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Schools across the borough have been sent a letter of ‘high alert’ after Swine flu was confirmed six miles away in Bury. The Department for Schools, Children and Families sent...
Date Published 25/06/2009
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has backed the next stage of the Gurkhas fight. The Gurkhas, who recently won the battle to settle in Britain are now battling for equal pension rights....
Littleborough and Milnrow housing offices will close on Wednesday 8th July at 4.45pm. Council tenants will still be able to contact RBH staff by telephone on Thursday and...
For most 11-year old boys, playing for Manchester United is a far-away fantasy. But for Axel Tuanzebe, from St John’s RC Primary School, it is a dream which is well within...
This year's Mega Mela, described as one of the largest cultural gatherings in the North West, has been cancelled following unresolved issues between the organisers and the...
Date Published 24/06/2009
The Dictionaries 4 Life project has proved to be an extraordinary success in Rochdale. The Rotary club of Rochdale has given 56 copies of the Usbourne Illustrated Dictionary to...
Over two months has passed since Easter, yet the Castleton Easter cross is still in place on the village green. The Easter cross is erected each year by the Castleton council...
Martin Bennett’s Old Green River band rolled into Rochdale straight from the Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival bringing guest trombonist George Kidd south in place of the indisposed...
This week the House of Commons has elected a new Speaker to succeed Michael Martin. Michael Martin was in my view much maligned by the media and the Westminster set. We should...
All activities of the Rochdale Federation of Tenants and Residents' Associations (RoFTRA) have been suspended and the future of the organisation hangs in the balance following...
The Tuxedo Jazz Band play a predominantly slow style of New Orleans music, and a healthy crowd were entertained with a neat variety of arrangements and improvisations....
Gracie Fields Theatre is hosting a charity gala next month, and one pound from every ticket sold will go to Francis House Hospice. 'Back to Broadway', presents a new...
The burka dress does not belong in 21st century Britain, according to a North West Euro MP. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies says that he wants local Muslim women to take a lead...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is launching a campaign next week to encourage more patients to keep their dental appointments after revealing that missed appointments cost...
Budding sports heroes were awarded by the Mayor of Rochdale for their outstanding achievements in PE and sports. Three pupils from St John’s RC School were personally praised...
Transport bosses have failed for the second time to find a new chief executive despite offering to pay more than the Prime Minister’s salary. David Leather, interim chief...
The Fifth husband of a bigamist bride has revealed how she seduced him with lies and trapped him in a sham marriage after meeting him at a Rochdale massage parlour. Ashley...
Clubs and Societies from Middleton will be helping to add some colour to Manchester Cathedral next week. The Middleton Floral Art Club and St Leonard’s in Middleton will be...
A Rochdale man accused of possessing child pornography will be tried in Plymouth, alongside a female nursery worker. Littleborough man Colin Blanchard, and Plymouth nursery...
An elderly man suffered minor injuries after crashing his car on Drake Street this morning (Wednesday 24 June). The man hit a wall close to Beech House School at around 11.30am...
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have announced that Steve McGuirk will be appointed as the next County Fire Officer and Chief Executive. Mr McGuirk is currently the...
A talented singer from Rochdale has made it through to the televised X-Factor auditions. Lewis Brannigan, 20, from Norden has been through three auditions and is good enough to...
Many Falinge Park High School pupils celebrated their school prom with a dazzling ‘gangster’ theme. Year 11 leavers arrived at the Bella Vista restaurant in Littleborough...
Date Published 23/06/2009
A 26-year old man from Lower Falinge has been arrested after a woman was raped in Bolton. Funsho Bello, of Atherstone, has been charged with rape and conspiracy to commit...
The BNP, which has a European seat in the North West covering Rochdale, could face legal action over its membership rules. The Equality and Human Rights Commission wrote to the...
Servicemen and women can travel for free on Greater Manchester buses and trams to celebrate Armed Forces Day this Saturday (27 June).
Children are being encouraged to be imaginative in the school holidays. Whether its knights, castles, dungeons or dragons; fantasy is the key for this years Summer Reading...
Greater Manchester NHS has launched a new ‘Direct to Midwife’ campaign to allow mums-to-be to know about their choices and enable their pregnancy care to be started sooner.
A former Rochdale footballer has denied murdering a night club doorman in Manchester city centre. Raphale Evans was still on the books at Dale when he was arrested for the...
A former glamour model notched up her fifth husband months after meeting him at a massage parlour in Rochdale and is facing up to seven years in jail after leading a double life...
