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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service staff and firefighters are never afraid of a bit of legwork - but they took that determination to another level by cycling 4,500 miles...
Date Published 01/08/2012
Three men from Rochdale admitted being part of a gang that dressed up as police officers to kidnap and attack two Blackburn men.
Despite being flooded twice in two weeks, The Growth Project’s prize-winning allotment site on Kellett Street in Rochdale opened its gates for the annual open day and for once the...
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £116,500 by the Burdett Trust for Nursing to make improvements to its children’s community nursing team.
At about 11.40pm on Sunday 29 July 2012 employees were preparing to close the Beach pub on Lake Bank when three masked men walked into the pub. One of the men shouted at...
John Peers Hair Studio on South Parade has shut down. As a long established previously successful business, of 25 years standing, the news came as a shock to clients and staff.
Date Published 31/07/2012
Parents are being urged to ensure that their children are vaccinated on time as a whooping cough outbreak continues throughout the UK. Some 159 cases in the North West region were...
The Law Society is supporting plans by senior judges to streamline family court processes. The Society responded today to a report by Mr Justice Ryder, the judge in charge of...
The recently-formed branch of the Mothers' Union (MU) at St Andrew's, the parish church of Dearnley and Smithy Bridge, will be formally launched at a special service in church on...
Budding poets from around the borough have the chance to showcase their talents and win a great prize into the bargain.
A couple were attacked on their own driveway. It happened during a robbery on Severn Road in Heywood at about 5.30pm on 28 July 2012. The couple, husband and wife, had...
The two winners of Middfest’s ‘Find the Pirate’s Treasure’ hunt which began earlier this month have been revealed.
What has been deemed a ‘racial attack’ on the property of Mohammed Salim is under ongoing enquiry by the police.
Animal Management students from Hopwood Hall College attended a ‘Guts Dissection Day’ held at the University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science recently.
A recent bid by pop music mogul Pete Waterman to introduce commuter services onto the East Lancashire Railway line has been shunned, with bosses arguing such a change is ‘not...
Date Published 30/07/2012
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is highlighting the dangers of hoarding in light of international news coverage on the issue in recent months.
Despite the inclement weather, a garden party and barbecue put on by Rev Sharon Jones, raised £430 for St Andrew's, the parish church of Dearnley and Smithy Bridge at...
Serving the parish of Wardle and Smallbridge and the Methodist Church in Wardle, this Sunday is an own arrangement Sunday. Each month we have a charity sponsored by a member...
People who inject drugs currently or have done so in the past should arrange to be tested for hepatitis C disease so that they can be brought into treatment at an early stage if...
Milnrow Road/Rochdale Road, Firgrove (NEW) - at the junction with Belfield Lane Temporary 3-way signals to facilitate access to carriageway boxes 15 August 2012 (from 8.00pm)...
The fifth annual Walk and Ride Festival will make its way through Rochdale this September. Keen walkers, cyclists and horse riders are invited to enjoy the splendour of the...
April Greenwood from Wardle is hoping her Olympics-themed fun day will raise lots of money for the CHUF (Children’s Heart Unit Fund) charity next month.
Rochdale Borough Council has united with the other 9 Greater Manchester councils to urge the government to save the Second Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The...
The news that Labour councillor Aftab Hussain has been 'promoted' to Chairman of the Pennines Township Committee has outraged the people of Rochdale. Councillor Hussain gave a...
There was a successful launch of the new Christian-led charity, Rochdale Foodbank, at St Mary in the Baum, with over 50 representatives of churches, organisations and individuals...
A pilot scheme that uses the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service volunteers to help victims of fire and other emergencies restore their lives has been extended to all...
Rochdale-born Great Britain Judo fighter Sophie Cox is out of the Olympic Games after she lost her opening bout to Ae An Kum of North Korea. Cox, who returned to the sport...
Date Published 29/07/2012
Coronation Street and Keeping up Appearances actor Geoffrey Hughes has died aged 68, his agent has said. The actor, who was known to millions as Coronation Street binman Eddie...
A Greater Manchester-wide scheme to reduce traffic delays and disruption by improving the way roadworks are coordinated, communicated and managed has been approved.
Date Published 27/07/2012
People will be able to use a simpler and quicker system to apply for their loved ones to legally manage their affairs under Government plans put out for consultation today.
