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A benefit cheat who claimed more than £1000 of allowances has been prosecuted by Rochdale Council. Scott Cross of Daventry Road, Rochdale, was given an 18 month conditional...
Date Published 30/09/2008
After the Tories promised to freeze council tax for two years if they win the next general election, two of Rochdale’s political heavyweights have denounced the plan as a...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been identified as one of the better performing health trusts for Urgent and Emergency Care in the North West, according to the latest...
Plans to bring the Metrolink into Rochdale town centre could go up in smoke if the Conservatives get into power. The Tories have pledged to break the link between the Transport...
Rochdale’s Muslim communities will celebrate Eid tomorrow (Wednesday 1 October) following an announcement by the Ruet-i-Hilal (Sighting of the Crescent) Committee of Rochdale...
A Headteacher protected her pupils from a youth who threatened them with a knife on a bus. The youth has been charged with possessing an offensive weapon after pulling out a...
Greater Manchester Police is on target to achieve results in the main priority areas according to a report to the Greater Manchester Police Authority yesterday (Monday 29...
A man armed with a knife stole cash during an armed robbery at a shop in Heywood on Sunday (28 September). Police have released CCTV footage of the incident at K G Ahmed...
Rochdale has been identified as an area that requires a substantial housing market restructure according to a framework for homes and jobs in the North West released by Government...
The MFI store in Rochdale will still be closed down even though the company has been saved by a management buy-out. The firm’s chief executive, Gary Favell, brokered the deal...
Rochdale's Metrolink passengers will use state-of-the-art ticket machines when the tram line to Manchester via Oldham opens in 2011. More than 200 new machines will be...
Rochdale's Euro-MP Chris Davies as warned householders that giving their front garden a makeover could contribute to flash floods. Using tarmac, bricks or cement to cover a...
A Heywood man was led to safety by fire fighters after a blaze broke out at his flat on Meadow Close. The fire started when a pan of food was left unattended and caught light.
Date Published 29/09/2008
Police hunting for a convicted Rochdale sex offender who went on the run, as reported on Rochdale Online on Friday, have today (Monday 29 September) made an arrest. John...
Euro MPs are calling for the introduction of measures to ban artificial trans-fatty acids and to revise food labelling laws in order to combat obesity. There are increasing...
Business heavyweights in Greater Manchester have given their support to Manchester’s proposed congestion charge. The North West Business Leaders Team (NWBLT) is the latest...
The closure of the whole of the Oldham loop line will cause chaos for commuters heading to and from Manchester, according to local transport campaigner Frank Salt. The train...
A 35-year old man has been arrested in the Rochdale area in connection with the burglary of £150,000 worth of Egyptian artefacts from a museum in Batley. Between 11 and 12...
A Heywood back street is celebrating after being named the best alley in town. Residents on the alley in the Wild Street/Promenade Street area have won first prize in the...
The driver of a cash-in-transit van was hit with a sledgehammer during a robbery at Tesco Express on Whitworth Road this morning (Monday 29 September). The man was in the car...
Homeless people in Rochdale are being offered extra support thanks to a jointly funded outreach project. The new rough sleepers project will work to help people living on the...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen recently learned about a scheme that has supported some of Rochdale’s most vulnerable teenagers and helped them to turn their lives around. Run by Dane...
Residents in Heywood can cycle themselves a smoothie this weekend as part of a local NHS road show to discuss future health plans. The ‘Speak Up! It’s Your Health’ event, led...
A man who was once one of Britain's most wanted criminals is thought to have been arrested in Mexico. Former Littleborough fireman Andrew Eden vanished after he was released...
Organisers of a charity football tournament are looking to get more teams to take part so that they can raise money to buy clothes and food for people in Palestine. The open...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing’s project to tackle youth anti-socical behaviour around the town’s estates has been short-listed for a prestigious UK Housing Award. The RBH...
Getting home just got easier for older people facing a hospital stay as one of the town's main resource centres is to be relaunched after an extensive refit. To help celebrate...
Todmorden Road in Littleborough is closed after a police car crashed into a Vauxhall Corsa this morning (Monday 29 September). A police officer was on patrol in the area when...
Residents on the Kirklee estate will soon have a new door-to-door bus service to help them get around town. The Local Link service will now run around the estate after the 442...
A Rochdale drug trafficker has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for his part in trying to smuggle £200,000 worth of cocaine into the country. Alan Burgoyne, 54, of...
