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Police in south Rochdale will be better equipped to patrol the area thanks to a donation of four new pedal bikes. Councillor Mohammed Sharif gave the bikes to officers on the...
Date Published 21/01/2009
The number of children being taken into care has rocketed in the past year, figures have revealed. Social Services in Rochdale took 428 children into care in just five months...
Rochdale Borough Council is advertising for a new Executive Director, offering a salary of £120,000, leading to controversy about recent pay cuts. The advert, placed on the...
Health professionals must be trained in spotting medication dependency as sufferers are not getting the support they need, a report warns today. A year-long study by the All...
A man spent two weeks in Rochdale Infirmary after having his scalp sliced off in a horrific car accident. Father-of-two Martin Shone, 29, needed 300 stitches in his head, had...
MPS will vote this week on a potential rule change which will allow them to cover up their expense claims. New rules will exempt MPs from Freedom of Information laws and keep...
A police officer that had only been in the job for six days was lucky to survive after a six inch twig went through his eye socket and touched his brain following a chase through...
Less than a week away from starting the ‘Year of the Ox’, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has wished everyone a very happy and safe Chinese New Year. County Fire...
Next month sees the first annual 'Scribble' festival of community writing and storytelling at Rochdale Town Hall. The event kicks off in the afternoon of Thursday 19 February...
Drink driving over the Christmas period was down in Greater Manchester this year according to results published by police today (Wednesday 21 January). GMP breath tested nearly...
A man has been charged with attempted murder after three people fell victim to a brutal knife attack in Middleton. Mark Smith, 23, is accused of stabbing three men in the...
Rochdale Council may soon have greater freedom to build more homes under plans going out to consultation today (Wednesday 21 January). Under the proposals announced by Housing...
Rochdale Council has been guaranteed a funding increase by Government. The Local Government Department has will provide £73.1bn for English councils next year, guaranteeing a...
The results are in! Rochdale Borough Council can now reveal the nominated ‘grot spots’ chosen to undergo a ‘Big Clean’ in Heywood. Over the past few months, people across the...
Greater Manchester’s transport leaders have met with Government ministers and MPs to discuss the future of the region’s buses, train and trams. Leading members of Greater...
Pupils from Heybrook Primary School urged people to stop using their playing field as a dumping ground when they joined staff from Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale on a litter pick...
Date Published 20/01/2009
Primary schools across Rochdale could receive free school meals under a Government pilot scheme. Rochdale is one of the town's that has been invited to submit a bid to run a...
Ten people were arrested in Rochdale last Tuesday (13 January) as part of Operation Guardian, a forcewide day of action targeting burglary. Officers were out in force across...
A man was mugged at knifepoint in a block of flats in Littleborough on Friday (16 January). The 38-year-old was approached by another man who pulled out the knife and demanded...
New guidelines which reduce the number of babies individual midwives can safely deliver have prompted health bosses to review arrangements at Rochdale Infirmary. Up to this...
12 areas in the North West have agreed to fast track the Government’s mortgage rescue scheme but Rochdale is not one of them. The scheme enables people to switch to renting...
A Rochdale market trader has admitted selling fake sports goods worth around £2500. 23-year old Mohammed Qasim, of Mitchell Street, Rochdale, appeared in court last week and...
Following Rochdale Council's proposal to increase rents for tenants by 6.28% in the coming year, after setting a lower increase for this year, Rochdale Federation of Tenants and...
Happy New Year to you all from Town Centre Management. I know many of you were sorry to see Motorcise on Smith Street close its doors in September 2008. Members not only used...
Work has started on a big new depot in Manchester for the Metrolink trams that are to come to Rochdale, Oldham, Droylsden, Chorlton and MediaCityUK in Salford Quays - the new...
A Government bid to hide MP expenses has been condemned as disgraceful by local Liberal Democrats. It follows an announcement by Harriet Harman, leader of the Commons, that...
Actress Samia Smith, best known for her role as Maria in Coronation Street, will visit Heywood next month. The 26-year old tv favourite will officially open the town's...
The Archdeacon of Manchester will help a group of organ enthusiasts celebrate their centenary. The Ven Andrew Ballard, an accomplished organist, will lead a thanksgiving...
Unwanted trips to hospital can be avoided by following a few simple guidelines this winter, according to the North-West Ambulance NHS Trust. The trust received 12,327 urgent...
Cancer sufferers in Rochdale can today apply for free prescriptions which will come into effect in April. At the Labour party’s annual conference, PM Gordon Brown announced...
