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Troubled trader TJ Hughes has appointed retail consultants GA Europe to advise on the sale of stock in its 57 stores. The business went into administration at the start of the...
Date Published 08/07/2011
Rochdale’s new Metrolink line will have a stop at Kingsway Business Park, under a package of new measures agreed by transport leaders today. Members of Transport for Greater...
Construction of a new state of the art medical centre in Rochdale got under way this month, with completion expected in April 2012. The Wellfield Surgery will be relocated in the...
Music minded children from St Peter’s CE Primary have created their own rap celebrating their pride in Rochdale. Eight year 6 pupils penned their rap following a project to look...
The Rochdale 10K was a resounding success this year, attracting a large number of entrants from over 30 running clubs. The local race, which is sponsored by JD sports, was based...
Around three hundred people joined together on Thursday night (7 July) for the Rochdale Borough Sports Awards. The evening saw clubs, coaches, volunteers and unsung heroes...
Date Published 07/07/2011
The News of the World is to close. Sunday’s edition of the paper will be the last, staff have been told.
Motorists are suffering from severe delays on the M62 eastbound at Junction 22 because of a serious accident involving a lorry and a van. At the time of publication (5.00pm on...
Researchers will be out and about in Rochdale over the next few weeks asking residents what type of facilities they would find useful to have in the new community fire station.
Year 6 Leavers: On Wednesday Year 6 children attended a leaver’s service at Manchester Cathedral.
Rochdale Sixth Form College’s first Art Exhibition was a huge hit with the public. Visitors had the opportunity to view a variety of art work produced by the students.
Forty per cent of tyre repair traders visited recently did not meet the legislation regarding the repair of small punctures.
St Edmund’s Church on Clement Royds Street and the surrounding area has been designated as a Conservation Area. The move comes as part of a bid to preserve the Church, which...
A petition against the relocation of Castleton Post Office has been presented to Councillors at Rochdale Township.
Rochdale Township Committee has agreed to look again at a proposed alley gating scheme in the Milkstone and Deeplish area after residents complained that it had been withdrawn.
Plans to implement parking restrictions on two Castleton streets - because a Councillor had a crash - have been thrown out.
An action group fighting against the possible use of land on Bury and Rochdale Old Road as a cemetery have described the process in finding a site as a “farce.”
A housing development which was built over fifteen years ago and for which the Council has been negotiating its adoption ever since, could soon be nearing the end of the saga.
Date Published 06/07/2011
Two more possible sites for a new Rochdale Cemetery have been withdrawn from the public consultation. The proposed Shaw Road, Buersil and Thornham Lane, Slattocks sites will no...
A top heart specialist who carried out a review of cardiology services in Rochdale has announced his decision to retire – partly in protest at changes to the NHS.
Police are appealing for information after a man was attacked with a claw hammer in Rochdale. Between 12.30am and 12.45am on Tuesday 28 June 2011, the 43-year-old victim...
Euro MPs have voted through a legal requirement for allergy information to be provided about all foods on sale in restaurants, canteens and takeaways. Labelling already exists...
The new President of the Rotary Club of Middleton has been sworn in. John Brooker will take the reins for the next 12 months and is looking forward to the role.
The Co-operative Group has suspended any further advertising with the News of the World following fresh allegations of phone hacking. The Co-operative, which began in...
Rochdale Borough Council has reduced its spend on external consultants by almost 70 per cent in the last three years.
Women from many parts of the world, who now reside in the Littleborough district, were happy to learn something of their adopted region's history during their last meeting in the...
Three people have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Syke. The collision, involving two cars, happened at the junction of Joy Street and Fieldhouse...
With less than two months to go, the official programme for the Rochdale Feel Good Festival has been released.
The Councils’ cabinet has agreed to an increase in the charge of the standard school meal for pupils by five pence (5p) from £1.75 to £1.80 with effect from 1 September 2011.
In order to facilitate packing, the Pupil Payment Hatch will close on Thursday 14 July. Any payments brought in after that date will not be accepted.
