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Members of Milnrow Band were presented with awards for their efforts throughout the year at the band’s annual dinner and dance held at Milnrow Cricket Club. The event, held on...
Date Published 27/03/2012
School closes for the Easter Holidays on Friday 30 March and re-opens on Monday 16 April at the usual time. We would like to wish everyone a happy and relaxing break.
A woman from Rochdale has spoken of her excitement after she was chosen to be an Olympic torchbearer. Nicola Smith, 32, a Community Colleague at Asda Rochdale, will carry the...
Representatives from seven different faith traditions came together in London earlier this month to share a low budget lunch and discuss the importance of interfaith work to fight...
A Rochdale Euro-MP has called for state funding of political parties following claims that business interests are able to buy access to political leaders. Opinion polls...
A new multi-disciplinary, specialised rheumatology centre will open next week at Rochdale Infirmary. The new centre will open on 2 April 2012 and will offer specialist...
Three boys were rescued from a pontoon stranded approximately 40 metres from the bank of Hollingworth Lake. Fire-fighters from Rochdale and Littleborough, assisted by a water...
Four fire crews were called to a large grass fire on open land near to Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale Road, Middleton at 1.20pm on Sunday (25 March). When they arrived the...
A group of travellers has set up on a piece of land adjacent to the Central Retail Park, Oldham Road, that is home to Halfords, Argos and Matalan. The convoy of around forty...
Date Published 26/03/2012
Police are hunting a man who indecently assaulted two women and a girl. At about 5.45pm on Saturday 3 March 2012 a 32-year-old woman was walking under the canal bridge on...
From the 2 April 2012, Rochdale Community Transport and Manchester Community Transport are working together to provide an evening service for Rochdale Borough resident hospital...
More than 4,000 offenders, including rapists, paedophiles and drug dealers, applied to become teachers last year only to be rejected after checks. The Association of School...
A small number of the EDL splinter group, the 'Infidels' were causing trouble in Heywood on Saturday after their planned demonstration in Bolton fell flat due to a distinct lack...
Well done to all the Hamer Stars of the Week for week ending 23 March. On Wednesday the children in the Nursery and Reception enjoyed a number of interactive sessions with The...
Record breaking temperatures hit Greater Manchester this weekend and families were out in their scores visiting local parks and having their first barbecues of the summer. As...
The morning service for Palm Sunday at 10.30am, will be led by Mr Cyril Whittle. There will also be Kidzone Activities for children aged 5-12. This service will be...
The stamp duty holiday for first-time house buyers has ended, meaning they will join others in paying 1% tax on properties worth more than £125,000. The government says it...
Date Published 25/03/2012
Motorists driving to Manchester are advised to use the inner ring road to get around the city as one of Manchester's busiest roads has closed to traffic to allow the building of a...
People should go outside and soak up some sunshine to help increase their vitamin D levels, a charity is urging. Arthritis Research UK says vitamin D deficiency can cause bone...
Scientists have identified a genetic flaw that may explain why some people get more ill with flu than others. Writing in Nature, the researchers said the variant of the IFITM3...
Over one hundred keen fundraisers descended on Broadfield Park, Rochdale, on Sunday afternoon for the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile. Runners could choose their own distance...
A patient from Heywood has praised staff for her ‘excellent’ care at the new specialist orthopaedic unit at North Manchester General Hospital following an operation on her...
Employees at Rochdale-based Zen Internet cycled nearly 100 miles for Sport Relief 2012 on Friday (23 March). A team of 23 employees kept the wheels of an exercise bike spinning...
Ladies and gentlemen from across the borough gathered at the Rochdale Masonic Hall on Saturday night for a ‘Golden Evening’ with Dame Mary Peters DBE. Dame Mary Peters, an...
Date Published 24/03/2012
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward by one hour tomorrow (Sunday 25 March 2010). The change officially takes place at 01.00am GMT, so set your clocks forward before going...
A suspected metal thief suffered serious burns while attempting to steal copper wiring from a business in Rochdale. Police were called to the Castleton area at about 3.45am on...
Rochdale’s Borough Manager is retiring after almost 30 years at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS). Dave Kirkham is leaving the service next week to spend more...
The start of Spring on Tuesday and the clocks going forward this weekend mark not only the start of better weather but also a potential increase in burglars targeting insecure...
More than 360,000 academic books are now available online thanks to a project based in Manchester. Mimas, the research and information centre at the University of Manchester, has...
Date Published 23/03/2012
Thousands of sunflowers are to be planted in Greater Manchester to try to prove a theory put forward by a mathematics genius. Alan Turing, who helped crack the Enigma code in...
