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A car dealer with a drive for charity has teamed up with Rochdale MP Paul Rowen to raise funds for a school in Kenya. Terry Mason and Paul Rowen MP gathered a lump sum of...
Date Published 04/06/2009
A row has sparked over the opening of a large industrial business in a quiet residential area. Residents say they haven’t slept since the business, which handles fashion retail...
A quashed planning application to build a mental health unit close to an aggrieved residential area has once again been given the green light. Residents have slammed the...
Extra police patrols are scouring Buckley Hall today (Thursday 4 June), to crack down on smugglers throwing drugs and mobile phones over prison walls. SIM cards, phones and...
An England football supporter, believed to be from Rochdale, has been shot for “chanting” ahead of the World Cup qualifying match against Kazakhstan. The Foreign Office told...
Plans for a new Aldi store in Middleton moved a step closer today after a planning application was approved by councillors. Existing buildings on the Parkfield Industrial...
Date Published 03/06/2009
Plans to turn a shop and a taxi rank into two seperate take-aways have been refused by Middleton Councillors. A large number of residents attended the Middleton Township...
The majority of people asked think that it is a good idea to make the MMR vaccinations compulsory, but some people it should be the decision of the parent if their child has the...
Ten local primary schools are to be redeveloped by Rochdale Council. The plans for the redevelopment were given the go ahead by the Department for Children, Schools and...
The Demesne Community Centre's Mal McCall was crowned Rochdale's Exceptional Volunteer of the Year at an event at Rochdale Town Hall last night (Tuesday 2 June). Ms McCall was...
MP for Milnrow & Newhey Phil Woolas went to jail — but it wasn’t a stretch at Her Majesty’s pleasure. The Immigration Minister was instead visiting his local prison, Buckley...
Teenagers in Rochdale are missing out on top jobs as they are not taking separate science GCSEs, it was claimed today. The Tories say students are forgoing opportunities later...
Greater Manchester Police remain committed to getting knives off the streets after a report by MPs said young people felt police could not protect them. Youngsters living in...
Drinkers found taking alcohol onto the streets in Rochdale town centre are being reminded by police that there is an alcohol exclusion zone in place. The reminder comes...
A Healthy Futures roadshow comes to Rochdale tomorrow (Thursday 4 June) to tell the public about changes being made to healthcare in the north east of Greater...
It could soon be compulsory for parents to prove their child has had the MMR vaccination, which guards against measles, mumps and rubella, before starting school. The British...
A Middleton man has been jailed for three and a half years following the armed robbery of a Post Office to pay off his drug debts. Lee Shelley, 20, of Barleyfield Walk, robbed...
A doctor has expressed his disapproval at plans of a brand new “rival” doctor’s surgery. Plans have been approved for flats on Queens Drive, Queensway, to be converted into a...
Date Published 02/06/2009
Plans are forming to open another take-away outlet in Rochdale. Permission was granted at tonight’s Rochdale Township Planning Sub-Committee meeting (Tuesday 2 June), to turn...
The old Liquid Rock nightclub land is to be used to build a four-storey “business centre”, it has been decided by the Council. The land, on the junction of Great George Street...
In the run up to Fathers Day, some fun at the weekend has been arranged for local fathers and their children. There will be two events taking place at Sure Start Children’s...
Local youngsters finished in second place after eight hours of fun in the sun at Hollingworth Lake last Friday (30 May). They competed in OnBoard’s first annual endurance race...
Fire crews in the borough of Rochdale are soaring ahead of most of their expected performance targets, Rochdale Online News can reveal. Figures obtained under the Freedom of...
Residents have asked for work to be carried out on roads in Bamford at the latest Bamford and Oakenrod Area Forum. Locals wanted to see improvements made to Bury Road from the...
Rochdale artists have two opportunities to exhibit their work this summer. People’s Art 2009 is open to individuals living or working in Rochdale. Entry forms are now available...
Witnesses watched in shock as a motorbike collision sent a man “flying across the road” today (Tuesday 2 June). Paramedics and police officers attended the scene at the Texaco...
With the temperatures soaring and summer well underway, NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) is reminding everyone to enjoy the warm sunshine safely. Skin cancer can be...
Rochdale police and HM Prison Services have joined forces to tackle prison smuggling. The two groups and the North West Area Search Team of HM Prison Service are working on...
The European Parliamentary Elections in the North West will take place on Thursday (4 June). Some 5,206,809 registered voters in 39 local authorities across the region,...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has been given planning permission to build 22 new homes after starting a subsidiary group to develop new builds. Brighter Horizons, a registered...
