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Things are looking up for Britain's space-strapped gardeners following yesterdays (14 July) launch of the first vertical 'allotments'. Until now, people without gardens have...
Date Published 15/07/2010
Special squatting toilets have been installed in the Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre alongside the traditional western style toilets as part of a refurbishment. The...
Annual crime statistics for Greater Manchester have been released by the Home Office today (Thursday 15 July 2010) showing a 13 per cent reduction in crime compared with last...
The Community Fire Safety Team have been touring round Rochdale giving advice to the youngest and oldest of our community. Steve Ashworth and Mick Cryer have delivered their...
Local people will get a chance to have their say about the future of the Lenny Barn playing fields during a public meeting next week. It was reported last week that concerns...
At its meeting in July, Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group agreed to submit a resolution to the 2010 CND National Conference calling for the immediate withdrawal of all...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has developed a Junior Warden Scheme which proved to be such a success in its pilots that it will now be rolled out across more areas. The...
A group of nine music students from Falinge Park High School are busy preparing for their debut at the Rochdale Feel Good Festival next month. The group will be performing a...
Staff and pupils at Shawclough Community Primary are delighted following an announcement by Ofsted that their school has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ following a recent inspection.
One in six motorists in Rochdale would fail their driving test due to poor eyesight, a study has found. More than a third, including three quarters of those with poor vision -...
North West water company United Utilities says that more rain is needed, despite heavy rain fall overnight. A spokesperson for United Utilities said: "The rainfall in last 48...
A group of 11 to 15 year olds on Hopwood Hall College’s Junior Masterchef course were presented with their Certificates of Achievement in front of proud parents last week. The...
A survey carried out by Passenger Focus has found that eight out of ten passengers in Greater Manchester are satisfied with their bus journey. The Chairman and Vice Chairman...
Date Published 14/07/2010
With less than a month to go, three more acts have been added to the line up for the Rochdale Feel Good Festival. Karima Francis will appear at Bar 5 on Saturday 14 August....
Hopwood Hall College has invested £1.2m to revamp its student facilities in time for the start of the new academic year this September. Along with many other colleges in the...
The Oldham Rochdale Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder is pressing ahead with plans to almost double the number of homes it has built to date by procuring development partners to...
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is working with the charity Age Concern Manchester as part of a European project that aims to make public transport even...
Families planning overseas trips are being warned to ensure that their children are immunised against measles, mumps and rubella before setting off on holiday. The advice is...
The death toll on Greater Manchester’s roads has dropped by 22 per cent, according to a new report. Figures released by DriveSafe, Greater Manchester’s Casualty Reduction...
Fifteen cannabis plants were discovered during a raid in Rochdale today (Wednesday 15 July 2010) Acting on intelligence from members of the public, officers from the Rochdale...
Following last week's sixth entry of ‘From puppies to police dogs - a trainer's diary’, here is the final instalment.
Members of the Rochdale Bangladeshi Partnership Project (RBPP) attended a charity dinner last night (Tuesday 13th July) to raise awareness of the ‘Vision Bangladesh’ programme....
MP for Heywood and Middleton, Jim Dobbin has won the 2010 Breakthrough Pasty Calton Award for services to breast cancer campaigning. Mr Dobbin received the award from UK...
Manchester Golf Club recently played host to the "Ernie Cooksey Memorial Trophy" and raised more than £2,000 to split between two charities.
The coalition government wants to give prisoners the right to vote. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wants the Liberal Democrats’ policy to be put into law as soon as...
A study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday 14 July 2010) has revealed that scientists at the Health Protection Agency (HPA), the University of Manchester...
This week sees the end of the term and the school year. Things continue to be busy though. We need to be sure that all cloakrooms etc are cleared by early next week. There will be...
Date Published 13/07/2010
Please can pupils return their sponsored walk monies and forms to school as soon as possible. The monies raised are contributing to a new school minibus but we have a long way to...
Rochdale Borough Council and their partner Link4Life have launched a bid to ensure swimmers continue saving money by signing up for their ‘Passport to Leisure’. Free swimming in...
Cookery Club Cookery Club has now finished. Children will need to reapply when we come back in September. Out-of-School Club Please ensure all fees are up-to-date before...
