You are Here: Home » News » News Search
Welcome to the News Search.
You can browse through our news archive using the list below or use the following search form.
59645 Article(s) Found
Fire-fighters have rescued two people from their cars following a road traffic collision in Deeplish. Crews from Rochdale and Heywood were called to Miall Street at the...
Date Published 04/01/2012
Smokers across the borough are being urged to quit smoking this new year and make a change for the better. A staggering 378 people in the Rochdale borough died from smoking...
Our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday 8 January will be a Covenant service led by Rev Malcolm Sharrock.
Hopwood Hall College has received a grant of £1.9m to improve its Middleton Campus. The College is one of only 46 colleges in the country to receive a large grant from The...
Letters out this week: Theme Work – Reception to Year 6 inclusive
This week sees the launch of a new CEPA Arts Word Trail Competition that is open to all years.
Olympic swimming hero and twice world champion, Keri-Anne Payne, from Heywood, has been made the face of Max Factor False Lash Effect Gold Mascara. Known for her determination...
A 73-year-old man and his 66-year-old wife were threatened at knifepoint by robbers who forced their way into their flat on New Year’s Day Two men knocked on the door before...
The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) received 2,243 emergency calls between midnight on New Year’s Eve and 6.00am on New Year’s Day. The busiest period for the Trust was...
Date Published 03/01/2012
The first Wednesday of the month, 4 January, will be the Wednesday Tea, starting at 4.30pm. This will be followed by a meeting of the Stitch 'n' Chatter group, and at 7.00pm by...
A warm welcome to our Communion Service led by Rev Andrew Howell this Sunday at 10.45am at Wardle Village Church, serving the Anglican Parish of Wardle and Smallbridge and the...
The project team of the Wider Welcome scheme at St Andrew's, the parish church of Dearnley and Smithy Bridge, is to receive a grant of £5,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation....
Police are urging young people to keep new gadgets received at Christmas out of sight to avoid becoming victims of street crime.
Only 50 per cent of residents aged under 65 and at risk of catching the flu have taken advantage of their free flu vaccination - leaving many across the borough vulnerable,...
A 21-year-old was robbed of his mobile phone whilst walking down Milnrow Road, Milnrow. The man and his friend were approached by another man demanding to know what was in his...
Rochdale Council spent nearly £20,000 less on festive lights and decorations across the borough this Christmas. Town Hall bosses spent a total of £71,654 for Christmas 2011,...
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is proposing to make changes to its car parking policy, which could see designated parking for staff, patients and visitors. The Trust is...
Date Published 02/01/2012
Rochdale man Colin Ellison’s beautiful photograph was awarded the top prize in Viking River Cruises’ nationwide 2011 Photo Competition. In October 2011, Viking River Cruises,...
Date Published 01/01/2012
People are being urged to seek help now if Christmas spending has pushed them into unmanageable debt. Of 301 people who were recently interviewed in Rochdale, around ten per...
Date Published 31/12/2011
Traditionally, Christmas and New Year is a time to eat, drink and be merry. But a festive feast with all the trimmings can add up to more than 3500 calories – 50 per cent more...
A town centre bar in which a man was stabbed and later died has been closed temporarily following consideration of an application by the police to the licensing authority,...
Date Published 30/12/2011
Store chain D2 Jeans has collapsed into administration, making 200 staff redundant and jeopardising hundreds more jobs. Administrators closed 19 stores and laid off the shop...
Nine daring members of staff at Pennine Acute Trust are jumping for joy after successfully raising a staggering £6,000 in sponsorship for a recent charity sky dive. The tandem...
Tough new measures to crack down on drivers who abuse the disabled parking system - including a new Blue Badge design which is harder to forge - will come into force on 1 January.
Two people lost their lives while at work in Greater Manchester last year and 1,116 suffered a major injury, according to the latest statistics.
Police are urging Rochdale residents to secure their homes to deter burglars who target empty properties on New Year’s Eve. Burglars take advantage of people letting their...
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is asking people not to misuse the 999 service in the run up to New Year’s Eve, the busiest night of the year for officers. On average, GMP...
Date Published 29/12/2011
The family of a man attacked and stabbed while attending a private party at a nightclub in Rochdale have paid tribute to him. The family of John Lee Barrett, 31, paid the...
More than 400 local residents looking for jobs or training in the leisure industry attended a event hosted by Kashmir Youth Project (KYP) and Link4Life. The ‘Jobs in Leisure’...
The preacher at our Morning Service at 10.30am on Sunday, New Years Day, will be Rev Lawrence Copley.
Date Published 28/12/2011
