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JD Sports Fashion is believed to be the latest company to move to the Kingsway Business Park. It is thought that the sports clothing manufacturers are behind Wilson Bowden...
Date Published 24/10/2008
The Littleborough branch of the NSPCC hosted a wonderful fashion show at the Bella Vista restaurant on Wildhouse Lane last night (Thursday 23 October). There were some...
We returned to Parliament on 6 October. The Prime Minister and the Chancellor were about to announce some ground breaking decisions. Gordon Brown was about to lead the Global...
Date Published 23/10/2008
Health plans were the talk of the town last weekend at the Speak Up! consultation event in Littleborough. Hundreds showed up for the event, held at the memorial garden on...
A Rochdale Euro-MP has been nominated for a prestigious award by a panel of leading opinion formers. Seven distinguished judges, including former Belgian prime minister...
Balderstone ICT learning centre opened their door to the public to help people get online for the first time and send their first ever email as part of national 'Get online'...
A report from the Office of Fair Trading calling for a crack down on sale and rent back schemes has confirmed much of what the Advice Service at Rochdale Council has witnessed...
Young performers from Rochdale's M6 Youth Theatre are heading to The Midlands on Monday (27 October) for five days as part of a collaborative arts project ‘Crossing Boundaries’,...
Ambitious plans for a major upgrade of facilities at the Rochdale Pioneers Museum on Toad Lane have received a huge boost. The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced the award of...
Plans by Coronation Power to build four wind turbines on Crook Hill received a blow last night (Wednesday 23 October) as Pennines Township Councillors recommended that the Council...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has called on the Council to reduce the amount of time it takes to pay invoices from 30 to 10 days. The change could help small businesses survive...
A motorcyclist is in a serious condition in hospital following a crash in Heywood. A Skoda Octavia private hire car hit the motorbike and the rider was thrown to the roadside...
As the clocks go back this weekend, police are urging residents to help beat the potential rise in burglaries by taking simple steps to keep their homes secure. Police warn...
Audiences will see and hear the benefit of a major refurbishment when the Gracie Fields Theatre in Rochdale stages its next production. The venue is once again coming alive...
It is Energy Saving Week and organisers, the Energy Saving Trust, want to remind Rochdale residents that they should strike up a balance between their busy daily lives and finding...
Two armed men threatened staff with a machete but escaped with nothing during an attempted robbery in Middleton. The offenders went into William Hill bookmakers on Wood Street...
Date Published 22/10/2008
A Rochdale man has been found guilty of falsely claiming £2769.40 in Housing and Council Tax benefits. Mansoor Hussain, aged 56 of Ashfield Road, Rochdale was brought to...
Organisers of the Springhill Hospice Christmas Fair are looking for people to donate goods to the stalls. The fair takes place at the Hospice on Sunday 30 November from...
The New Inn on Manchester Road has gained entry in to the 2009 edition of the Campaign for Real Ale's Good Beer Guide. It is the first time that the Castleton hostelry has...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen used two Rochdale cases in Parliament this week to illustrate unfairness between parents who give birth naturally and those who adopt. Currently parents...
Blackley MP Graham Stringer has hit out at the proposed congestion charge for Greater Manchester and asked the Prime Minister to cancel next month's referendum on the...
Greater Manchester Police is warning landlords not to break the conditions of their licence after time was called on a Rochdale pub. The Woolpack on Rooley Moor Road had its...
Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale Prince’s Trust Rochdale Team 76 will soon be starting their 12-week programme based at Spotland and Falinge Community Centre on Spotland Road. The...
The Government has pledged an extra £3 million to tackle knife crime in 10 hotspots across the UK, which includes Greater Manchester. The news comes just two days after three...
Date Published 21/10/2008
Brave men willing to show off their legs and have them waxed in full view of a pub full of customers are being urged to come forward and take part in a sponsored leg...
Greater Manchester’s Police Chief took to the streets earlier today (Tuesday 21 October) in a bid to warn people of a predicted rise in burglaries. In the past month alone...
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has re-launched its hard-hitting campaign in a bid to drive down firework related accidents during the 2008 Bonfire period. During...
Bravery awards were presented to some of Rochdale's top officers at the Town Hall this afternoon. The Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Robin Parker, and Mayoress Ann Jones,...
A man who walked into Rochdale Infirmary and pointed an air rifle at patients and staff has been jailed. Scott Charlton, 32, of Bellshill Crescent, Belfield, was today...
240 Rochdale Council staff who have ‘delivered exceptional service’ were honoured at a special awards presentation this week. The BAFTA style event, part of National Customer...
