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A student from Rochdale had the opportunity to use Rochdale Town Hall as the location for the fashion styling and photography module of her degree.
Date Published 17/04/2013
One local student will find out what it’s like to be Mayor this summer, after winning a ‘Mayor for the Day’ competition.
Owners of legitimate tattoo establishments are calling for a crackdown on illegal operators. The licensed practitioners have to regularly correct substandard work and blame the...
Rochdale’s commuters got a surprise on Tuesday evening as Northern Rail celebrated World Book Night on board its evening services from Manchester.
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is unveiling a new hand-washing poster campaign across its hospitals this week to remind patients, visitors and staff to wash their hands and...
A motorist who was hit and killed by a lorry on the M62 has been named as Ian Barker. Mr Barker, 46, was killed on Thursday 11 April when he got out of his car, which was...
Ombudsman Services welcomes the Government’s announced amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill which gives powers to require letting and managing agents in the...
At the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg Euro MPs voted through a new package of rules that will make banks safer, more accountable and help them to focus on...
The learners taking part in Craft Club this term have been enjoying making some spectacular springtime products for themselves and their loved ones. Mother’s Day week saw a...
Date Published 16/04/2013
Three more people have been arrested following a fail to stop collision in Rochdale. Shortly after 2.45pm on Saturday 13 April 2013, a car that was travelling around the mini...
The installation of the overhead line equipment is now well progressed. Once switched on, the overhead lines that run above the tramway will continuously carry electricity at a...
A 43-year-old murderer has been arrested after absconding from an open prison in Derbyshire. Darran Heywood, from Rochdale, was caught by Greater Manchester Police yesterday...
Welcome back to all staff and pupils after what we hope was a restful Easter break. On Sunday 24 March, students from Oulder Hill took part in the “Creativity Moves” showcase...
Rochdale Fairtrade Forum is supporting a major new campaign – Make Food Fair - and they are asking for your help.
Calls for St George's Day to be declared a Bank Holiday have been renewed by local UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall. "It should not only be celebrated but marked as a national holiday....
Wardle High School Band took part in the 2013 National Youth Championships on Sunday 14 April at the Royal College of Music in Manchester.
The number of benefit claimants setting up their own business with Government support has jumped by 86% in the last six months, according to the latest figures.
Greater Manchester residents are set to benefit from a UK-leading initiative by the conurbation’s hospitals, local authorities and police to harness better data from accident and...
“Impressive” was how the Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor James Gartside, described the services at Rochdale Infirmary recently as part of an annual visit.
A new online system to stop criminals evading VAT on road vehicles they bring into the UK has been launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
For the last in its 2012-13 series of subscription concerts the Rochdale Music Society brought to the Heywood Civic Centre the group El Ultimo Tango - a quintet created by Eduardo...
Emergency admissions for asthma among adults fell by just under 5% in each of the first three years after the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in England, reveals...
A high heart rate (pulse) at rest is linked to a higher risk of death even in physically fit, healthy people, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.
Welcome back to the new school term. This half term is six weeks long, with the first Monday in May off for May Day. Hopefully the weather will improve so the children will be...
Date Published 15/04/2013
Cash was stolen from a pub in Heywood. At around 9.15pm on Saturday 6 April 2013, a staff member at the Pig and Whistle public house, on Pilsworth Road, was upstairs when she...
Major supermarkets have announced a round of petrol price cuts from Tuesday. Asda kicked off the cuts with a reduction of up to 2 pence a litre, followed by other supermarkets...
The national minimum wage is to rise by 12p an hour to £6.31 for adults and by 5p to £5.03 for 18-to-20-year-olds from October, the government has announced.
A man has been arrested following a fail to stop collision in Rochdale. Shortly after 2.45pm on Saturday 13 April 2013, a car that was travelling around the mini roundabout...
In an article published in Estates Gazette, Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk and Rochdale independent retailer Paul Turner-Mitchell question the wisdom and viability of plans to build a...
The Co-operative is calling on Rochdale residents to help the business become the country’s most representative large company in terms of diversity and governance.
