHS in the North West is highlighting the support available for people struggling to cope with the pressures of their everyday life, as part of World Mental Health Day on 10...
Date Published 10/10/2024
Hopwood Hall College and University Centre celebrated its Class of 2024 during its Higher Education Graduation and Awards Ceremony. The annual bash, which marks the success of...
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Dante or Die – Inside Odds On, Riverside Artisan Market, Teenage Market, The Chicago Blues Brothers, Murder Mystery for...
Two local volunteers, Les Mustill and Nathan Statham, were celebrated as "Gardening Heroes" on Friday, 25 September, during a special event at Petrus’ PIER community allotment.
Public transport has been a ‘postcode lottery of unreliability’ for many and Greater Manchester has paved the way for change, a minister has declared.
Date Published 09/10/2024
A charity event organised by a Littleborough family has raised an astonishing £35,000 in support of two cancer charities, The Teenage Cancer Trust and The Christie Teenage and...
The countdown to Christmas begins in Rochdale next month with the return of an extended version of the spectacular Ignite Fire Festival and magical family entertainment leading up...
Officers from the Kirkholt and Castleton neighbourhood policing teams were out in force last weekend, focusing on the Kingsway and Queensway loops of the Kirkholt estate. As part...
Authorities are seeking to identify the next of kin of a man from Rochdale, who was recently found deceased at his home. John Lydon, aged 72, passed away on 30 September 2024 at...
An ambitious plan will support the Government’s mission to ‘Get Britain Working’ by helping 150,000 GM residents back into work over the next five years. Live Well is a radical...
Rochdale MP Paul Waugh has thrown his support behind parents campaigning for a new secondary school in Littleborough, highlighting the "dire need" for additional school places in...
Date Published 08/10/2024
Rochdale Town Hall is set to host The Teenage Market this Saturday (12 October), offering residents a unique shopping experience while supporting young people from across the...
A man that GMP described as a "known male" was arrested in Rochdale town centre after being spotted by CCTV breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
