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A pensioner fled bare foot while offenders tried to break into her house in Middleton. At about 8.30pm on Sunday 22 April 2012, a 72-year-old woman heard a number of unknown...
Date Published 23/04/2012
It has been great seeing everybody back in school at the start of another exciting term for everybody connected with Redwood School. We will look to build on the recent Ofsted...
Our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday will be an 'Own arrangements' led by the Stewards. There will also be Junior Church Activities for children aged 5-12.
Compulsory microchips for dogs are to be introduced in England, under plans expected to be announced tomorrow. Ministers are expected to say that every newborn puppy should be...
Date Published 22/04/2012
Chernobyl Children’s’ Project (CCP) is desperately short of a host family, or preferably two families, to help a group of children in remission from cancer have a recuperative...
Fans of the BBC One drama will next week see the final episode set in Rochdale. Cast and crew are already filming series eight at the programme's new base in Greenock, Inverclyde.
Date Published 21/04/2012
Heywood swimmer Keri-Anne Payne tells BBC's Tony Livesey how she wants to go one better than her 2008 Beijing silver in the 10km open water swim at the London Olympics.
Littleborough Station saw the transformation of the waiting room into a consulting room where the people of Littleborough were asked to choose from a range of 108 colours those...
A man convicted of dealing Class A drugs in Rochdale has been ordered to pay back £129,733.99 of his illegal gains. Mohammed Yaqoob, 48, of Yorkshire Street, Rochdale was...
A woman has been fined £200 and ordered to pay costs of £215 after she was caught dropping her cigarette butt in the town centre. Robyn Lewis, of Knowsley Street, Rochdale (19)...
Greater Manchester Police has been targeting speeding and dangerous drivers this week (16 to 22 April) in a bid to reduce road deaths and injuries. In the first four days of...
Healey Primary School has taken part in the Face Britain, a national project that invited all young people in the UK to submit a self-portrait. Every child's self portrait will be...
Date Published 20/04/2012
Five men associated with the North West Infidels, a splinter group with links to the far-right English Defence League, who protested in Rochdale earlier this year, have been...
Wardle High Junior Wind Band won a Gold Award in the National Concert Band Festival at The Royal Academy Hall. The award was the highest achieved in the Junior Wind Band Class...
Members of the RBH ‘Constitution Commission’ were rewarded for their work over the last year with a meal prepared and cooked by the ‘Come Dine With Us’ project volunteers.
Former Falinge High School pupil, Ruth Shore-Molyneux, will be trekking to Everest Base Camp in June to raise funds for Childreach International. Ruth is hosting a fund-raising...
Flying Horse Spring Beer festival 2012 Monday 23rd - Sunday 29th April. Theme - ' England 's Pride' The Flying Horse, based in the heart of Rochdale town centre, is taking...
The Modern Sequence Dance will start at 7.15 pm on Saturday 21 April. The whist drive starts at 6.45 pm (information from Eunice - 643319). All are welcome to join us for...
Two people have been charged following two burglaries in Middleton. Jordan Bailey of Kilmaine Avenue, Blackley, and a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons,...
A pioneering immigration and employment law advice service is now available in the heart of Rochdale aimed at people on low and middle incomes who are not entitled to legal aid....
Residents are being encouraged to ensure they use their right to vote in the local elections being held on Thursday 3 May, and if they have a postal vote to return it immediately.
Dr Brian Sloan, Chief Economist at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “Households remain under pressure as inflation is proving to be more sticky than the Bank of...
Littleborough Historical and Archaeological Society has commenced a 4 week trial of Ancestry and from Saturday a one week trial of Find My Past. A key aim of the trial is to see...
Rochdale Council is spending up to £1.3m on a new WAN, reports The Guardian. The WAN is intended to improve broadband access to an initial 130 sites, including all primary...
Daisi Daniels won two Bronze Medals at the British Skiing Championships in Meribel, just before Easter. Her successes were achieved in the Giant Slalom and the cross-country...
Garden and farm pesticides accused of leading to the death of bees should be banned, says a North West MEP. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies is calling for the European Commission...
Date Published 19/04/2012
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Rochdale has fallen. Last month 8,058 people claimed the benefit compared with 8,169 the month before.
Hopwood Hall College has estimated that it needs to reduce expenditure by at least £1.5m and the Senior Management Team has reviewed all aspects of the 'Business Transformation...
Ambulance service Chief Executive Bob Williams will answer questions via Twitter on Friday 20 April between 3pm and 4pm giving the public a unique opportunity to quiz an expert.
A call for St George's Day to be declared a Bank Holiday has been made by local UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall. "Every year a big fuss is made about St Patrick's Day and it would be...
