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Hundreds of staff and volunteers working at hospitals run by The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have started receiving their seasonal ‘flu vaccination in efforts to protect...
Date Published 05/10/2012
Yesterday, 13 and 14 year old pupils from several schools in the area had a chance to ‘meet the dragons’ in the ‘Make it Enterprising Challenge’; a competition designed to test...
On Thursday 11 October Wardle High School will be hosting a musical evening in school with special guests FØrre Musikk Korps, a youth brass band from Norway. Førre Musikk Korps...
Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network is celebrating a night of major success at the national Light Rail Awards. The network’s newest line, to Oldham Mumps, which opened in...
The funeral of PC Fiona Bone has taken place at Manchester Cathedral. The 32-year-old constable died in a gun and grenade attack alongside colleague PC Nicola Hughes, 23, in...
Date Published 04/10/2012
40 unemployed people from Rochdale and Bury have completed an intensive programme of training with Groundwork as part of an innovative application process for employer Choices...
Allan Beswick, the popular and well-known BBC Radio Manchester presenter, will be in St Andrew's Church, Dearnley, Littleborough on the evening of Friday, October 26, from 8.00pm,...
A local audiologist is celebrating after raising money for a hearing charity by taking part in the Great North Run.
The Head of Children's Services at Rochdale Borough Council has resigned following a damning report into the care of the child sex grooming scandal victims. Steve Garner, who...
Eating cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, and bok choy) at least once a week could cut the risk of developing mouth cancer, according...
Two men have stolen money and a till from a shop in Middleton. At around 9.45pm on Tuesday 2 October 2012, the offenders, wearing dark clothing and balaclavas, walked into the...
A unique environmental art feature is taking shape in Mandale Park, as it cements its reputation as a haven for all manner of wildlife.
One of the youngest users of Balderstone Library has just received his Bookstart Bear Club Gold Certificate for attending the regular children’s sessions and reading.
Schools in Rochdale are being offered the chance to win a visit from Premier League footballer Michael Owen as part of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity’s ‘Be Seen in...
A project working in the South Pennine uplands is one of three finalists in its category from across the UK and is only one step away from taking the title of best environmental...
Where is Wally? This week Wally has been to the Vatican City, Rome. Children are given clues in assembly on Friday morning as to the whereabouts of Wally. Once children...
Fiona Bone joined Greater Manchester Police in November 2005 as a volunteer Special Constable on North Manchester Division. She became a full time officer in January 2007 and was...
Rochdale AFC’s Football in the Community Trust has reached the 25 years milestone. The Football in the Community (FITC) initiative began operating officially on September 1987...
The Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre’s Rewards for Schools campaign is in full swing now, with hundreds of shoppers already collecting tokens for their chosen school. The...
Date Published 03/10/2012
LEAF (Local Environmental Action Fortnight) We are joining schools across Rochdale in various eco-activities next week. Some Yr 3 children are doing a mini-beast hunt in the...
As the autumn sets in and winter approaches, it’s time for those at greatest risk from flu to protect themselves and their families, and get flu safe with a free flu jab.
Do you know this man? British Transport Police has re-released CCTV images of a man officers would like to speak to after a 22-year-old man was kicked in the face at Manchester...
Constable Nicola Hughes joined Greater Manchester Police on 3 August 2009. She was then only twenty one years old which many will recognise as young for a recruit today but it...
Cycling Rochdale solicitor Peter Taylor has completed a gruelling Euro-cycle ride in a bid to raise cash for adults with special social and educational needs.
President Jeff Lawton of Middleton Rotary Club presented a certificate and £50 cash prize to the winner of the club’s inaugural Balloon Race.
Liberal Democrat Councillor, Peter Rush (spokesman for the Environment) has hit out at the use of Rochdale Town Hall’s balcony as a “glorified advertising hoarding”.
The Kingsway Partnership has gone the extra mile this autumn, or rather the extra 6 miles to be precise, with a new series of runs on Kingsway Business Park.
A teenage girl sustained a dislocated knee and a suspected fractured jaw after being attacked outside a Rochdale bar. The assault happened sometime between 2am and 3am on 23...
A new 80 page graphic novel has been published to shine a new light on the origins of the co-operative movement and how it is has grown to become the most successful grass roots...
Nearly half a billion fewer litres of petrol and diesel were sold between April and June than during the same period last year, says the Department of Energy and Climate Change....
