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The family of a Rochdale youngster is preparing two charity events to raise money for the Manchester Children’s Hospital. Riley Greenwood, 4, is on the waiting list for a...
Date Published 03/09/2010
A new deal has given a major boost to plans to regenerate Rochdale Town Centre. Rochdale Borough Council’s preferred development partner Genr8 Developments has agreed terms...
The 2011 Springhill Hospice Calendar featuring locations from across the borough taken by local photographers has been launched. The calendar, which is sponsored by the...
The government has recently announced that the minimum wage rates will increase on 1st October 2010. Two important changes to the regulations will also take effect on that...
Have you ever wondered why your local councillor became a councillor? Or what they did before they took up the role, or even what their hobbies are? Fear not, as part of...
The secretary of St Andrew’s Church in Rochdale is appealing for the publics help to make the church look nice for a wedding following recent vandalism. The church, close to...
Date Published 02/09/2010
The focal point of every action-packed week at St Andrew's, the parish church of Dearnley and Smithy Bridge, is the Choral Eucharist at 10.00am on Sundays. During that service we...
Greater Manchester’s police officers are some of the most complained about in the UK, new figures show. A total of 160 officers in the region had three or more complaints made...
Installers, designers, maintenance firms and manufacturers of electric gates, are being urged to seriously consider new safety advice issued by the Health and Safety Executive...
Greater Manchester Police is warning football hooligans not to travel to Basel for the European Championship qualifying match between Switzerland and England on 7 September 2010....
Almost 50 youngsters from across the borough have taken part in a summer tennis club during the school holidays. A total of 48 school children between the ages of three and a...
Rochdale Borough Council has today (Thursday 2 September 2010) launched its ‘Foul Play’ campaign to crackdown on dog fouling. The campaign aims to encourage local communities,...
Farmers across the North West are being reminded to wear safety straps when driving their tractors, especially during the busy harvest period. Not wearing a lap strap or seat...
A goat had to be put down after his horns were ripped out in a "barbaric" attack in Middleton, the RSPCA has said. Sidney, a 19-year-old black pygmy goat, was found dripping...
The world’s largest passenger plane landed at Manchester Airport yesterday (Wednesday 1 September 2010). Dubai–based airline Emirates flew the 500-seat Airbus A380 superjumbo...
Two vehicles were involved in a crash on Spotland Road last night (Wednesday 1 September 2010). The accident happened just after 7.30pm. Police attended Spotland Road close to...
In Littleborough there are three distinctive friends groups, not those that are at opposite ends of the playground but groups that have a joint interest: Littleborough. The...
Rochdale Tourist Information Centre (TIC) has been short-listed for a prestigious tourism award. Rochdale was one of a number of North West TICs invited to submit an entry for...
Date Published 01/09/2010
A man who went missing in Rochdale last Friday (27 August) has been found safe and well. Gary Taylor, 40, was reported missing after taking a taxi from his house on...
Rochdale has been named as one of the top five areas in the country for alcohol-related health problems, according to figures released today (Wednesday 1 September 2010)....
The former MP of Rochdale, Paul Rowen has accepted the position of Regional Officer in the Light Rail Transit Association with a remit for Manchester Metrolink. Mr Rowen has...
As part of Rochdale Online’s monthly feature ‘Focus on...’, Ted, the office bear, has been visiting locations across the borough. Ted's journey saw him stop off for a couple...
A student from Littleborough has defied scare stories about graduate unemployment by gaining a place on a competitive graduate job scheme. Nicola Bamford, a former A-level...
One of the most popular quiz leagues in the country is celebrating its 25th birthday this year – right here in Rochdale. The Rochdale and District Quiz League started as the...
George Kelsall’s secondhand bookshop situated on Littleborough Square is well known to people from far and wide and has been in the same location for the past thirty years.
Have you ever wondered who organises the Littleborough Rushbearing Festival, or who gets everybody together to celebrate the Christmas Lights switch on in Littleborough? The...
Tony Davis, the whistling banjoist from the world famous folk group ‘The Spinners’ has long been a Jazz aficionado and has been leading Jazz bands in later years, and his...
Date Published 31/08/2010
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has denied reports that it is planning compulsory redundancies and fire station closures. According to reports earlier today...
An MEP has warned businesses and organisations that their failure to display the EU flag could result in hefty fines. Paul Nuttall, Rochdale’s MEP from the UK Independence...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was...
