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A Pentecost Walk of Witness, organised by Littleborough Churches Together and to be held on Sunday, May 27 will leave from St Andrew's, the parish church of Dearnley and Smithy...
Date Published 16/05/2012
On Tuesday the Dearnley graveyard extension was consecrated with a short service of blessing and dedication by the Rt Revd Mark Davies, Bishop of Middleton. Also present was the...
Mandale Park BMX track is set to be regenerated as part of ‘Transform Your Patch’ - a campaign that aims to transform around 165 outdoor spaces across the UK with the support of...
A new in depth study launched by the NSPCC reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has increased amongst teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure to provide sexually...
Touchstones Rochdale one of the five museums that have made major new acquisitions for their collections through the £75,000 Art Fund COLLECT scheme.
The latest unemployment figures show a continued fall in the number of unemployed people between January and March by 45,000 to 2.63 million people or 8.2%. Youth unemployment...
The leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Democratic parties have spoken out on the increase in the size of the Labour cabinet from six to nine posts, reported by Rochdale...
Proposals to impose harsher punishments on owners of dangerous dogs have been welcomed by local MEP Paul Nuttall.
The privately-owned children's home accused of failing to protect a victim of the Rochdale sex abuse ring is being investigated by standards watchdogs, reports the...
Super-fast broadband is on its way to Littleborough, giving residents much-improved internet access. BT will also be improving broadband in Shaw, Blackfriars, Cheadle Hulme,...
Date Published 15/05/2012
Disability claimants across the borough could be stripped of their benefits to help slash the national bill by £2.24billion. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is set to be...
If you ever have the opportunity to go to a concert at which the musicians are students from Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, don’t miss out on what is almost certainly...
Using your mobile phone abroad will be cheaper from this summer after MEPs voted to cut roaming charges again. The new limits set in the European Parliament mean phone calls...
Following the election earlier this month, Council Leader Colin Lambert has unveiled his new cabinet - with an increase in size from six to nine posts. Council taxpayers will...
The Liberal Democrat group on Rochdale Council have chosen Councillor Andy Kelly as their new group leader. This follows the decision of Councillor Wera Hobhouse to concentrate on...
Next week is the annual Senior Citizens Tea Party. All children should have brought home an invitation for grandparents and elderly friends, if you would like to bring someone...
Year 9 Mathematics- Reminder for Parents- Year 9 are sitting two units of their GCSE Mathematics exam after half term- Unit 1 Monday 11th June and Unit 2 Wednesday 13th June....
This week’s theme was Our Lady. Our Enterprise capability was COMMUNICATION and this half-term’s focus for Year 7 is PROBLEM SOLVING We are pleased to announce the final sum...
I congratulate all those candidates who were successful in last weeks’ local elections. It was good to see that the electorate across the Borough of Rochdale, and especially...
Yelloway coaches played a big part in many local people’s treasured childhood memories of going to the British seaside. With their iconic yellow and orange livery and rising sun...
Staff from The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are to take part in this year’s BUPA Great Manchester 10K run on Sunday 20 May.
The planned crackdown on drug drivers, announced during the Queen’s Speech, has been welcomed by local UKIP Euro-MP Paul Nuttall. "In my opinion such measures are long overdue...
National Poop Scoop Week (11 - 17 June] will soon be upon us and Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is calling on schools to show their support for responsible dog...
Sophie Cox has had her place on the British Olympic judo team for 2012 confirmed. The 30-year-old took gold in the under 52 kg category at the British Open; the final win that the...
Residents on Woodbine Street say a recently erected canal-side fence is dangerous. The fence has gaps wide enough for children to climb through - two children aged 7 have so far...
Date Published 14/05/2012
The racial ethnicity of the men involved in the sexual exploitation of children in Greater Manchester cannot be ignored, the chairman of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission...
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has finally got off the fence he sat on, due to not wanting to criticise his Labour colleagues before the recent local election, and heavily criticised...
A call has gone out for cash and volunteers to help a local charity change places and change lives in Middleton. Boarshaw Clough is one of 30 projects around the country to...
A man has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of John Barrett. At about 2.40am on Sunday 25 December 2011, police were called to Sinclair's Bar on Drake Street,...
Bowlers at the Kirkholt Bowling Club now have extra places where they can sit and watch matches from thanks to a Rochdale Township grant of around £400 following support from...
