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Beech House school is Rochdale's best performer according to latest GCSE results. 73% of the 26 Key stage 4 pupils at the Manchester Road private school achieved five A*-C...
Date Published 20/01/2009
The renowned Broadfield Hotel has opened its doors after a £200,000 revamp. The Victorian style lodge, which has managed to survive going into administration, has been gutted...
A young woman has been scarred for life after being glassed in the face in a nightclub. Laura Clarke, 21, was close to death, according to paramedics, after yob Lisa Scraggs...
The Liberal Democrats are preparing for a snap Spring election after leader Nick Clegg met with the party's chief officers, his shadow cabinet and parliamentary colleagues last...
Rochdale Infirmary has apologised after a frail pensioner was forced to wait hours for an emergency bed. Mary Smith, 82, from Rochdale, suffered a fall at 9.30 Saturday...
Date Published 19/01/2009
Into 2009 and ‘Jazz on a Sunday’, still moving forward, welcomed one of the fans’ favourites ‘The Old Fashioned Love Band’, playing a mixture of classics led by trumpeter Mel...
A teenage driver from Rochdale was hurt, along with three passengers, when he crashed his car in Burnley yesterday afternoon (Sunday 18 January). The Vauxhall Corsa, driven by...
Thanks to the substantial support from Rochdale Online readers, reporter Kirsty Rigg has raised almost £700 for Springhill Hospice – in just one week! In March Kirsty will be...
The Government is set to come under renewed pressure to bring thousands of Rochdale residents out of fuel poverty. Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House David Heath will...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale say that they have made major progress in offering extended opening hours to patients at GP surgeries. Latest figures, for December,...
An independent inspection by the Audit Commission into how Housing Market Renewal in Rochdale makes use of resources has scored the Pathfinder as ‘performing strongly’. The...
Heywood town centre is set for a £500,000 cash injection to smarten up the appearance of a prominent row of shops on Market Street, backing on to Dawson Street. The aim is to...
Police are hunting a man who made off with a car he was meant to be taking for a test drive. The owner of the black Mini Cooper, a 38-year-old woman, took the man for test...
Approximately 100 new jobs will be generated as new mobile surgical clinics open up in town. The portable units have been set up as an alternative to local hospital services,...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen and Heywood and Middleton colleague Jim Dobbin have added their support to a Commons motion calling for First buses to re-think their price...
Hundreds of Rochdale residents signed a petition in the town centre on Saturday (17 January), calling on the government to “Recall the British ambassador to Israel from Tel Aviv,...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has reacted to criticisms for hosting its public open day on a working weekday. Last week Rochdale Online reported how Councillor Angela...
Police in Rochdale are getting out to residents in a refurbished mobile police station. The mobile station will be used by officers and PCSOs from the Pennine Neighbourhood...
A six week self-management programme for adults who care for someone living with a long term condition or disability will be running throughout February and March. The course...
A potentially life-saving new system which has been trialled in GP practices in the borough is set to be rolled out across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. This new computer...
Around a hundred enthusiasts met at Springhill High School for a day of indoor model flying. The models being flown included everything from tiny rubber powered aircraft to...
A Local Liberal politician, who was awarded the MBE for services to Rochdale, has died following a long illness. Walter Ridgeway, 89, was a long-serving councillor in the...
Date Published 18/01/2009
Planning appeals for the proposed Crook Hill wind farm, on the moors above Littleborough, will be heard next month. Calderdale Council refused planning applications for three...
Residents living near to Birch Hill hospital fear that a new mental health ward would see more patients roaming around in the local community. Proposals for the 45 bed unit...
Natalie Quinn, 26, of Rochdale and Calvin Hyton, 41, of Manchester were each jailed for 12 years at Southampton Crown Court. Customs found 43.8lb of cocaine strapped to three...
Date Published 17/01/2009
A 40-year old woman took a serious blow to the head when she was hit by hammer-wielding robbers in her own home on Tuesday morning (13 January). Between 10.30am and 11am two...
Date Published 16/01/2009
A family from Thornham were re-united with their lost dog earlier today (Friday 16 January). Carol Hill appealed for help on Rochdale Online after eight month old Shih Tzu...
Councillors on the Middleton Township planning sub-committee are set to refuse permission for the construction of one of three sports facilities in the area. The Council has...
A play that hopes to break down some of the embarrassing boundaries surrounding bowel cancer will be performed in Rochdale on Thursday 29 January. Entitled ‘You, Me, Us’, the...
Despite the global economic downturn Rochdale residents are still looking for some fun in the sun. One town centre travel agent has seen an upsurge in holiday bookings this...
