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A group of seven young people from across Rochdale have teamed up to revamp and restructure the garden at Spotland and Falinge Community Centre.
Date Published 13/12/2011
The NSPCC has released new figures highlighting the number of calls it received to its Helpline that related to children aged under one year old. In the Greater Manchester...
With Christmas just a few weeks away and the school holidays almost upon us British Transport Police is warning all youngsters to stay away from the tracks. Traditionally,...
Date Published 12/12/2011
Beat the bursts and blockages this winter with a host of free goodies from United Utilities.
A man and woman escaped a house fire in Rochdale. At 12.20am today (Monday 12 December) fire-fighters from Rochdale were called to a fire at a terraced house on Prince Street....
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is reminding anyone sending their tax return online for the first time to get registered now, in good time before the 31 January filing deadline. ...
People still have time to have their say on what the future shape of Rochdale Borough Council should be before the current public consultation process ends later this month....
With Christmas just around the corner, people with long term health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, lung and heart disease are being reminded not to leave it too late to get...
Police have been given more time to question a man arrested in connection with the death of Nellie Geraghty. The 37-year-old man was arrested on Friday (9 December) on...
Date Published 11/12/2011
Over one hundred fundraisers donning Father Christmas costumes took part in a fun run around Hollingworth Lake to raise funds for Springhill Hospice. Men, women, children and...
The submission deadline for nominations for the Volunteer of the Year Awards has been extended to Wednesday 14 December. The annual event recognises those who give up their...
Date Published 10/12/2011
Whiz Kids! -A big ‘well done’ to those pupils who have taken part in a ‘Whiz Kids’ wheelchair independence programme! From talking to some of the pupils taking part and the course...
Work has started to construct a new school for the Brownhill Learning Community on the existing Darnhill Study Centre site in Heywood, as part of the Building Schools for the...
As Christmas approaches more and more people will be heading out to celebrate the festive season with friends and family. Now December is upon us, Christmas parties will start...
A man arrested over a robbery in Rochdale town centre is being questioned in connection with the death of 79-year-old Nellie Geraghty. The man, 37, was arrested in relation to...
Date Published 09/12/2011
The 'very challenging' task of introducing a new tram management system on to the Metrolink network has led to revisions to the schedule for new lines opening.
The first ever gang injunction has been granted in Greater Manchester. The civil order was successfully granted today, Friday 9 December 2011, at Manchester County Court: the...
A supermarket worker had a machete held to his throat during an armed robbery at Asda on Kingsway Retail Park last night (Thursday 8 December). Four men knocked on the back...
Police have uncovered a cannabis farm worth £100,000 in Balderstone. Officers from the Rochdale South Neighbourhood Policing Team made the discovery at a house on Turnhill...
A campaign against Rochdale Council’s proposals to scrap bus passes for students who attend faith schools has been given extra weight this week after the Prime Minister vowed to...
Fire-fighters rescued an elderly man from a terraced house on Atkinson Street, Castleton, in the early hours of this morning (Friday 9 December) after a fire involving a motorhome...
Health campaigner Councillor Jean Ashworth has described a consultation over the future of heart and stroke services as “another tick box exercise” that will leave the borough...
Rochdale Sixth Form College played host to some of the borough’s most talented Year 11 students and their parents this week at a special Gifted and Talented Open Evening, which...
Drivers flouting the law were shown a dramatic presentation about the potentially tragic consequences of their actions as part of a crackdown on seatbelt safety in Heywood.
Fire-fighters were called to a house in Middleton after reports of a fire involving the ground floor of a semi-detached house Crews from Heywood and Chadderton attended the...
A major milestone in the construction programme for Cardinal Langley RC High School has been reached with the opening of the new ‘heart’ space at the centre of the school.
The North West is expected to be hit by icy temperatures towards the end of this week. The Met Office is predicting a high risk of heavy snow showers, icy conditions and strong...
Two men involved in a gun-point raid at a betting shop have been jailed. Khalid Mansur, 24, of Exeter Street, Rochdale and Salim Basalim, 21, of no fixed address admitted...
Plans to penalise social tenants living in homes deemed too large for their needs could cost families in Rochdale up to £931 per year, new figures reveal. The Government has...
Date Published 08/12/2011
Rochdale MEP Paul Nuttall has warned desperate shoppers to be wary of pay day loans. A report by insolvency trade body R3 has just revealed that potentially 3.5 million...
