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The monthly Wednesday Afternoon Tea will be held on 4 April at 4.30pm, followed by the Stitch 'n' Chatter group at 5.15pm. The Women's League looks forward to welcoming Mr...
Date Published 03/04/2012
All political parties are now in preparation for the local elections in May. The social conditions many constituents now face will have an influence on how they vote at these...
Measures to boost safety for motorcyclists and lorry and bus drivers have been put forward in Parliament. The measures - which also strengthen requirements for driving...
Date Published 02/04/2012
Our Easter Day service at 10.30am on Sunday (8 April) will be a Communion Service led by Rev Malcolm Sharrock. There will be no Mums & Toddlers or Youth Clubs this week...
Well done to all the Hamer Stars of the Week for week ending 30 March they are: Nursery am – Bilal Nursery pm – Hassan Reception – Mevrish Miss Nicholson –Zunaishia Miss...
For three nights last week, College Road was transformed into Rochdale’s very own version of the West End with talented Year 12 and Year 13 Rochdale Sixth Form College students...
When it was announced that the Worth Valley Hot Stompers were appearing on April 1st my mischievous humour was called into question, but this little known band from the Halifax...
A new furniture shop has opened its doors in Newhey. Stocking items to suit all homes, tastes and budgets, Excelsior Furniture is the place to visit for all your furniture...
Hopwood Hall College has been named the first College in the North West and Cumbria, and the first Uniformed Public Services course in the UK, to receive the Leadership Academy...
Date Published 01/04/2012
Hopwood Hall College’s Image (Beauty) department ran a competition this month to determine which of their talented students will be entered into the national WorldSkills UK...
Pakistan Bazaar was held on Pakistan Day, 23 March,2012, at Castlemere Community Centrein which thousands people attended. Stalls of food, clothes, toys and information on a...
Families are being urged to think green as they begin to spruce up the garden ready for the summer. The recent spell of warm weather in the run up to Easter has got people in...
Greater Manchester Police is launching a campaign urging people not to dice with death on the roads following an increase in road fatalities last year. Recent statistics show...
A group of residents from Lower Falinge, Rochdale, recently teamed up to prepare and plant up an allotment at the heart of the community. The activity took place as part of...
Greater Manchester Police is urging the public to help make an ‘April Fool’ out of criminals. Building on the success of Operation Storm and Operation Alloy, a forcewide...
It is the end of an era at Rochdale Borough Council following the retirement of Chief Executive Roger Ellis after 12 years. Mr Ellis stepped down on Friday 30 March following a...
Date Published 31/03/2012
Tributes have been paid to a “charismatic, charming and straightforward” man who dedicated much of his life to football. Cyril Barlow, 69, from Littleborough was a popular man...
The big idea at the heart of the Portas bid to revitalise Rochdale town centre has been revealed. The Portas Pioneers team have submitted their proposal which centres on...
Date Published 30/03/2012
The doors were officially opened to the new state-of-the-art Siddal Moor Sports College, Heywood, on Friday 23 March. The current head boy of the school, Andrew Grimshaw and...
Pakistan Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm to mark the 72nd anniversary of the passing of the Pakistan resolution on 23 March 1940 at Lahore. Deputy Mayor, Councillor James...
To help build expectation and pride for England's Patron Saint, St George, churches are encouraged to ring their bells on St George's Day, Monday 23 April. Many churches did...
Date Published 29/03/2012
In June, the Olympic torch will wend its way through Rochdale and Heywood, carried aloft by people deemed worthy of the honour no doubt but nary a mention for John Hardcastle –...
A secondary, primary and nursery school in the borough have been rated as “outstanding” in all areas by Ofsted. The official inspections gave glowing reports to staff and...
This will be our last newsletter for this term as we break up for the Easter holidays on Wednesday 4 April at 3.00pm. Normal uniform, if the hot weather continues please remember...
Two more people have been charged following the fatal stabbing of John Barrett. A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with murder and violent...
The Rochdale Inner Wheel Club celebrated its 75th Charter Anniversary at the Broadfield Park Hotel on Wednesday evening (28 March). Phyllis Charter, Association President for...
Motorists queued to fill up at forecourts after the coalition government was accused of sparking “panic buying” amid concern of a strike by fuel tanker delivery drivers.
Relatives of asbestos victims won a landmark victory in the Supreme Court yesterday that could lead to £600million of insurance payouts. Thousands of new claims are now expected...
A review of NHS training procedures has been called for after a nurse had her finger and knuckle amputated in a Royal Oldham Hospital blunder. Claire Heywood, has won a...
If the weather was hot in March, it was matched by the music and a visit from the masters of original New Orleans arrangements Essex’s Frog Island jazz band drew the fans for this...
Date Published 28/03/2012
