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With heavy snow causing chaos on Rochdale's roads, many people have given up trying to traverse the town by car and some have had to abandon cars. Rochdale Online asked the...
Date Published 20/12/2009
The Christmas markets returned to the town centre this weekend to help people in the mad dash to get their last minute Christmas shopping done. Shoppers were treated to bustling...
Date Published 19/12/2009
Fans of ‘I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!’ star Stuart Manning were left disappointed today, (Saturday 19 December) when he didn’t make it to his meet and greet session in...
Following Council Leader Councillor Alan Taylor’s decision to stand down due to ill health the battle to replace him as local Lib Dem Leader and Leader of the Council has begun in...
Date Published 18/12/2009
Angela Coric, Liberal Democrat councillor for Milkstone and Deeplish ward, is facing a battle to defend her seat in next May's local elections... from within her own party....
Brave members of the public who witnessed a robbery taking place restrained the offender until the police arrived to arrest him. At about 6.15pm last night (Thursday 17...
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg held a public meeting at Rochdale Town Hall, the latest in his ‘Nick Meets’ sessions held at town halls across the country. Mr Clegg answered...
Local people are getting more chances to tell the council what they think about long-term development proposals drawn up for the area. Rochdale Borough Council has identified...
Rochdale will be given more powers from central government after the 10 Greater Manchester authorities reached a 'city region' agreement earlier today (Friday 18 December). The...
The overnight snow prevented bin collections from taking place across the Pennines township this morning. The Council has announced that collections in Littleborough, Smithy...
Members of the Rotary Club of Middleton have been spreading some Christmas cheer as their Christmas float has hit the streets throughout the town. Father Christmas and his...
Rochdale residents are being urged to avoid a visit from the Sewer Monster this Christmas – by looking after their drains. United Utilities has launched a “What Not To Flush”...
Hundreds of top-earning town hall bosses will have their salaries published next year under new rules introduced today by Local Government Secretary John Denham. Councils will...
More than 900 children have been caught abusing alcohol in Greater Manchester official figures have revealed. A total of 910 under-18s in the region were fined, cautioned or...
A man has been robbed of his car at knifepoint whilst delivering newspapers in Middleton. The robbery happened on Hollin Lane at about 1pm on Monday 30 November. The victim,...
Greater Manchester Police have taken an old Christmas favourite and re-recorded it to make residents aware of how they can keep their property safe from burglars in the winter...
Rochdale based Wireless CCTV had a visit from Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Greater Manchester today (Friday 18 December). Lord Lieutenant, Warren Smith, visited the...
More than 80 local children from Darnhill created a magical spectacle this week when they took part in a lantern procession through the surrounding estate as part of their...
A natural play area at Melrose Place in Falinge has been named as one of 15 new ‘Greener Living Spaces’ projects to be funded by Marks & Spencer in partnership with the...
Rochdale firefighters have launched their safe for winter campaign in the borough. Blue Watch at Rochdale Fire Station have been delivering Christmas cards and posters to the...
Last year over 2,600 people from Greater Manchester fell ill with food poisoning, according to data from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West. With preparations for...
Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg MP, visited Rochdale today (Thursday 17 December) as part of his ‘Nick Meets’ sessions held at town halls across the country. Before hearing...
Date Published 17/12/2009
The number of senior managers at Rochdale Borough Council could be reduced from April in a bid to save money. Councillors on the council’s cabinet this week approved a proposed...
Rochdale is set to see millions of pounds invested in its housing over the next few years thanks to an agreement between the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Association...
The Rochdale Bangladeshi Partnership Project arranged an event to showcase its work to members of the public, the local authority and other interested parties. It was also a...
Hopwood Hall College held its Further Education Awards at Rochdale Town Hall last week. The evening was attended by more than 70 students nominated for awards, parents,...
It’s all smiles at Littleborough Children’s Centre this week as they earn a 'Golden Grin' award for the second year running. Andrew Forest, Early Years Nutritionist presented...
Staff from The Ladies Only Gym have taken part in numeracy courses to brush up on skills vital to their jobs. Michelle Evans, who set up the gym 9 years ago, took her staff...
Orchard Training Solutions, the Employer Engagement Arm of Hopwood Hall College, has just had its first successful job outcome under the Response to Redundancy project. Anthony...
Unemployment fell in Rochdale last month for the first time in more than a year. The number of people claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance in the borough last month stood at 7,450...
