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Sonia Milewski, wife of Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate Simon Danczuk has secured a Decree Nisi against her husband (though the divorce will not be finalised until it is made...
Date Published 09/09/2009
'I've left my coat on the bus', 'I haven't got any credit on my mobile', 'The bookmakers won't pay out', 'There's a car blocking the road', 'People are drawing with chalk on the...
Police are hunting armed thugs who threatened a man and his teenage son in their Starkey Street home. Three men armed with a claw hammer and a screwdriver forced open the front...
Two men have been charged with an attack on a school headteacher at a restaurant on Milkstone Road. Keiran Heakin, 57, required reconstructive surgery to his face after he was...
A major police crackdown on alcohol-fuelled crime saw 27 people charged across Rochdale. Operation Admiral, a 24-hour attack on drunken behaviour, saw 76 people arrested in the...
The news that must have had a worrying effect on all of us this week is the story of two young boys being abused and tortured by two equally young boys. How can this happen and...
Date Published 08/09/2009
One year since members of the Rotary Club of Rochdale were trained to befriend people with mental health problems, the scheme has gone from strength to strength.
Hundreds of Rochdale Guides, Brownies and Rainbows celebrated the centenary of Girl Guiding at Heaton Park on Saturday. A century since youngsters urged Lord Robert...
An employee of NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been named as the runner up in the Breaking Through Barriers award, presented by NHS North West. Rachel Snow-Miller,...
This week, young people in Rochdale will begin studying new Diploma subjects for the first time. Launched in 2008, the Diploma is a qualification for 14 to 19 year olds that...
A multimedia learning programme for unemployed and low skilled individuals and a support group for African families are to benefit from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All...
A letter of protest about the alleged blatant promotion of the EU during the “Last Night of the Proms” in the Royal Albert Hall has been sent to the BBC’s director-general by an...
It is 205 years since the completion of the Rochdale Canal and Rochdale Canal Society will be celebrating that fact on Sunday 20 September. There will be many attractions at...
Residents are being asked to give their views on proposed traffic calming measures for Royle Road in Sudden. Castleton Councillors have asked the Impact Partnership, the...
Highways Agency Traffic Officers in the North West have received a pat on the back from motorway users in a new customer satisfaction survey. And latest performance figures...
Rochdale Mayor Councillor Keith Swift has 'weighed-in' for his 'Battle of the Bulge' challenge with local area governor for Lions International, Harry Hawksworth. With the duo...
Date Published 07/09/2009
A landlord from Rochdale was found dead at his Norfolk pub after drinking more than a litre of vodka, an inquest heard. Kenneth Inston's ashes were spread at Rochdale Football...
A Falinge man has appeared in court over his alleged role in the gang rape of a woman in Bolton. Funsho Bello, 26, of Atherstone, appeared alongside five other men at Bolton...
A radio presenter is back on air six weeks after hitting out at perceptions of her strong Rochdale accent when she hosted her breakfast show for the last time. Liz Kershaw...
Rochdale residents can take part in a sponsored 'Water Walk' along the Littleborough section of the Rochdale Canal this weekend. Charities Leonard Cheshire Disability and The...
BNP leader and North West MEP Nick Griffin may appear on a future 'Question Time' panel, according to the BBC. The BBC says that it has rules to treat all elected political...
Rochdale employers are being encouraged to support the Government’s Backing Young Britain campaign to help young people through the recession. Prime Minister Gordon Brown,...
The number of new swine flu cases continues to fall in the North as the national panic over the virus dies down. The GP consultation rate per 100,000 of the population for...
A 30-year-old petrol station attendant from Rochdale suffered a fractured skull after armed robbers attacked him with a metal bar and made off with nothing more than chocolate...
Following their first visit in March 2009 there was clamouring to bring them back and a large crowd with some first timers turned out for the bank holiday Sunday entertainment....
Police have released CCTV images of two boys who punched and stole from a boy waiting for a bus at Rochdale bus station. The attack took place at about 2pm on Sunday 23 August.
Horse boxes pulling onto the showground at Roch Valley Way is a familiar site during summer and spring but with autumn now upon us we sent our photographer along to the last of...
Date Published 06/09/2009
Tall buildings in close proximity in a narrow alley, The Walk at first sight can appear like a throw back to a bygone era, but spend a little time there and it soon becomes clear...
A special steam train visited Castleton and Rochdale stations on Saturday morning (5 September). The train, specially hired by the St Helens Girl Guide group and upwards of 250...
Milnrow Cobras ARLFC, Milnrow Pre-school, and Milnrow District Guiding Association are to receive £500 each from the Milnrow, Newhey & Districts Carnival Committee.
