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Plans to tackle overcrowding on Greater Manchester’s rail network have been dealt a blow, amid fears the region is set to lose out on more than 70 additional train carriages...
Date Published 01/07/2009
Heywood Library is hosting a free drop-in session for all the family on 4 July. The event consists of an afternoon packed with fun and games for all, African beat drumming,...
Swine flu has been confirmed at four schools across the borough, in one of the largest local outbreaks to date. Three cases have been confirmed, and 15 further cases have been...
An 83-year-old lady was lead to safety after a faulty chip pan burst into flames in her flat. Fire fighters attended Greenbank Road on Monday afternoon (29 June), where the pan...
It’s all smiles at Meanwood Children’s Centre following news that they have gained the ‘Golden Grin’ Award, a scheme which aims to prevent tooth decay and improve nutrition in...
Rochdale town centre has today been officiated with a team of “ambassadors” who will paint the town in a positive light. Police officers, traffic wardens, council staff and...
Date Published 30/06/2009
Chef Aazam Ahmad performed a live cooking demonstration at Tesco Rochdale on Friday (26 June) as part of a Rochdale Feel Good Festival promotional tour. Shoppers were treated...
The BBC’s North West Tonight presenter Ranvir Singh will put her best foot forward in support of this year’s Midnight Walk for Springhill Hospice. Ms Singh has been helping...
A man has been jailed after he fired a gun and stole cash from a Co-op store. Kevin Merrick, 30, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to six offences, including robbery and...
The 15th anniversary of Uniformed Public Services course at Hopwood Hall College was celebrated in glorious sunshine with a spectacular passing out parade involving more than 170...
Eleven homes have been burgled over the last week in Rochdale by criminals taking advantage of people leaving doors and windows open in a bid to stay cool during the current warm...
Older residents to taste and test the quality of meals prepared for home delivery via the Council's meals on wheels service. Four of the country’s top names in ready cooked...
The health of people in Rochdale is generally worse than the national average, according to latest indicators, while the rate of claimants of incapacity benefits for mental...
Thieves who stole a few pounds worth of lead from a newly-restored church roof have caused £1,000 worth of damage. St Thomas’s in Newhey, a listed building, was just...
The number of racially or religiously motivated crimes being reported to Greater Manchester Police has risen more than four times faster than in other parts of the...
A Littleborough man was killed after falling off his motorbike on Saturday morning (27 June). Paul Brabazon, 36, was riding along Burnley Road in Cliviger, near Burnley, which...
Rochdale Council aims to save £100 million over the next five years, it has announced today (Monday 29 June.) The council is to begin a review of all services to find...
Date Published 29/06/2009
Work has started on Heywood’s long awaited sports, culture and leisure village. The work began on Monday 15 June. Hoardings have gone up around the site on West Starkey Street...
Rochdalians on the waiting list for a council house may not have to wait much longer. Gordon Brown is to try and win back some of his lost labour supporters with a bid to give...
The Community Payback clean-up is well underway in Rochdale following input from local residents. The site on Whitworth Road emerged as a clear winner with 70 percent of the...
The dream of travelling from Rochdale to London in well under two hours is poised to become reality after Virgin’s train drivers claim there are stretches of the West Coast Main...
Budding Michael Moores from Middleton scooped one of the three awards awards up for grabs at the Greater Manchester Schools Film Festival. Pupils from Bowlee Park Community...
The manager of a Rochdale doctors’ surgery stole £222,000 to fund his gambling addiction. The six GPs at the Wellfield Surgery on Oldham Road found out about Stuart Ellison’s...
A cancer charity wants more help for people living with the long-term effects of the disease. Macmillan Cancer Support says many of the two million people affected are...
Teachers can help kids stay safe at the touch of a button thanks to a new partnership website. The Knock Knock Who's There website provides information which primary school...
School pupils dug for their future at a ground breaking ceremony for the new state-of-the-art Rochdale Sixth Form College. The ceremony formally launched the construction of...
A theatre production performed by Rochdale teenagers is leading the way in a major campaign to give young people interesting things to do on Friday and Saturday nights. A...
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group were joined by many shoppers on Yorkshire Street as they called for a parliamentary discussion on the Ministry of Defence’s first report on...
Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin attended a Parliamentary reception last week to show his support for improving disabled children’s health services. The event was organised...
A local entertainer has spoken of how suffering a heart attack lead him to the love of his life in a wonderful twist of fate. Singer and performer Rod Barry, 63, married his...
