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For the second time in a week there has been a large blaze at a disused mill in Spotland. Fire fighters have been at the former Dexine Mill throughout the night (Monday 5 &...
Date Published 06/01/2009
Rochdale's new public transport hub came a step closer to reality this week after Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive announced the five-strong design team for the...
Date Published 05/01/2009
A long-standing Rochdale police officer has appeared in court , accused of misconduct in public office. PC Robert Bowen, 44, was charged last month, with wilful misconduct in a...
Sunny Brow Nursery is celebrating an extra special start to the New Year after being judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. Inspectors visited the school in Archer Park, Middleton...
Despite the obvious problems facing the people of this country and indeed the whole world as we begin to cope with the results of a global recession, I still feel full of hope and...
Holy Trinity Parish Church are holding a celebration weekend to mark the completion of the restoration work on the clock tower and steeple. Saturday 17 January the church will...
Wardle High School Band played carols and Christmas songs for a very large crowd in the Square, Wardle on Christmas Eve. The weather was very mild, which was much appreciated...
Christmas decorations and lights in Rochdale will not be coming down tomorrow, 6 January, the twelth night, as is the usual Christian tradition in this country. It has been...
Tony Booth, the actor and father of Cherie Blair dropped into Rochdale Labour Club, on Oldham Road, last week for a chat with local members. Tony Booth shot to fame as the...
Despite all the worrying omens around the economy, I remain surprisingly upbeat about 2009. It’s clear that we are facing extraordinary times and our resolve will be tested. But I...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) – the arms-length organisation responsible for council homes across the borough – has once again been reassessed as meeting the stringent...
Councillor Jean Ashworth has spoken out over the Christmas/New Year period about her deep concern regarding the current plans to downgrade Rochdale Infirmary to a Locality...
The Audit Commission's study acknowledges the rapid change England's Fire and Rescue Service has undergone in the last decade and that overall, performance by the fire and rescue...
Book worms have got a few weeks left to visit a special exhibition in Rochdale, marking 100 years of one of the country’s best-loved publishers. Mills & Boon celebrates a century...
Two thousand protestors flooded the streets of Manchester to protest against Israel’s bombing of Gaza. Among the protestors was Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate,...
A brand new community centre for the elderly is being built in Wardleworth. The state-of-the-art facility, which will replace the former Kashmir Youth Project building, will be...
The first baby of the new year was at Rochdale Infirmary Maternity Unit at eight minutes past midnight today (1 January 2009). Aairah Suleman was born to Shabana and Mohammed...
Date Published 01/01/2009
Paul Rowen MP would like to wish all Rochdale Online readers a 'Happy New Year.' Mr Rowen said, "I know that many people across Rochdale have struggled at Christmas because of the...
Date Published 31/12/2008
Police in Greater Manchester are urging partygoers to stay safe and drink responsibly this New Year’s Eve. With more than 80,000 revellers expected to descend on the city centre...
Date Published 30/12/2008
Shopping and getting lunch were just some of the activities being undertaken by children found playing truant across Rochdale. A truancy sweep, carried out by Police in...
The reopening of Wardle’s Globe Inn turned out to be a sterling success with many eager customers clamouring at the bar for beverages. At the time of the year when...
Ho, ho, ho! Reports that Santa has been seen in various parts of Rochdale including a local supermarket are true. He recently accompanied Rochdale Round Table on their traditional...
Cash up or lose out, this is the message being sent out to businesses and residents in the Heywood and Middleton area following break-ins at children’s nurseries. In the last...
Police in Rochdale are warning residents to take extra care in securing their homes to prevent them falling victim to opportunistic burglars who target empty properties on New...
Older people are to get more 'handyman' help to carry out repairs to their homes following a £33 million allocation announced today by Communities Minister Baroness Andrews....
There was an intense fire at a disused mill in Spotland yesterday evening (Monday 29 December). At around 6pm fire crews from across the borough attended the large blaze at...
Heywood North Councillor Peter Rush has taken another step in his plans to see the official Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Museum relocated to Heywood. Councillor Rush...
Date Published 28/12/2008
Rochdale Football Club gave a seriously ill little boy a Christmas to remember by making him a guest of honour at their Boxing Day home game against Shrewsbury Town. Twelve...
One in four properties in certain parts of the country has been on the market for the whole of 2008 as the housing market stagnates. Across the whole of the UK, 5% of homes...
A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Emma O’Kane in Heywood. Neil McNulty (born 26/12/89) of Peel Lane, Heywood, is due to appear before Rochdale Magistrates’...
