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An MEP has said he doesn’t give a “toss” about media coverage because "not one journalist" has bothered reporting during the election campaign on his the work he has done on...
Date Published 08/06/2009
Greater Manchester Police will be working with communities blighted by drug crime this week in a bid to reassure communities that their concerns are being addressed. The aim of...
The joint rotary clubs of Rochdale and Rochdale East arranged a sponsored walk at Hollingworth Lake yesterday afternoon (Sunday 7 June). More than 50 people took part wearing...
Knitted nature is the theme this summer in the Art Gallery at Touchstones Rochdale and throughout Broadfield Park. The oranges on the trees at Broadfield Park don’t seem out of...
Voters in the Rochdale borough reflected the national mood after a successful European election for the Conservative party. The Tories won 8909 votes from the Heywood,...
Protestors hurled eggs and broke a car window in a furious rage after a far-right BNP European election victory in the North West. Police wrestled enraged protestors as party...
A Rochdale-born lady has celebrated her 103rd birthday. Margaret Williams, the child of a bookseller, was visited by a mobile library in her current hometown of Lapworth,...
Date Published 07/06/2009
As we approach national ‘Tackling Drugs, Changing Lives’ week, Rochdale police have a lot on their hands. Rochdale Online News reporter Kirsty Rigg finds out why our local bobbies...
Hundreds braved the wind and rain to enjoy a busy and cheerful Milnrow Carnival today (Saturday 6 June). Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Keith Swift, fronted the parade with the...
Date Published 06/06/2009
Men in balaclavas terrified a family before making off with the family car. Two yobs broke into a house on Knight Crescent, Langley, Middleton, demanding cash and keys to the...
Local grandmother Norma Duffy has been crowned queen of the Rochdale community after a search by local Crown Carvery pub and restaurant, the Sandbrook. The Crown Carveries...
An appeal has been won against Rochdale Borough Council to open an amusement centre in a disused town centre shop. J B Leisure applied for permission to open the centre, with...
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with an attack on a boy as he walked to his grandmother’s house in January. The victim, 16, suffered severe cuts to his face...
Wet weather won’t dampen the mood for all those taking part in Milnrow carnival this afternoon (Saturday 6 June). Crowds will meet at 12.30pm at the carnival parade, with...
A sweltering night for hot jazz and an enthusiastic crowd welcomed the boys from the midlands, The Millennium Eagle Jazz Band on their way home from the Peebles Jazz...
Date Published 05/06/2009
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen quizzed Gordon Brown at Prime Minister's Question Time this week, arguing that while up to 50,000 homeowners across the country face repossession, a...
A shotgun and ammunition were stolen from a farm in Middleton during a robbery on Wednesday night (3 June). Between 9.30pm on Wednesday night and 7.45am on Thursday morning, a...
The Government is today accused of bulldozing through proposals to close Rochdale’s post offices and running roughshod over residents' concerns. Chairman of the Commons...
Property owners, letting agents and housing associations are being warned to be on their guard against cannabis farms. A seminar organised by Greater Manchester Police...
Rochdale Council has chosen the contractor for their £67,000 re-branding strategy and they have chosen a firm from Hull to complete the task. Of the 13 offers the Council...
Rochdale’s trains have never been more reliable, according to figures from Network Rail out this week. For the first time ever, more than nine out of 10 trains arrived on time...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching a new strategy to cut the number of deaths and injuries in the workplace after 23 people died at work in the North West during...
A project which targets the mental health of schoolchildren will be tested in Rochdale. The council has been chosen to take part in a national evaluation process funded by the...
Just before 9pm on Wednesday 3 June 2009, police raided a house on Plover Close, Bamford, following reports of suspicious activity. The house was searched and 350 plants,...
Date Published 04/06/2009
Fire officers today welcomed two brand new fire engines, representing a large £160,000 Government investment. Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Keith Swift, joined other local...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen marked ‘National Carer’s Week’ by doing a shift with Rochdale’s ‘Meals on Wheels’ Team. He visited 18 homes across Rochdale to see for himself how the...
Greater Manchester Police is deploying extra patrol cars during key times over summer as part of a nationwide crackdown on drink and drug driving.
Armed thieves smashed their way into a Middleton shop with a sledgehammer and made off with cash. Staff ran for cover as three men entered Spar, on Stanycliffe Lane at 10.35pm...
Large floats and official figures are expected this Saturday’s Milnrow and Newhey Carnival. Immigration Minister, Phil Woolas MP, is due to join in the fun which will begin on...
A large police drugs crackdown has seen yet another cannabis farm uncovered. Officers have now raided a house on Egerton Street, Heywood, where they found 25 plants hidden in a...
