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Rochdale Council is to ask Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority to reconsider its decision to close Peel Lane recycling centre in Heywood.
Date Published 06/06/2011
Rochdale Council is likely to express an interest in establishing a ‘regional’ 14-19 University Technology College (UTC). The college would be in partnership with local...
Rochdale Council has concluded that it will not try to overturn the decision made by transport bosses to pull the plug on plans for a Metrolink stop on Drake Street.
Rochdale and Oldham councils are moving ahead with plans for joint working after advertising for consultants. The councils set up a joint advisory committee last month, with...
Pupils selected in National Athletic Championships - Congratulations to Brandon S, Tommy H and Debra C who have been selected to represent the North West in the National Athletics...
Sunday 12 June 10.30am: Sung Holy Communion. There will not be an evening service on Tuesday 14 June.
Police have concluded that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found in a disused building on Friday (3 June).
British Transport Police is breaking records in the North West with a sixth consecutive year of falling crime.
A man from Rochdale is in a poorly but stable condition in hospital following a road traffic collision near Keighley. The incident happened at around 12.10pm on the A629 on...
The Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership has been hailed a success following a reduction in most crimes. In particular there were considerably less reports of anti-social...
Rochdale’s own Andrew Nutter will be returning to the Rochdale Feel Good Festival in September, following his great reception in 2010.
Sunday (12 June) is Pentecost, the day when Churches celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit. Our morning communion service at 10.30am will be led by our own minister, Rev...
The preacher at our morning service for Pentecost Sunday at 10.30am will be Rev Malcolm Sharrock. This will also be a Baptismal service.
Brushing shoulders with celebrity chef and crusader Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was all in a day’s work for North-West Euro-MP Arlene McCarthy.
Date Published 05/06/2011
Men and women from the borough and beyond dressed to impress for a fabulous Vegas themed charity ball at the Rochdale Town Hall on Saturday night (4 June). The ball, hosted by...
Date Published 04/06/2011
Rochdale has become the first borough in Greater Manchester and the North West to sign up as a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Heart Town.
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday (8 June 2011) - exactly 30 years after the group first met.
Forty fundraisers and their dogs took part in a sponsored walk today (4 June) to raise money for the Springhill Hospice. ‘Woofs and Wellies’ is a new event in the hospice’s...
Two men have been charged with firearms offences and nine others bailed after an incident in Middleton.
Communities should start laying foundations for any future developments they want in their local area, the Government has urged. Housing minister Grant Shapps wants residents...
Date Published 03/06/2011
A speedy delivery was on the way for a mum who gave birth to a baby girl in the back of a taxi — yards away from the Royal Oldham Hospital.
The body of a woman has been found in a disused building on School Lane, Rochdale. Police officers were called to School Lane at 12 noon today (Friday 3 June) following reports...
Every year 22 million people volunteer and in doing so contribute around £18 billion to the UK economy. In Rochdale, 42 year old Julie Rutherford found volunteering transformed...
Date Published 02/06/2011
Eleven men have been arrested after police recovered two firearms and ammunition in Middleton.
Chris Davies MEP has added his voice to those of Sir Richard Branson, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and three former chief constables in calling for an end to the...
The husband of a woman who was left with facial injuries following a fall has slammed the response from the ambulance service – after they waited almost 45 minutes. Tony Pratt...
A new group has set up to help Heywood residents shape the future of the town’s Phoenix Centre.
The people of Rochdale have spoken following a report which labels Rochdale as an unfriendly town – and the general consensus is that they disagree with the findings.
Staff and pupils at All Souls’ Primary are delighted following an announcement by Ofsted that their school has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in a recent inspection.
Consultation on a new online system to stop criminals evading VAT on road vehicles they bring into the UK has been launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Date Published 01/06/2011
