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Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group marked the first anniversary of Israel's attacks on the people of Gaza by publicly reading the names of 313 of the hundreds of Palestinian...
Date Published 18/01/2010
Greater Manchester Firefighters, including Pete Stevenson, who is based at Rochdale Fire Station, who are taking part in the UK humanitarian relief effort in Haiti, have rescued a...
The preacher at our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday (24 January) will be Rev Ron Hicks, Superintendent Minister of the Rochdale & Littleborough Methodist Circuit. The...
The Heywood Civic Centre was transformed this evening (Saturday 16 January 2010) as a programme of lively music and contemporary dancing took place. The Rochdale Music Society...
Date Published 16/01/2010
The Ukrainian community of the Rochdale borough celebrated Christmas together this evening (Saturday 16 January 2010) with a traditional Christmas supper and entertainment at the...
Over sixty pupils, from Starstruck Theatre School, took part in the recent production of Dick Whittington, at The Riverside, Whitworth. The pantomime was a great success, with the...
Date Published 15/01/2010
Rochdale Council has published a list of the priority roads which will be gritted as the cold snap continues. The Council continues to face a grit short shortage and can not...
Peter Stevenson, the Operations Commander who has been thrown from Rochdale Fire Station into the depths of the crisis in Haiti, has said that the situation on the island...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing staff have been working hard this week to support vulnerable residents during the severe weather. An RBH engineer’s response prevented 16 frail...
Rochdale residents are being encouraged to recycle their Christmas trees at one of a number of collection points across the borough. A new record was set last year when 3,550...
The A627 motorway is due to re-open shortly after a multi-vehicle accident this morning. At least 10 vehicles were involved in the main collision on the motorway, just after...
A fire at a disused warehouse on Great George Street was started deliberately. The blaze took place today (Friday 15 January) just after 12.30pm.
A blaze ripped through the kitchen of a Rochdale home today (Friday 15 January) because the cooker had been left unattended. The fire at the house on Medley Street, Falinge...
Heywood Community High School is one of the top 20 schools in the country for sustained improvement over the last three years. An official report published school by school...
As weather conditions across the borough start to improve, GMPTE is advising passengers to continue to check travel services before setting out on their journeys. Now that...
Councillor Ann Metcalfe has called for the council to improve the state of unadopted roads throughout the borough. The concern comes as pot holes in the roads continue to...
Black ice has caused a major accident affecting traffic in Rochdale this morning. A 25 car smash on the A627 in Oldham at 8am has caused traffic to back-up into Rochdale,...
Rochdale Council has submitted an outline planning application for its new offices, customer service centre and library. Subject to the outcome of a consultation process, it...
Age Concern in Rochdale has teamed up with Westway Nissan, ASDA and Rochdale Borough Council to deliver food parcels to elderly people within the borough who are struggling to get...
A Rochdale couple who were convicted of trading counterfeit goods on eBay have been ordered to pay back £552,000. Mahmood Sultan and his wife Shazia, of Eastbourne Street, were...
Date Published 14/01/2010
Rochdale Council decided to leave its Christmas lights up after Twelfth Night to recognise residents who follow Eastern Orthodox Faith. The Council was criticised for...
Nine firefighters and a search and rescue dog from Greater Manchester, including operations commander Peter Stevenson from Rochdale fire station, are now on the ground in Haiti,...
Two men claiming to be from British Gas tried to con an elderly woman at her home in Littleborough. Around 4pm last Thursday (7 January), the 76-year-old victim was at home on...
Extra money will be handed to Rochdale health chiefs if they slash the number of teenage pregnancies and obesity levels, under Tory proposals. Shadow health secretary Andrew...
Champion boxer Ricky Hatton has joined forces with Crimestoppers to encourage more people to come forward and report crime. The Fight Crime campaign was launched this week at...
Forty jobs in Heywood are likely to go with the closure of the William Lusty bakery. Owners McCambridge has announced the closure of two of its factories as part of its...
A power cut at the Municipal Offices in the town centre affected council services for two hours this afternoon. (Thursday 14 January). The power cut meant that phone lines...
A new approach to offender management in the borough has been launched today (Thursday 14 January 2010) to improve the way in which information is shared within agencies involved...
Kingsway Business Park is enjoying a level of enquiries higher than any other business park in the borough, said Council portfolio holder for Regeneration, Councillor Mohammad...
Support for Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) was less than convincing from the Council portfolio holder for Regeneration, Councillor Mohammad Sharif at last night's full council...
