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Local charities, community clubs and organisations were invited to bid for donations from the Rotary Club of Middleton in November last year.
Date Published 12/02/2013
A report into the factors which contribute to business growth in towns and cities has concluded that Rochdale lacks talented people and is ranked in the bottom ten of all the...
The average number of sick days taken by Rochdale Council employees in the financial year 2011/12 was 8.55, down from 9.21 days the previous year. An authoritative report from...
The nurse whose botched circumcision of a a Rochdale-born three-week old baby led to his death walked out of court with a suspended sentence.
Martin Bottomley, Head of Investigative Review of Greater Manchester Police's Major and Cold Case Crime Unit, said: "As soon as we were made aware of the existence of this alleged...
Date Published 11/02/2013
Redwood Secondary School has received the national award for the most Excellent Special School PE and Sports Department. Mr Pidgeon, Headteacher of Redwood Secondary School...
Metrolink trams have started running across Beal Lane in Shaw as part of a driver route training programme. The traffic will be controlled by a signal on the junction with the...
Test trams have started running between Shaw and Crompton and Rochdale railway station as part of Metrolink’s driver route training programme. The trams will not be carrying...
A share of £10,000 is up for grabs for community projects in Rochdale’s Kingsway area - but potential applicants need to act quickly as the deadline is fast approaching....
The preacher at our Sunday morning service at 10.30am will be Rev Philip Bauckham. On Saturday 2 March at 7.30pm Rochdale Phoenix Opera Group present a Come -&-Sing version of...
Caring cadets and officers from Greater Manchester have surpassed all previous records for money raised for the Poppy Appeal.
Digital artist and photographer John Cooke of Rochdale has issued a call for fellow artists and artisans in the area to showcase their work in his new online gallery. John...
The RNLI is a charity operating a professional 24 hour search and rescue service around the coast of the UK and Ireland.
Date Published 09/02/2013
The number of children admitted to hospital as emergencies has steadily increased every year since 2003, with the largest rises seen among the under 5s, indicates research...
Recently the children in Year 5 visited Wardle High and enjoyed a number of French workshops and a play performed in French. The children’s behaviour was exceptional and they all...
Class 3 from St John with St Michael CE Primary School in Shawforth are learning all about Invaders and Settlers as part of their topic work and they have been interested in...
Cancer Awareness Public Meeting was held on Thursday 7 February, 2013, at 10 a.m. at Castlemere Community Centre, Tweedale Street, Rochdale.
Yellow warning of snow for northern England and for central and eastern Scotland. A band of rain pushing into Northern England, and a stream of showers running into eastern...
Thieves brandishing a hammer stole cash and cigarettes from a Tesco store in Rochdale. The robbery happened at the store in the Pennine Precinct on Newhey Road in Milnrow just...
Cast members of Pennine Panto Players appeared in full costume at the Rochdale Exchange shopping centre today (Saturday 9 February) to promote their latest production.
The snow was already so deep the buses and taxis had given up for the night and it was still snowing hard so landlord of the Flying Horse, Ben Boothman, showed what real customer...
Date Published 08/02/2013
Inspirational Rochdale Boroughwide Housing employee Paul Blayney travelled to London this week to collect his prestigious Chartered Institute of Housing “Nicky Chapman” award from...
Young people from Hopwood Hall College learnt how to surf the waves of the net safely by taking part in Safer Internet Day on Tuesday.
Defra's £2.3billion investment in flood risk management continues to discriminate against rural areas in the North at risk of flooding, the CLA has claimed.
A Middleton flat has been damaged after carelessly discarded smoking materials set light to rubbish outside. Firefighters from Blackley and Heywood were called to the ground...
Kind-hearted firefighters from Heywood have donated food to local families after winning a hamper for doing so well in a green competition against colleagues. On Wednesday, 6...
Parents across the region are being urged to vaccinate their children against measles with reported cases in the North West soaring.
Photographers are being invited to enter the GMP Museum Amateur Photography Competition to celebrate English Tourism Week 2013. The competition launches on Tuesday 12 February...
The number of deaths and liver transplants due to paracetamol overdoses has significantly reduced thanks to UK legislation to make pack sizes smaller, a paper published today...
Date Published 07/02/2013
The administrators of HMV have said that 66 of the music and DVD retailer's stores will close over the next two months, including the Rochdale store in the Exchange Shopping...