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School has now broken up for one week for the half term May break. We reopen on Monday 3 June and the term lasts until 18 July when the children break up for the big summer...
Date Published 24/05/2013
Garry Layfield has been jailed for a number of historic sex offences. Layfield (born 10/9/57) of Great Gates Road, Kirkholt, pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown...
The centre of Littleborough is ranked twelfth out of the top 38 sites in Greater Manchester for accidents.
A service for Drummer Lee Rigby, the soldier killed by two assailants in south-east London on Wednesday, has taken place in Middleton. Following the service, Lee's family spoke...
I’d like to start this week by paying tribute to the outgoing mayor Jim Gartside. Jim was a very good mayor for Rochdale and served our town well. The first citizen of the Borough...
A large quantity of illegal alcohol, cigarettes and tobacco was discovered following two raids in Rochdale last week. Rochdale Borough Public Protection Officers, in...
On Sunday 26 May 2013, as part of the works to construct the Rochdale town centre Metrolink extension, contractors will carry out final resurfacing works on Maclure Road.
A gang of drug dealers, six from Rochdale, have been convicted today (Friday 24 May) and sentenced to a total of 92 and a half years in prison.
Bookstart Bear dropped into Number One Riverside Central Library to thank two special ladies, Maureen Watson and Irene Peachey, for their "outstanding services".
Applied Science students at Rochdale Sixth Form College welcomed renowned biologist John Schollar, from Reading University, to find out more about DNA analysis as part of their...
Police are warning people not to fall foul of a pension scam. The scam takes the form of cold calling or unsolicited texts from a contact centre who will offer the chance to...
Dogs and cats are set to gain greater opportunities to travel across EU borders. MEPs have given their support to changes in the law providing for the movement of...
Frontline health and social care staff have launched a new partnership to improve how they coordinate care to people who are nearing the end of life, as part of Dying Matters...
UKIP Deputy Leader, Paul Nuttall, has welcomed a new poll of voting intentions showing that the party is now only two points behind the Tories.
People are leaving themselves open to illegal and potentially harmful tooth-whitening.
Child abuse victims’ voices were prevented from being heard because of excessive bureaucracy and labyrinthine systems. That is the verdict of Rochdale’s MP, Simon Danczuk after...
An independent report into child sexual exploitation in Rochdale has concluded that senior officers of Rochdale Council turned a blind eye to child sex abuse. The report...
The Eco-School Council from St John with St Michael CE Primary School in Shawforth received a "Highly Commended Runners Up" prize of £50 along with a certificate for their entry...
Date Published 23/05/2013
The Rochdale Council of Mosques (RCM) has condemned the horrific murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, London.
The social evening in church last Saturday night, 'St Andrew's Got Talent', raised the magnificent sum of almost £1,000 which will go to the Wider Welcome fund.
Drummer Lee Rigby - the soldier killed close to Woolwich Barracks - was from the Langley Estate in Middleton. The 25-year-old had been in the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of...
Seven new dashes of colour will be added to Rochdale town centre next month with the installation of a series of blue plaques.
Commenting on the King’s Fund report, ‘Patient Centred Leadership – Rediscovering our purpose’ published today (Thursday, 23 May), Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal...
An enthusiastic youngster has put himself on the road to employment after attending a Skills Event held on Heywood Industrial Estate recently.
Former Manchester United and England defender Brian Greenhoff has died suddenly at the age of 60 at his home in Norden. Born in Barnsley, The grandfather of three, who served...
Siddal Moor's handball teams competed in the Northern Schools Handball Finals which were held at Boteler High School, Warrington. 117 school teams entered in all with 59 of those...
A twilight market was held on The Esplanade on Thursday 18 May until 8.00pm with local businesses selling goods to the general public.
Twenty people have been arrested following the latest phase of an operation to tackle the sale of stolen metal in Greater Manchester.
In a selfless act, a Rochdale solider ran twice into the line of fire of a Taliban sniper to save his injured colleague.
On the 6 June we will be hosting our very first Art exhibition. The event, which will take place in the LRC between 5-7pm, is a celebration of current Year 11 work from across...
Date Published 22/05/2013
