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A takeaway was set alight in Rochdale. Shortly after 3am on Wednesday 16 May 2012, police were called to Spotland Road, Spotland, following reports of a fire. Officers...
Date Published 18/05/2012
Channings Nursery on Railway Street in Rochdale had a very special visitor at their Teddy Toddle in the form of Humphrey Bear, mascot for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital...
A house in Chamber House Drive was destroyed by fire yesterday (17 May 2012) evening. The fire is believed to have started in the loft space and spread when workmen in the...
Greater Manchester Police is flying the rainbow flag at the Force’s new headquarters at Central Park and at divisional headquarters across the county today, Thursday 17 May, to...
The Rotary Club of Middleton is holding a competition for the children of Middleton to design a card they might want to send to The Queen on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee.
The sex grooming scandal that saw nine local men jailed was a “truly dreadful case” which must be investigated further, David Cameron said. Speaking during Prime Minister’s...
Date Published 17/05/2012
Groups representing Sikh and Hindu communities have complained about the term "Asian" being used to describe the nine men jailed for being part of a sex ring in Rochdale which...
A Rochdale councillor has been falsely accused of giving evidence for one of the men convicted in the recent ‘grooming trial’. The accusation was made in a leaflet circulated by a...
In the past week and months Rochdale as a town has been maligned because of the actions of a minority of men. Their actions have triggered much discussion and debate locally and...
A campaign calling for the right to be insulted without running to the law for protection from hurt feelings is being backed by UKIP.
Hopwood Hall College’s Image (Beauty) department entered nine of its top students in to the WorldSkills UK regional heats which were recently held at Wakefield College in...
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Rochdale has fallen. Last month 7,868 people claimed the benefit compared with 8,058 the month before.
British Transport Police in the north west is hailing a impressive seventh year of falling crime levels. The news comes as BTP revealed its statistics for 2011/12 which show...
Long-serving Norden councillor 'gentleman' James Gartside was installed as Mayor for the forthcoming year. As usual, the Great Hall provided the perfect backdrop for this...
A Dispersal Order introduced in Milnrow in November 2011 has been renewed and will now run until 11 November 2012. Police, together with Rochdale Borough Council, implemented...
The murky world of Manchester's sewers came under the spotlight of reality TV this week - bringing two new local screen stars into our living rooms. Mick Barton and Shaun...
The Winter Gardens, Blackpool was the venue for the 92nd Spring Brass Band Festival Championships. The Milnrow Band was, for the second time, competing in the high profile...
Four of Wardle High School’s musical groups have been selected to go through to the National stage of the Music for Youth Festival. The Wind Band, Youth Band, Percussion Group...
Police have made a small number of arrests after two simultaneous protests held by far-right groups in Heywood and Rochdale. An operation was put in place by Greater...
Garden Party This year we are having a Garden party on 31 May to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. We are collecting new/decent soft toys if anyone has any they can...
A man has been charged following the death of John Barrett. Kamar Anderson (08/09/1986) of Hayfield Close, West Gorton, was charged with murder, GBH and violent disorder.
The National Front and BNP staged demonstrations in Heywood and Rochdale this evening. A number congregated in Heywood and a small number proceeded to Rochdale Town Hall,...
Date Published 16/05/2012
Rochdale Borough Council is launching an Independent Strategic Review of its operations and procedures following the recent court case in which nine local men were found guilty of...
A 29-year old man from Heywood is one of three men arrested in raids as part of an alleged £1.6m fraud probe into football club apprenticeship schemes. The Serious Fraud Office...
Cheerleading club, Boro Cheer, attended the United Kingdom Cheerleading Association Nationals 2012 at the Manchester Velodrome and their senior team, the Boro Babes, came first in...
Councillor Colin Lambert, Leader of Rochdale’s Labour-controlled council, has rebutted Labour MP Simon Danczuk’s claims that the council has made mistakes in the handling of what...
Cartwheel Arts has been able to create a kinetic sculpture from reused materials and produced a 'how to' book in the style of a recipe book which will go to every household in...
As a nation we spend just £5 each week on health2 and it’s getting worse. Between 2005 and 2010, weekly household spend in the UK on health has declined by 25 per cent.
Rochdale Borough Council has boosted public funds to the tune of £300,000 after a successful drive to increase the council tax collection rate. During the financial year...
There are still places for our forthcoming Community events in June. An adult workshop titled ‘Creative Approaches to Photoshop’ takes place on Tuesday 12 June from 5.00pm until...
