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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is appealing for puppy walkers in Rochdale. Volunteers are needed for the full-time care and education of the guide dog pups from six...
Date Published 02/03/2009
Widows and family members who had lost loved ones to mesothelioma in Rochdale attended an Action Mesothelioma Day event in Manchester on Friday alongside local MPs Paul Rowen and...
Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale were fundraising for local charity Springhill Hospice throughout last year and last week they presented a cheque to the Hospice for £1,084.48. In...
The lawyers of convicted Rochdale terrorist Rangzieb Ahmed are appealing against a judge's ruling that three of his fingernails were not ripped out during an interrogation by...
Date Published 01/03/2009
An off duty firefighter suffered minor injuries when he was attacked in what has been described by police as a racially motivated assault. The man was attacked by a gang of...
Two Rochdale churches will take part in a worldwide journey of services on Friday (6 March). St Andrew's Methodist-United Reformed Church on Smith Street and Smallbridge...
With the credit crunch squeezing everyone’s spending power, Jim Dobbin MP today welcomed advice published by communications regulator Ofcom to help consumers save money and get...
Coronation Street star Anthony Cotton, not Bev Callard, will be appearing at Live Life at the Middleton Arena on Monday. Cotton, who plays barman and factory worker Sean Tully in...
An Oldham Road post office has been fully refurbished and will re-open to the public next Saturday (7 March). Rochdale Post Office, on Oldham Road, was bought by Jay Patel, who...
Date Published 27/02/2009
Hollyoaks star joins Rochdale students to celebrate the Diploma in Society, Health and Development. Today, Hollyoaks star Anthony Quinlan (who plays Gilly in the soap) joined...
Rochdale Councillors have agreed to a freeze on their allowances. An increase of around 2% was expected in April but an amendment was brought to Council by the Conservative...
A soldier from Milnrow was caught drink driving in West Reading on Valentine's Day (Saturday 14 February). Mark Brown, 20, from Cross Gates Road, who is serving with the Royal...
Rochdale Borough Commander Michael Barke has sent a warning out to businesses and households in the borough following recent serious fires to premises where rubbish outside the...
A couple were rescued after an unattended cooking pan caught fire in a flat in Heywood during the early hours of this morning (Friday 27 February). Three fire crews, from...
Holiday entitlement will go up from the start of April to 5.6 weeks - 28 days for employees working a five day week, including public and bank holidays. Since 1 October 2007...
Local police services have stayed strong despite national cutback in staff. It was reported last week how some police officers could face redundancy as the force copes with the...
Rochdale has been targeted by the Health and Safety Executive for an initiative to reduce the death toll in the construction industry. Starting on Monday, HSE inspectors will...
Bamford finally has an Area Forum – and will meet for the first time on Monday (2 March). Councillors, police officers, local campaigners and members of the public will meet at...
Almost 90,000 school days in Rochdale were lost due to unauthorised absence last year, new figures have revealed. Secondary school pupils were the worst culprits, accounting...
Springhill Hospice has announced a special Brass and Voices Gala Concert as part of the celebrations to mark the Hospice’s 20th Anniversary year. Taking part in the concert,...
Councillors are calling on the community to help them clean every gully in the town. A “special team” from Rochdale Council has been hard at work unblocking hundreds of blocked...
Underage pregnancies in Rochdale are above the national average – despite a drop in figures. Government statistics released today reveal that 49 teens out of every 1000 became...
The Rochdale Exchange has been presented with a Gold Green Apple Retail Award in recognition of its Waste Minimisation environmental project. The trophy was presented to Centre...
For a second year running Hopwood Hall College has used its own students for its promotional campaign rather than using models and stock photographs. The college held auditions...
Rochdale Council has confirmed that funding will be available for the Government's Partnerships for Older People Project (POPPs) for the next three years but a leading Labour...
The Prowess team visited offices in the New Year to meet with WEI staff and Network Committee members. The Prowess Flagship Award is a best practice quality standard for...
A Rochdale woman is one of eight people in Greater Manchester who have been charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis. Nicola Whitehead, 31, of Sykes Street, was arrested as...
Young people from Kirkholt Youth Centre cleaned up their local area with a litter pick as part of Rochdale Council’s Big Clean campaign. Working with officers from the council,...
Date Published 26/02/2009
Rochdale Police are asking people in Castleton to secure their sheds and garages after a spate of burglaries since February. According to officers, the break-ins were mainly...
Four apprentices have kick started their careers at Rochdale Council. Keeley Hughes, Hannah Davies, Nichola Djamalis and Ashlea Oatway (pictured) started their apprenticeships...
