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Springhill Hospice is calling for people to get their sprinting shoes on and take the steps to success, in a ‘Vertical Sprint’ up the Black Box. As part of their 20th...
Date Published 13/05/2009
Fame-seeking Rochdale folk are being offered the chance to appear in a local film. Cheeseboard Productions are shooting a low-budget film in the town, and have organised an event...
Rochdale health chiefs have urged people to remain cautious, after Oldham gets its first case of Swine Flu. The man, from Saddleworth, was confirmed with the disease yesterday...
A Castleton company is believed to be axing 15 jobs. Farrel Corporation on Queensway, which currently runs with 150 workers, is facing a financial crisis, according to a...
Members of the Rochdale North and South Neighbourhood Policing Teams were speaking to residents as part of a forcewide initiative during March.
Date Published 12/05/2009
Castleton Carnival is alive and kicking – and will go ahead at the end of July. The treasurer, Frank Cryer, appealed for help through Rochdale Online News to keep the carnival...
Rochdale Borough Council has released figures on parking fines in light of a recent drop in town centre traffic. As previously reported, a decrease in the volume of shoppers...
Residents are being urged to secure their windows and doors following a spate of burglaries in the Heywood area. Between 6 March and 23 April, 28 homes in the Heywood were...
Pupils from primary and secondary schools across Rochdale are putting their creativity to the test by designing uniforms and names for a new foundation school that will open in...
Officers from Rochdale South Neighbourhood South Neighbourhood Policing Team have seized around 200 bottles and cans of booze from underage drinkers during 12 weeks of weekend...
The number of people claiming out of work benefits in Rochdale continues to rise, with 125 new claimants seeking help last month. The jobless figures in Rochdale rocketed by...
Three churches in desperate need of repair have had a massive cash injection thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund. A total of £485,000 has been given to...
A leading racing organisation is driving home the sun safety message by proudly displaying the logo of a local skin cancer charity on its race cars. British Formula Ford North...
Closing the Oldham loop line between Rochdale and Manchester for Metrolink improvements will make the area the laughing stock of Europe, says Euro-MP Chris Davies. He was...
Youth offending teams across Greater Manchester are working with more than 1,000 well-known young criminals to help them get back on the straight and narrow. There are 1,158...
The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive has climbed down after asking post offices to pay £120 a year to distribute its timetables. A letter outlining the charge,...
Rochdale Infirmary has been named as one of the top 40 hospitals across the UK. CHKS, which provides healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services, announced the...
“Never take us down”. That is the strong message from metal-rock band Beholder, as they release a single dedicated to Sophie Lancaster, the woman who was murdered for dressing...
The borough of Rochdale has been hit with some negative press in the past months. But no matter how much the recession shakes up the local economy, there is always a wealth of...
A new study into anti-depressant prescribing has revealed a North-South divide. It also shows prescription rates for anti-depressants have almost doubled over the last decade,...
Crime is on the decline in Greater Manchester but police still face a mammoth task ahead. On the whole, crime has fallen by 5.4% from April 2008 to March 2009, but officers are...
North West Euro MP Chris Davies has challenged the leader of his own party over political expenses in the European parliament. Speaking on the day that a number of cabinet...
Social housing tenants in Rochdale have been hit by a 5.5% rent hike — for having the wrong type of landlord. Householders will pay an average of £4 per week more because they...
Transport planners are optimistic that Rochdale might still get Metrolink trams in the town centre. Greater Manchester’s council leaders have placed the scheme among a number...
Metrolink replacement bus services in Manchester city centre are to be improved following feedback from passengers. GMPTE is currently replacing all the city centre tram track...
Date Published 11/05/2009
A thriving new business has arrived in town – and it is just what the doctor ordered. True Serenity is a professional treatment centre dedicated to holistic wellbeing, with...
Castleton residents who normally vote at the Castleton Primary School Nursery at election times will have to travel to the other end of the village to cast their votes in the...
Police in Heywood are appealing for volunteers to help them in the fight against crime by becoming Home Watch coordinators.
The policeman charged with murdering his constable fiancée has been remanded in custody, after appearing in court this morning (Monday 11 May). Martin Alexander Forshaw, 26,...
Staff at Greater Manchester Police have been awarded for outstanding performance in contact management. GMP's Operational Communications Branch were given a team award, the...
