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Athletic students at Hopwood Hall College donned their running shoes to raise £3,000 in memory of former pupil Drummer Lee Rigby. A keen supporter of Help for Heroes, Mr Rigby...
Date Published 23/06/2013
Kile Webster and Cherie Bunnell have been found guilty of the offence of littering by Bury and Rochdale Magistrates’ Court.
Date Published 22/06/2013
People travelling through Rochdale town centre will see some changes to the traffic management from Monday, as work progresses on the new Metrolink line.
A man has been charged following an aggravated burglary in which a 79-year-old woman was attacked in her own home in Bamford. Valentine Danny Smith (born 23/12/1960) of no...
People with mental health problems need a hospital bed not a police cell, Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner has said.
The Willows Nursery and Pre-School Centre recently received a visit from the Council’s Casualty Reduction Team who conducted a series of in-car safety checks.
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has praised the sense of community spirit in Rochdale and how the town has come together following significant...
Littleborough Community Fire Station has launched an appeal to recruit part-time firefighters to help them save lives and protect property in the town. The station is running...
Date Published 21/06/2013
A man is in custody following an aggravated burglary in which a 79-year-old woman was attacked in her own home. It happened between 10.30pm and 11.15pm on Tuesday 11 June 2013...
Over the past two weeks the children across Key Stage One have undergone a number of screening checks, test and assessment tasks. They have all worked extremely hard and despite...
The Baum has been named ‘Best Bar None’ in a ceremony celebrating top safety standards at drinking establishments across the borough. Best Bar None is a national scheme backed...
Aksa Homes, who are part of New Charter Housing Trust Group, has received £486,000 in grant funding from the government to bring empty and derelict homes in the Rochdale borough...
In a back street of Rochdale called Toad Lane 169 years ago 28 local working people – half of them aged 30 or under, set out to change the world, and succeeded.
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner has been giving evidence before the influential parliamentary committee scrutinising the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and...
There’s nothing like a great parade to show the community at its best and I was delighted to see there’s no shortage of civic pride at this year’s Milnrow Carnival. Bathed in...
On 20 June 1967, the Aden Police mutinied and guns taken from the armoury were used to fire on British troops. Although order was quickly restored, there were casualties including...
The temporary closures in place surrounding junction 21 of the M60 this morning have now been lifted.
Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the advertising group WPP, has said that advertising spending on newspapers and magazines should come down.
Technology that allows real time tracking is being pushed by authorities to cut the costs of finding patients with dementia who have got lost. Can they reduce the risk of harm or...
Date Published 20/06/2013
Caitlin Mathews has been selected to play for the Under 16 Girls England team which will be competing in the Partille Cup. The Partille Cup is the world’s largest and most...
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has become the first UK transport authority to commit to becoming carbon neutral. TfGM has reduced its own carbon emissions by 19% over...
A woman who changed the appearance of her car in an attempt to evade speeding prosecutions has been sentenced. Olivia Flood (23/06/1985), of Martindale Crescent, Middleton,...
Greater Manchester Police has recovered nearly £7million in assets from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). In the last 12 months, GMP has carried out 289 POCA...
Rochdale Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies is standing up for e-cigarette users by fighting plans hatched in the EU and Westminster that would sweep them from the shelves. Davies is...
The RSPB has today (20 June 2013) launched a campaign to help tackle the housing crisis facing the UK’s threatened wildlife. Giving Nature a Home will urge the nation to provide a...
Half of people (50 per cent) in the North West don’t know their taxes fund medical research in the UK, according to a new YouGov survey run by the UK’s oldest research council,...
Summer Fair This year’s Summer Fair will be held on Friday 5 July from 3.20pm onwards. If anyone can help either at the fair or setting up on the day from 1.15pm, we would...
Date Published 19/06/2013
Father Chris A leaving party has been arranged for Father Chris on Tuesday, 25 June, 6.30pm at St. Gabriel’s Presbytery Garden.
Students at Hopwood Hall College have been busy putting the finishing touches to their Gaudi inspired mosaic tiles that will form the base of the Norden wishing tree.
Last Saturday saw Touchstones throw open its doors for lots of free Family Fun Day activities to highlight national Refugee Week. The event took on a decidedly international...
