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Due to his ongoing illness, Council Leader, Councillor Alan Taylor was for the third time unable to attend the full council meeting and present his report to the council, a...
Date Published 05/02/2009
Angry words were exchanged in the council chamber when Labour Deputy Leader Councillor Peter Williams described the ruling Liberal Democrat party as a “shambles” and accused them...
The Labour Group on Rochdale Council has criticised the model and the process used during the controversial pay and grading review for council employees. Employment Opposition...
Date Published 04/02/2009
Who decides the salary levels of senior council posts? What is the process by which they are determined? Questions you would expect those elected to represent the people of the...
Rochdale Online reporter Kirsty Rigg has swapped her notepad and pen for weights and drinking water as she takes on a Link4Life challenge at the central leisure gym in Rochdale.
Parents on a local housing estate are getting the chance to help their kids read by brushing up on their own literary skills. After the success of the reading workshop last...
A father has honoured Rochdale Infirmary for supporting his family through the heartbreaking death of his child.Mohammed Shafiq rushed his wife into hospital last Wednesday after...
A grieving family who was denied a Saturday funeral service because their religious beliefs don’t require it have now been granted their wishes. The family of Ronald Rigg, who...
Dementia sufferers and their carers will be offered personal care advisors to help them cope with difficult times, the Government has revealed.
Campaigners have stepped up pressure on the Government to get more help for patients who become addicted to prescription or over-the-counter drugs. The All Party Parliamentary...
A couple of weeks ago I went to the open day organised by Care UK of the mobile CATS (Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services) units at the top of Yorkshire Street. These are...
A Coronation Street fan who never gets bored celebrated her 102nd birthday yesterday. Heywood resident Edie Shufflebotham, who was born in Failsworth, puts her longevity down...
The Health Protection Agency North West is urging young people not to let drink spoil the romance of Valentines Day. Dr Lorraine Lighton, Regional Sexual Health Lead for the...
Councillors have ‘called time’ on Trax nightclub on Drake Street after persistent concerns over the running of the premises. Police feared for the safety of customers following...
Passers-by have stopped in shock as yet another mill has gone up in a gblaze of fire. More than 20 fire fighters are tackling an inferno at Lodge Mill, Middleton, which...
Date Published 03/02/2009
As the credit crunch hits, traders are cutting prices and some pubs and clubs are offering out major discounts on alcohol, causing great concern among local authorities....
The woman who drove a glass into the face of a trainee teacher on a nightclub dance floor has been jailed for 18 months. Lisa Scraggs became aggressive towards Laura Clarke,...
Anyone who has lied to police about being burgled or robbed has the chance to own up during a month-long amnesty. Those that come forward by using a free phone number (0800 731...
Rochdale Council and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have joined a nationwide ‘Scamnesty’ campaign asking the public to help in the fight against bogus mail scams which cost the...
Families who have faced either stillbirth or losing their babies shortly after birth are being invited to a special service of remembrance at Rochdale. The service, arranged by...
Health chiefs across Greater Manchester are calling for the end of cheap alcohol promotions in pubs and clubs. Alan Higgins, lead director of Public Health for Alcohol in...
Thousands of families in Middleton are to receive free swim vouchers to save them splashing out at the new Middleton Arena. In a special promotion between Rochdale Boroughwide...
Recycling and waste collections are continuing throughout the day today but there has been some disruption to the collection of refuse and recycled waste. Many areas in...
The council’s environment service has jumped to the defence of its gritting team after taxi drivers claimed the roads were too unsafe to work on. It was reported on Rochdale...
A 33-year-old man has been left with a broken jaw following a terrifying robbery at his home in the early hours of Saturday morning (31 January). Between 12.30am and 1.10am a...
Residents are being encouraged to get their hands dirty and their walking boots on this month and take part in a variety of ‘green’ events throughout the borough. Rochdale...
The A58 over Blackstone Edge has reopened after it was closed following last night’s snow drift. The council is currently attempting to reopen Huddersfield Road from Newhey to...
Rochdale Football Club and Rochdale Council have held discussions with the new 'Rochdale Hornets Rugby Football League Club Society Limited' and all three parties are optimistic...
Police in Rochdale have released a photograph of a man they would like to speak to after racially motivated assault in December last year. The victim needed stitches to his...
Three schools in the Rochdale borough are closed today (Tuesday 3 February) because of the snow, while the A58 over Blackstone Edge and Huddersfield Road between Newhey and Shaw...
