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Over the past 2 weeks, we have had a number of students across school from Manchester University. The students have had the opportunity to observe teaching and learning in our...
Date Published 07/02/2014
This week pupils in KS3 from Redwood and Oulder Hill Schools have been taking part in a joint project to learn about the Paralympic history and its values – Determination,...
Youth activities and health and wellbeing for older residents were the big winners as residents from nine neighbourhoods voted to decide how to spend over £20,000 in community...
Over 500 respiratory healthcare professionals are today urging MPs to legislate against smoking in cars with children “to protect the wellbeing of children now and in the future.”...
The start of the Northern Hub rail upgrades, a £600 million rail programme, starts today (7 February) The Chancellor George Osborne will visit the start of construction at...
Hopwood Primary School will represent Rochdale AFC at the regional stages of the Football League’s Kids Cup. The youngsters have earned the right to compete at Chesterfield on...
Date Published 06/02/2014
Dates for Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival have been announced. The festival will run from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 October this year, with organisers promising a feast of...
The first ‘Trixi’ safety mirrors have been installed in Rochdale to help improve road safety for cyclists, as well as the mirrors, more advanced stop lines for cyclists have been...
A Facebook group has been set up for ex patriots of Rochdale. The group, which began in January this year, is aimed at people who have lived, worked or who are any way connected...
Laura Bell from Rochdale will be taking part in this years Great Manchester Run to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Laura, who recently took up running, will be...
Friends of Broadfield Park have questioned to council officers regarding the proposed changes to the Memorial Gardens. £35,000 has been set aside for improvement work on the...
A new group has called on the Government to act immediately to safeguard the health of half the population, a move that could also have widespread oral health benefits. HPV...
Rochdale Hornet's captain Wayne English got more than he bargained for when Saint Helens came to town. As well as having to fight off a team packed with Super League players, he...
Leon Hollinrake, 17, was officially announced as Rochdale’s new member of the Youth Parliament at a ceremony at Rochdale Town Hall on Wednesday 5 February. A former Kingsway...
A fifth person has been arrested as part of Operation Edendale, an investigation into over 150 burglaries across Cheshire and Greater Manchester. The 45-year-old man was...
Yesterday (5 February) Poppy wreaths at Cenotaph were found to be scattered all over the path at the Memorial Gardens. The lady who found them was walking through the Memorial...
The Creative and Performing Arts Department at Wardle Academy has been involved with developing an on-going creative link with The Manchester Museum. Last week, over a hundred...
Local MEP Paul Nuttall has renewed a warning over an NHS scheme to grab patients’ information. The care data project, which is being rolled out this Spring, involves NHS...
Work on a major, multi-million pound transformation of the Manchester Victoria Metrolink stop is set to start on Friday, 21 February. The nine-month project will see the stop...
Millie went missing on Saturday 1 February. Millie is 12 years old and very affectionate. She is dark brown with light brown patches, and should be wearing a purple collar...
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner is calling on communities to take a stand against the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation. Tony Lloyd was...
Rochdale Foodbank has received a charitable donation from the Rotary Club of Rochdale East. A a cheque for £442 was presented by Past President, Rotarian Michael Fishwick to Iain...
Police in Middleton are hunting a man who claimed to be a tree cutter, only to sexually assault a 75-year-old frail woman in her own home. The woman, who is extremely...
Date Published 05/02/2014
The life of murdered soldier Lee Rigby was celebrated by family, friends and well-wishers at a packed pub. Crowds flocked to concert venue Whittles in King Street, Oldham to...
Victims of child sex exploitation have been urged to contact an inquiry following the Rochdale grooming case. The inquiry has been launched to assess whether attitudes have...
A man set fire to himself during an arson attack in Falinge. At about 5am on Wednesday 5 February 2014, a man poured a flammable liquid onto the grill of a recovery truck that...
Littleborough Lakeside councillor John Hartley is calling for improved lighting on Townhouse Road. A long stretch of this busy thoroughfare is unlit and fears have been raised...
In a move which critics say will create a crisis in policing, cuts from Greater Manchester’s force are to be redirected to fund policing in London. GMP has suffered an...
The Department for Work and Pensions has defended itself against scathing reports of unfair benefit sanctions. Last week our sister newspaper, The Oldham Chronicle told the...
Two firms have been hit with an £18,000 fine after ignoring repeated warnings to stop burning rubbish on farm land that was a nuisance for residents in Milnrow and Shaw....
