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On Saturday 18 December at 7.30pm Rochdale Chimera Opera present their Christmas Concert in the church. Our Christmas Communion service at 10.30am on Sunday will be led by...
Date Published 17/12/2012
Two more senior council staff are leaving; Executive Director Pam Smith and Penny Sharp, Director of Customers & Communities will both leave Rochdale Borough Council next...
Date Published 16/12/2012
The Comet store in Rochdale, along with all other Comet stores, is to close its doors for good on Tuesday 18 December in what is the biggest retailing collapse since Woolworths,...
Date Published 15/12/2012
A young woman, believed to be in her late teens, was talked down by the emergency services after threatening to throw herself off a bridge spanning Milnrow Road close to the...
Date Published 14/12/2012
Triple gold medal-winning Paralympian, Simon Jackson, 40, from Littleborough, fraudulently claimed £10,000 of taxpayers' money for taxi rides he didn't make.
Rochdale Council of Mosques (RCM) held a collection and raised £10,000. The funds will go towards assisting those in need of food, water, blankets and medicine in Gaza.
A new unit for acutely ill medical patients at The Royal Oldham Hospital has been given the thumbs up from staff and patients. The acute medical unit or AMU opened to patients...
A woman has been found guilty of causing the death of a Rochdale-born three-week old baby following a home circumcision. Grace Adeleye (born 11/09/1945) of Sarnia Court,...
Midwives at North Manchester General Hospital’s Bluebell Birth Centre have seen the arrival of 766 babies in the centre’s first year.
Citizens of the week are Key Stage One for a fun packed and entertaining assembly. Well done to everyone in Key Stage One! The Christmas concerts will be next Thursday 20...
Greater Manchester’s Metrolink system has picked up its second award of the year for accessibility, as transport officials were praised for their “commitment to independent...
The British Red Cross and Emergency Support volunteers provide vital crisis support to people across Greater Manchester who are forced to leave their homes.
Following a redesign of its uniform, Northern Rail has donated more than 3,000 items of clothing to Salvation Army Trading Company Limited (SATCoL).
ISA North of England Upper Prep Swimming Finals The Upper Prep travelled to Macclesfield for their finals. The school picked up two individual medals.
With the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) Director of Organisational Development (OD) Margo Kane has won two NHS awards; an Outstanding Achievement in Patient Centred HR/OD...
This Christmas there’s something for everyone in Rochdale, from Christmas Markets to carols and concerts to party nights and the Santa Special Train this year promises to be more...
New measures coming in to force in April 2013 will mean that any changes to the local healthcare services will be more locally led and transparent to patients.
Age UK is offering tips and advice on how to forge new relationships in later life -whether a friendship or romance.
A payout is on its way to Rochdale Council after Housing Minister Mark Prisk announced the latest allocation of the New Homes Bonus this week.
We have had an extremely busy week here at St. John’s. We started off on Monday with the M6 Theatre production of “Mavis Sparkle” for classes 1, 2 and 3. On Tuesday we had a...
Rochdale Euro-MP Chris Davies has welcomed the comments by Nick Clegg on the ‘War on Drugs’.
Matron – NHS North West’s virtual character will be observing the party habits of Manchester this weekend, when she hitches a ride with the North West Ambulance Service on...
Revised arrangements for Christmas kitchen waste collection. Councillor Dale Mulgrew has had a response from Councillor Martin Burke, cabinet member for Environmental and...
A stone was thrown through the window of a bus in Middleton, hitting a passenger. At around 8.20pm on Friday 7 December 2012, the 163 bus was travelling on Wood Street,...
Greater Manchester Police officers will be out in force in town and city centres across the county this Friday (14 December) to ensure that everyone can enjoy a safe and...
Jim Dobbin MP showed support for the Meningitis Research Foundation’s ‘Meningitis Matters’ activity, by attending a parliamentary reception on Tuesday 11 December.
Date Published 13/12/2012
Hannah Heywood-Taala, 22, is to become a Special Constable helping to clean up the streets of Rochdale. Hannah lives in Heywood with her boyfriend and their "loopy" chocolate...
Rochdale has the best mobile internet service of Manchester and the surrounding area, with every network offering speeds of over 2.3 Mbps. Three in Rochdale hit 3.6 Mbps, 64%...
Nineteen-year-old James Schofield, a Rochdale lad for his whole life, is joining the Special Constabulary after finishing a Level Three Extended Diploma in the Uniformed Public...
Young people in Rochdale are being offered the opportunity to breathe new life into the town centre, as an innovative volunteering programme heads to the town. Retail Ready...
