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Local foster carers were honoured for their continuous work and dedication at a special awards ceremony. The annual foster carers’ awards and dinner dance event, held by...
Date Published 06/04/2012
Rochdale’s ‘Get Me Toasty’ scheme is now up and running. This is a new home insulation scheme developed in conjunction with the Energy Savings Trust and the 10 local authorities...
A man accused of being part of a child-sex ring in Greater Manchester, has denied being a pimp and said that one of his accusers was "the devil". At Liverpool Crown Court,...
A project to build a "cutting-edge" radiotherapy centre in Manchester has been confirmed. The plan will see The Christie offer proton beam therapy, which uses a particle beam...
A very warm and happy greeting for Easter to everyone from Wardle Village Church the Methodist Church in Wardle and the Anglican Parish of Wardle and Smallbridge. An...
The Rochdale Bangladeshi Partnership Project, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Rochdale, has hosted an event to launch the ‘grow bag' project in the community. The...
Date Published 05/04/2012
A man accused of being part of a child-sex ring in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has accused some of his alleged victims of prostitution. The 59-year-old man admitted having a...
Crime has dropped by almost half in Greater Manchester during the past 10 years according to the latest figures. Statistics show that between 2002 and 2012 total crime reduced...
Community Champions from around the borough have been presented with a top national accolade in recognition of their work helping residents who are facing difficulties in their...
Date Published 04/04/2012
The 41st Independence Day of Bangladesh has been marked in Rochdale. A gathering took place in the Mayor’s parlour at the Town Hall, organised by the Rochdale Bangladeshi...
Enterprising pupils from across the borough cooked up a variety of ideas for a new catering business based at one of the 2012 Olympic venues. They then had to pitch their...
Rakewood Lower Mill in Littleborough could be transformed into a hostel, community café and bike hire shop - much to the dismay of local residents. A planning application...
United Utilities is reassuring householders and businesses that there are no restrictions on water use in the North West. Tomorrow (Thursday 5 April) a hosepipe ban comes into...
A 73-year-old man who underwent emergency cutting-edge surgery has praised the team who saved his life. John Farrell, from Middleton, was given only a 25 per cent chance of...
Empty homes, which were blighting a Rochdale neighbourhood, have been brought back to life. The two terraced houses, in Holmes Street, had suffered years of neglect and had...
Rochdale-based personal training company, Bodypro, has relocated from Redbrook Mill, Bury Road, to 501 Bury Road. To celebrate the relocation, the company, which has been...
A former nurse and employee of The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and NHS Manchester has pleaded guilty of fraud following an internal investigation. Ann-Marie McCoy, 34,...
Highways Agency Traffic Officers and the police are reminding drivers that it is illegal to use the motorway hard shoulder except in an emergency – following an incident on the...
This week’s theme was Holy Week and our Enterprise capability was Change. Fundraising work for our chosen Lenten Charities has almost finished now and children have been engaged...
Easter Bonnet Competition winners: Nursery: Iqra Hasan - 1st Neha Shahzad - 2nd
Bus operators are reporting that snowfall in parts of Greater Manchester is causing disruption to some bus services, with Oldham the area worst affected. Roads in Oldham are...
Rochdale’s MP, Simon Danczuk, has accused the government of “having no idea of what is going on in town centres” after Rochdale missed out on Government funding to help towns fill...
Motorists are suffering from long delays on the M62 eastbound between junction 21 at Milnrow and junction 22 at Rishworth Moor because of snow. Two lanes are closed and there...
The defence case of a man accused of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring in Rochdale is due to begin. Eleven men are on trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with...
Date Published 03/04/2012
Reducing violence, stealing and road casualties top the policing priority list for the next 12 months. Protecting vulnerable people, reducing anti-social behaviour and...
TomTom has blamed a "leap year bug" for a fault causing some of its satellite navigation devices to malfunction. The firm said that a problem with its global positioning...
Last month was the third warmest March on record - outshone only by 1938 and 1957 - the Met Office has said. It had an average temperature of 7.7C, compared with March 1938,...
Greater Manchester is on its way to achieving a target of sending no waste to landfill. In 2002-03, 88 per cent of the region’s waste was taken to landfill, but 10 years later...
A prolonged spell of dry weather has increased the risk of fire on the West Pennine Moors, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust has warned. In the last week there have been two fires...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) yesterday (Monday 2 April 2012) released a film to celebrate its achievements and to look to an exciting future as it became the country’s...
