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Councillor Neil Swannick has been reappointed as the Chairman of Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA). Councillor Swannick was first elected as Chairman in 2001 and...
Date Published 11/06/2012
Over 300 children and families came along to Truffet Park to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This event was organised by Langley Children’s Centre working in...
A Jubilee day celebration was held at The Mayfield Sports Centre by Rochdale Mayfield and Hornet's Ex-Players Association. The day saw 200 energetic children aged 6 to 14...
2000! This was the clear message from Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) as this week it celebrated the news that 2000 tenants and employees have now joined the new housing mutual...
The preacher at our Communion Service at 10.30am on Sunday will be Rev Malcolm Sharrock. There will also be Kidzone Activities for children aged 5-12.
A growing number of people are cutting back on their oral healthcare as household budgets continue to be squeezed. The UK’s current economic problems are proving bad news for...
Talented A Level Art students from Rochdale Sixth Form College will be showcasing their art masterpieces on 18 June, as part of an exhibition being held at the College which will...
The Beech House Ski Team travelled to the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempsted for the Independent Schools National skiing finals. They were the only school north of Cheltenham to be...
The NSPCC is warning that a sharp increase in reports of neglect cases will place additional pressure on already stretched children’s services. Of those reports involving...
Over one hundred people took part in a sponsored abseil at Rochdale’s Municipal Offices (the Black Box) in order to raise money for local lad Adam Kutereba, who has cerebral...
Date Published 09/06/2012
Nine-year-old Adam Kutereba, who has cerebral palsy, overcame his understandable nerves and his fear to climb over the edge of the top of the ‘Black Box’ and abseil down 230...
Around 200 of the anticipated 600 EDL members arrived in Rochdale today for a protest. Demonstrators began arriving in the town centre at lunch time - coaches bringing the EDL...
Rochdale Borough Council’s Bowlee Nursery has grown almost 200,000 red, orange and yellow flowers to celebrate the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives. Summer...
Two Asian men - Mahfuzur Rahman and Abdul Hannan - have been convicted of raping or sexually assaulting four young white women after they picked them up in and got them...
Date Published 08/06/2012
Rochdale's Clinton Cards branch has been saved after a buyer was found for the ailing high street retailer. Clintons Cards’ assets, brands and remaining 397 stores, including...
Well, it’s all over; the Diamond Jubilee thrash. The bunting has been put away and I have carefully removed all traces of charcoal from the gaps between my teeth; the result of...
The Exchange Shopping Centre welcomed Merseyside actress Tricia Penrose this week, as the ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ roadshow came to Rochdale in order to raise awareness of lung...
People across Greater Manchester are being urged to give domestic abuse the red card and End The Fear ahead of Euro 2012 after research showed more than 2,000 incidents were...
Over one hundred people will take part in a sponsored abseil at Rochdale’s Municipal Offices (the Black Box) tomorrow (9 June), in order to raise money for local lad Adam...
Metal thieves in the north west are being told – ‘your time is up’. The message comes as police forces across the region have improved collaboration and methods of sharing...
The Hive Gallery in Rochdale’s Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre is to play host to the work of Birmingham-born artist David R. Newton. David studied at London’s Royal College of Art...
A lorry driver found a body on the M61 at about 02:00am between Junction 3 at Kearsley Spur and Junction 4 at Farnworth. Update: A closure on the M61 motorway is likely to...
With the Olympic Torch Relay coming to the borough this month, local pupils have been finding out how they can promote peace and goodwill in their communities. Activities...
New laws are to be introduced by the home secretary to jail parents who force their children to marry. Theresa May is due to outline how it will be a criminal offence in...
Flights at Manchester Airport have returned to normal after problems with fuel supplies from the Essar refinery in Cheshire. Thirteen flights had minor delays and 17 departures...
Family support workers from Rochdale Borough Council have been looking at how a team of pioneering experts in tackling child sexual exploitation can help them in the fight against...
Date Published 07/06/2012
The area around Sparth Community Centre in Rochdale will be looking extra colourful this summer thanks to the efforts of local young people. The youngsters have been...
In a key vote in the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today, Euro MPs voted overwhelming in support of a draft new Europe wide law on mortgage credit...
A Manchester-based crime network involved in the wholesale supply and distribution of drugs has been smashed thanks to Greater Manchester Police. Thanks to Operation Medusa,...
A pioneering art project is currently underway at Rochdale Infirmary, with staff being joined by a more unusual colleague.
