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Musicians from Rochdale are holding their heads high as five seperate groups scoop awards at the National Concert Band Festival. The performance groups travelled to Great Sankey...
Date Published 01/12/2008
Campaigners in favour of the congestion charge have said “on your bike” to motorists. Cyclists from Rochdale got on their bikes and rode across Greater Manchester on Saturday...
Rochdale's town centre Renault dealership PGC has ceased trading and 17 employees are to lose their jobs in the run up to Christmas. The family run Molesworth Street company...
A Stakehill business depot has collapsed – leaving a number of warehouse staff jobless just a fortnight before Christmas. Workers from A Novo, a multimedia and...
Three Rochdale primary schools have teamed up to help spread some festive cheer and raise money for specialist paediatric equipment for the Children's Unit at Rochdale...
Lorry drivers who are contracted to Woolworths have been told they have 30 days before being shown the door. Wincanton transport, which employs hundreds of lorry drivers who...
Police in Rochdale have launched a major crackdown on burglaries in the run up to Christmas and New Year. As part of Operation Spin there will be more officers on the streets...
Ellenroad Engine House in Newhey, Rochdale emerged triumphant - winning £48,200 of Big Lottery Fund cash. The money means that plans for restoring a recently-donated engine to...
Date Published 28/11/2008
Detectives in Rochdale are hunting two gangs of thieves who are responsible for a number of bogus official burglaries and attempted burglaries over the last two weeks. The...
Troublesome teens who loiter on the streets can be marched home by police – thanks to a new dispersal order to tackle anti social behaviour. Shawclough, Syke and Healey will...
Grants of up to £10,000 to pay for activities for teenagers are available from Rochdale Council. Youth groups across the Rochdale township are being invited to apply for the...
Woolworths stores have stopped accepting rent payments. The store has informed Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) that, until “further notice”, the service will cease to...
Parents in Rochdale are being warned to protect their children against a surfacing measles epidemic. Health Protection Agency (HPA) have claimed a recent outbreak in...
A man is being kept alive by a life support machine after being crushed by a ton of work equipment. The 47-year-old man from Renolds Gears engineering company, Milnrow, was...
Adult Social Care services were slammed by government inspectors a year ago – but now they have bounced back with a glittering report. The Rochdale Council service has now...
Repairs at Moorhouse Primary School could stretch well into next week, but classrooms should be fully operational by Monday. The Milnrow primary school was forced to close on...
A Woolworths employee has spoken exclusively to Rochdale Online about the mood at the call centre – since the announcement of its possible collapse. The shocking news was...
Date Published 27/11/2008
The North West MEP who took refuge in a hotel basement after being shot at by terrorists in India is safe and well. Sajjad Karim was among two other MEPs who hid underneath the...
People living in the Rochdale Borough are being asked to nominate their local heroes in a new award for NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (NHS HMR). The ‘Heart of Local...
An anti-congestion charge campaign has lured Sharkey the shark out of the water to encourage Rochdale motorists to vote “no” in the transport referendum. The friendly fish took...
Manchester's fire control centre will close with the new Warrington base up and running in 2012 — months later than planned, Government has revealed. The move is part of a...
North-West EuroMP Saijad Karim has spoken of the moment when he was shot at by terrorists in the lobby of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai. The 38-year old Conservative MEP, who...
More than 200 children from across Rochdale borough joined together at the Heywood Civic Centre to have their say during the Big Listen. The fun-filled, action packed day of...
Rochdale’s famous Co-operative movement is making the headlines across the globe – as a solution to the economic crisis. The Jamaican Observer, a national newspaper, has...
Moorhouse Primary school has partially re-opened. The school was forced to close yesterday (Wednesday November 26) after yobs stole copper pipes from the roof and caused...
The futures of Woolworths' Castleton operation, on Royle Barn Road, and the Rochdale town centre store are in the balance after shares in the company were suspended earlier today...
Date Published 26/11/2008
Voluntary and community groups in the Pennines have until 9 January to apply for financial support from Rochdale Council. Officers at the Pennines Township office, based at...
The biggest ever survey on alcohol in the North West has revealed that low price and discounts are fuelling an unhealthy drinking culture. This revealing statistic is taken...
This week saw the traditional end of the Parliamentary session, or, in the language used in Westminster, it is prorogued. Next week the Queen performs the State Opening of...
Fifteen Rochdale schools celebrated their successes at the recent annual Eco-schools conference, helping Rochdale become one of the top five authorities nationally for Eco School...
