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A Rochdale man is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for Christie's new radiotherapy centre at the Royal Oldham Hospital, and Rochdale Online are backing him all the...
Date Published 09/04/2009
Charity stalwarts from the Christie Hospital’s Oldham and Rochdale fundraising team are desperate for new members. The six-strong team has thrown itself into raising money for...
Metrolink went underground for the latest chapter of its success story, which will take Manchester City fans to the City of Manchester stadium. For the biggest engineering job...
Older people and those on low incomes in Rochdale are to get grants to fit new door and window locks as part of a Home Office crackdown on crime. A £6 million Government...
Rochdale residents travelling by train over Easter face a fare hike to avoid slower routes — sometimes involving buses — during Easter engineering works. Passenger Focus,...
A green revolution and jobs bonanza is under way after a £3.8 billion contract was signed by waste disposal chiefs. Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) has...
Colin McLaren, is a Newcastle United-supporting Geordie who lives in Oldham and works for Rochdale FC, but whose true sporting colours are making sure that budding footballers...
The Rochdale Online news team will be working over the Easter holiday period. If you have anything you’d like to tell us about, please contact the news line on...
Fire fighters have issued a warning after an uncleaned chimney caused a fire this morning (Wednesday 9 April). Crews attended Dunlop Avenue, Kirkholt, at 10.00am to extinguish...
Every year over 70 people are killed and 250,000 are injured carrying out DIY jobs. This Easter weekend Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are warning, "Don't be a DIY...
Date Published 08/04/2009
Police have issued video footage of a little girl’s first birthday in a bid to trace the owners of a suspected stolen video camera. The video camera was found when officers...
A World War II air-raid shelter has been uncovered at a construction site in Castleton. Connell Brothers made the rare discovery when tearing down the manufacturing premises...
Work on building the £17.6M St Anne’s Academy in Middleton is underway. Principle Eric Jackson joined pupils, council staff, contractors and representatives from the Diocese of...
To celebrate the launch of the new Summit and Calderbrook Heritage Trail, the Friends of Summit and Calderbrook, Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale and Rochdale Council's Countryside...
On Friday and Saturday 17 and 18 April in the Rochdale Exchange you can find out all you need to know about how to keep yourself in really good shape.
Easter. What’s it all about? As thousands of us across the borough look forward to a long weekend putting our feet up and eating chocolate eggs, Rochdale Online reporter KIRSTY...
The future is bright for pupils at Bowlee Park Primary School said Headteacher Chris Windle on Thursday, as the doors to the new school building were officially opened by local...
Date Published 07/04/2009
Local people are being encouraged to brush up on their skills and learn some new ones. The Rochdale Borough Skills and Learning Fair will return to Rochdale Town Hall on...
Parents and children from Howard Street Children’s Centre have enjoyed a special week of celebration of language. Families were treated to stories read by parents in their own...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) is hosting an NHS Choice Roadshow in the borough from Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 April so that everyone in the area can find out about the...
A young mastermind who passed a GCSE exam at just 10 years old is now working towards even higher grades. Whiz kid Jaime Van-hunskerken got a B grade in science last year after...
A new security measure has arrived at the Wheatsheaf Centre to help security guards fight the battle against crime. The Segway scooter can travel up to 20mph making it easier...
The youth who killed a barmaid after he hurled a bottle into a crowded pub has today been jailed for four-and-a-half years. More details...
A roll of honour paying tribute to all 80 police officers who have died in the line of duty in Greater Manchester has been unveiled. Stretching back 190 years, the wooden...
I think it is important to make sure that I tell people what is going on at Westminster as it affects people’s lives. This month some very important changes which I supported and...
Research published by the Taxpayers' Alliance has revealed that Rochdale Council's five-strong Executive Leadership Team cost a total of £595,635 in salaries and expenses during...
The proposed cost of the Feel Good Festival has been described as “ludicrous” by Rochdale’s Cabinet member for Finance. Councillor Greg Couzens told the Overview and Scrutiny...
Have you ever wondered how police dogs get to be so highly trained? Rochdale Online has teamed up with one of...
Heywood railway station has benefited from a new set of car park gates, greatly enhancing the appearance of the station entrance for visitors. The design of the new gates has...
Date Published 06/04/2009
The Big Clean team at Rochdale Borough Council has been ‘springing into action’ to embark on its latest tidy up project on a piece of land on Entwistle Road.
