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Temporary car parks in Rochdale town centre are likely to be created, if councillors give them the go ahead. Plans to create a temporary short stay car park on the former PCT...
Date Published 27/02/2012
Rochdale’s new municipal office, situated on Smith Street, is set to be named ‘Number One Riverside.’ The name for the building, which is due to be completed in December, will...
M6 Theatre Company’s Artistic Producer, Dot Wood, will be stepping down at the end of July after 30 years with the company. Ms Wood is said to have made an ‘outstanding...
This evening at 7.30pm Rochdale Chimera Opera Group invite everyone to come along and sing-along "The Gondoliers" Scores will be available.
Research by ChildLine, selfharm.co.uk, YouthNet and YoungMinds to coincide with National Self-Harm Awareness Day (1 March) has found that, among 1,398 young people surveyed, more...
Tom Butterworth, 22, has been granted funding from Vodafone to work full-time at Skylight Circus Arts, Rochdale, for two months.
St Edward’s CE Primary School in Castleton is closed today (Monday 27 February 2012) because of a water problem. The school will re-open on Wednesday 29 February.
A speed camera on fire was put out by fire-fighters in Rochdale on Saturday (25 February). Crews were called to Albert Royds Street in the Bellfield area of the town at...
A couple was saved from a fire in their home after smoke alarms fitted by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service woke them up. The fire began in the kitchen of their home...
A horse was rescued by fire-fighters after becoming stuck in a river in Rochdale. Three crews from Rochdale and Heywood were called at 3.55pm on Saturday (25 February), to...
“To delight our community by exceeding its expectations,” is the mission of the Friends of Springfield Park (FoSP). In a special feature, Rochdale Online looks at the history of...
Date Published 25/02/2012
Savage cuts to bus services across the country were unnecessary because cash was available in a Whitehall budget, a damning report says. The Department for Transport (Dft) is...
In honour of Fairtrade Fortnight, catering students at Hopwood Hall College will be cooking Fairtrade recipes for the public. Each recipe has been provided by local school...
Primary school children in Castleton have taken part in a ‘Chatterbox Challenge.’
Teenagers in Rochdale became prisoners for the day as part of a project to tackle antisocial behaviour and crime.
It was the turn of Merseyside on the 22 January when the Merseysippi Jazz Band was in town, bridging a gap of some five years. Having reached their 50th anniversary the band still...
Date Published 24/02/2012
The New Year got off to a great start with a rare visit from “Frank Brooker’s Happy Chappies.” Superb reedsman Brooker led a highly entertaining unit which included the most manic...
Rochdale Council has spent over £1.5m on CCTV cameras across the borough since 2007, new figures reveal. Figures obtained by Big Brother Watch, show that £1,518,608 was spent...
A 15–year–old victim of a Greater Manchester child sexual exploitation ring was “grabbed by the throat” and called a “white bitch” when she refused to have sex, a court has heard....
The disturbances in Heywood last night have been condemned as “unacceptable.” The incidents saw around 200 people, including many youths, gather in Heywood town centre....
Chief Superintendent John O'Hare, Divisional Commander for Rochdale, will leave his post next week to take on a new role as Head of Greater Manchester Police’s Special Operations...
The Jazz on -Sunday sessions at the Mayfield Rugby League Club in Castleton have gone from strength to strength with a fine selection of bands entertaining the fans during 2011....
Construction of Rochdale’s new multi-million pound transport interchange can begin after the scheme, worth over £11m, was given final approval, Local Transport Minister Norman...
A security guard was hit with a hammer as two men stole money during a robbery on a cash security van in Middleton. The incident happened at 9.55am on Sunday 19 February 2012,...
Police presence in Heywood is to be increased over the coming weeks following disturbances in the town last night (23 February). Around 200 people, including many youths,...
Welcome back – we hope you all had a happy and relaxing half-term break. We would like to thank all parents and carers of Year 9 students who were able to attend Year 9 Parents’...
Date Published 23/02/2012
A woman was rescued from her flat by fire crews last night following a blaze caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette. Crews from Rochdale and Littleborough were called to...
GW Theatre Company is leading the way in tackling gang culture with young people in Rochdale using a unique programme of work led by performances of a theatre production called...
A teenager was repeatedly raped by members of a Greater Manchester gang who used alcohol and threats of violence to force her to comply with their demands, a court has heard....
Police investigating an attack in Rochdale which left a man with a broken cheekbone have made a further arrest.
