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As council tax bills start to arrive through letterboxes across the borough, local residents are being encouraged to sign up to pay by direct debit.
Date Published 12/03/2009
Comedy legend Dave Spikey is heading for Rochdale – and is scheduled to appear at the Middleton Arena in May.
An elderly couple almost ran out of food after credit card fraudsters emptied their bank account. Mary and George Hollis, both pensioners from Wardle Edge, had a nasty shock...
Benefit claims have just been made easier – you can now get on the Rochdale Borough Council website. It has been announced today (Wednesday 11 March) that a website upgrade means
Date Published 11/03/2009
Organisers of the Springhill Hospice Spring Fair, which takes place at the Hospice on Sunday 5th April from 10:00am until 3:00pm, are asking that anybody...
We don’t always get something happy when we visit the cash machine. But one woman from Rochdale was stunned when she visited hers – as her receipt had printed nothing but a...
A team of ambitious mountain climbers are taking on the three peaks challenge to raise money for charity in May. Four climbers, Nigel, Debs, Helen and Sarah, from Rochdale, take...
Pedestrians could be made to walk faster on crossings under a new Government plan to improve the flow of traffic.
The war on drugs has failed according to a North West Euro-MP, who is calling for legalisation of some illegal drugs. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies said international policies...
Rochdale was last night guaranteed £27million to help revitalise the housing market in key areas and restore stable communities. The cash is part of £350 million that will be...
The Government has stepped in to support Greater Manchester’s £4 billion waste disposal contract after fears about the credit crunch. The contract, due to be signed earlier...
Officers in Middleton have been clamping down on anti-social behaviour throughout the district. Operation Spurn is the work of a dispersal order that was granted under section...
One out of every five burglaries in Rochdale are due to a window or door being left open or unlocked and local police are urging residents to keep homes secure after a spate of...
St Martins Church, Castleton, is hosting a seminar on ways to deter metal thefts from church roofs.
A masked thief who frightened a motorist into handing over her car keys is being hunted by police. A 24-year-old woman had parked up to go to the shop on
Fire fighters who spent the weekend buffing up your bodywork in a charity car wash have collected over £2000 from generous donators. Hundreds of cars pulled into
Date Published 10/03/2009
It was disappointing to see this Liberal Democrat council introduce a rate rise of 3.7% when inflation is running at 0.1%. They unanimously voted against Labour’s proposal for a...
Mumps is increasing across the North West with 287 cases confirmed in 2008, compared to 159 in 2007. So far in 2009, there have already been 223 notified cases in Greater...
A popular post office which was closed after an armed robbery has finally re-opened its doors to the public. Lowerplace Post Office had been closed since last
Touchstones Rochdale has announced an exhibition of paintings by the artist Helen Bradley (1900-1979). Created from the age of 65 until her death in 1979, Helen Bradley’s...
A man from Rochdale had a lucky escape when the luxury motor cruiser he was on burst into flames off the Isle of Wight coast. Andy Nums was rescued by the Solent Coastguard...
A Rochdale woman’s TV, stereo and speakers were all seized by environmental health officers from Rochdale Council following persistent complaints of noise nuisance. Rochdale...
Plans for the proposed town centre Sixth Form College are back on track after the government's Learning and Skills Council confirmed funding for the £25 million project. There...
The Rochdale Observer offices on Drake Street are set for closure after MEN Media, the publisher of the Manchester Evening News, the Observer and 21 other North West weekly...
Whilst many people may be thinking about the health risks of smoking during National No Smoking Day tomorrow (Wednesday 11 March), Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is...
A young girl was left terrified after masked robbers threatened her in a newsagents. The callous thieves, armed with sticks and a crook lock, burst into Connell's Newsagents on...
Government must immediately announce whether it intends to compensate Rochdale victims of pleural plaques — or face having a different law in Scotland tomorrow, it has been...
Residents have vowed to fight “tooth and nail” to keep their local bus service from being axed.
Rochdale North Neighbourhood Policing Team gave out around 100 crook locks today (Tuesday 10 March) to members of the public who have been victims of vehicle crime. The locks...
Councils are being given more support to help them bring empty homes back in to use in the current economic climate, announced Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today. New...
