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The dismal weather may stop the cricket this weekend but the rain could not put a dampener on Norden Carnival. Hundreds turned out to take part in the carnival and hundreds more...
Date Published 20/06/2009
Rochdale Town Centre Management, in conjunction with Rochdale Borough Council, is working on a “high quality brochure” purporting to help Rochdale businesses, but have enraged...
Eight new NHS dentists will be operating in the borough before the end of the year. One new dentist will be located in a practice in Littleborough, a new surgery housing four...
Simon Jackson MBE will be a guest of honour at the Rochdale Grand Prix scheduled to take place in Rochdale town centre on Wednesday 1 July and will start all three races alongside...
Rochdale Borough Council has has carried out extensive work, cleaning up litter, removing fly-tipped rubbish and pruning back foliage to improve life for residents on All Saints...
Residents in Castleton are looking forward to enjoying a safer summer thanks to new alleygates that have been installed to the end of their streets by Rochdale Borough Council,...
Rochdale Borough Council has been given the green light to a groundbreaking school partnership - the first of its kind in the borough. Proposals were approved by Secretary of...
The former Corus site at Castleton could be earmarked for an extension of the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) tourist line through from Heywood to join up with Network Rail at...
Link4Life has launched its 2009 Summer Holiday programme in the hope of keeping the borough's children entertained over the summer months. The 64-page guide has full details...
Date Published 19/06/2009
A Middleton woman has been arrested after a callous caller conned an Oldham pensioner out of money, claiming she was collecting for a cancer charity. Paula Helen Magee, 35, of...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has appointed Christine Morgan as a Non-Executive Director to its Trust Board. Ms Morgan has joined the board to help lead, control and...
Ambulance services are taking too long to respond to life-threatening emergencies, according to a new report. Five of the country’s 12 NHS ambulance trusts, including the...
Mysterious cracks have appeared in the newest stretch of Greater Manchester’s motorway ring road at Middleton less than a decade after it opened.
North West Euro-MP Chris Davies has been awarded for his effort to highlight ways of curbing global warming emissions. At a ceremony in Bucharest, the MEP was praised for...
Rochdale will be handed an extra £20,000 to deal with booze-fuelled young people this summer. The town is one of 69 “youth crime priority” areas in line for a share of £1.4m...
Rochdale bluesman Will Tang kicked off the Morecambe Blueswater festival again last night (Thursday 18 June) after much success last year. Ma Murphy's Irish Bar was the venue...
A local contractor has reinstalled an iron fence to end antisocial behaviour and fly-tipped rubbish has been removed by Rochdale Borough Council. Triad Fabrications Limited, a...
Date Published 18/06/2009
Unemployment in the Rochdale borough has fallen slightly this month, with 7,233 people claiming Job Seekers Allowance – a decrease of 0.7% from last month. Overall in Greater...
A day of posh frocks and fancy hats, Rochdale Ascot Day was a milestone celebration. Now in its fifth year, staff at the NSPCC Rochdale branch are expecting to reach their...
Rochdale Borough Council has placed an official notice to attract developers for its £200 million town centre redevelopment proposals. The brief contains a plan that will mean...
The turn of Heywood Community High School pupils to celebrate leaving school with a prom, at the Village Hotel in Bury. Stretch limousine companies are clearly not feeling the...
Date Published 17/06/2009
Rochdale residents are being invited to enjoy lunch with their neighbours as part of Britain's 'Big Lunch' event. Neighbours can enjoy a party in their street as they stop what...
The Sandbrook pub, on Sandbrook Way, is supporting the UK’s first Armed Forces Day, by offering a free pint to all forces personnel, past and present, when they buy a carvery at...
Celebrity chef Aazam Ahmad is preparing for his appearance at the Rochdale Feel Good Festival on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July, where he will be wowing the audience with a number...
A pensioner with walking difficulties was pushed over by a thief who stole his wallet in Heywood. The 68-year-old victim was returning to his home on St James Street from a...
Rochdale Town Hall is undergoing a makeover and work is well underway in the reception area of the 150 year old grade one listed building to restore the décor and paint work to...
The Housing Offices in Littleborough and Milnrow are to close next month. The offices at Hare Hill Park and on Dale Street, which are run by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing and...
Residents came together recently as Spotland Community Centre held an open day exhibition. Residents were invited down to get information on a wide range of issues including...
The Wheatsheaf shopping centre, between Yorkshire Street and Baillie Street in the town centre, was evacuated earlier this afternoon (Wednesday 17 June). However, an employee...
The number of people claiming out of work benefits in Rochdale has fallen slightly, with 59 people no longer seeking help last month. The jobless figures in Rochdale rocketed...
