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Rochdale is to host a special event to mark the official handover of the Olympic Games from Beijing to London on Sunday 24 August.
Date Published 14/08/2008
A new pilot home care rehabilitation service that helps older people and people with disabilities is proving a success following its launch earlier this year.
Rochdale celebrated the 61st Pakistan independence day with a flag raising ceremony at the Town Hall. More than 100 people gathered on the steps of the building as the flag...
Rochdale Town Hall was packed for the launch of ‘Defending the Indefensible’; a book by Geoffrey Tweedale and Jock McCulloch about the history of asbestos, its role in the world...
Students at Rochdale's Sixth Form colleges celebrated their A-Level results today (Thursday 14 August), in what was another successful year for the town. Nerves were running...
More than 42 children and youths in Greater Manchester are being convicted or cautioned for crimes every day. The rate at which youngsters — are getting into trouble with the...
Date Published 13/08/2008
Greater Manchester Police Force hit only three of its 17 targets during the past financial year. In the first three months, officers beat the target when it came to cutting...
The number of inmates released early from jails in Greater Manchester could reach almost 2,000 before the Government’s controversial scheme to tackle overcrowding is wound up, the...
Latest official figures published today show that the numbers entitled to Housing Benefit but not claiming it have risen sharply over the last 10 years with one in every six...
A report published by the Local Government Association – Councils and the Housing Crisis – says that a series of inter-related factors and the credit crunch are creating...
Oldham Road, Rochdale - Wood Street to Milnrow Road One way working from Wood STreet to Milnrow Road in that direction. Due to gas main work Until 30 November 2008
The Kingsway Business Park is out on the road this summer and a prize draw of £50 of high street shopping vouchers will take place every day of the tour. All you have to do is...
Speaking at the launch of a new book "Defending the Indefensible", co-authored by Geoffrey Tweedale, Rochdale MP Paul Rowen said: "Geoff’s book and his research together with the...
Was it right to invade Iraq? How do we stop global warming? Should student fees be scrapped? Should trains run later at weekends? How do we make poverty history? Do you think...
Health chiefs have written to 345 women in the Rochdale area to reassure them that their clinical care will not be affected after a community midwife reported that her diary had...
The Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis MP, has warned that the worst performing councils could have adult care services taken away from them if their performance does not improve....
GPs from the Rochdale West GP cluster and health professionals from Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT), will be giving free health checks to anyone who...
The M60 at junction 21 has been closed after a body was found in the carriageway. Shortly after 12.30am on Wednesday 13 August 2008, police were called to the motorway....
A 21-year-old man has been stabbed twice in the back. Shortly after 1am on Saturday 9 August 2008, police were called to Curzon Road, Rochdale following reports of fighting....
Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate, Simon Danczuk, has urged the Council’s portfolio holder for social care, Councillor Dale Mulgrew, to put a stop to what he says is...
The Labour Councillor for Milkstone and Deeplish, Councillor Imtiaz Ahmed, has welcomed the Government’s new Country Assistance Plan for Pakistan, which will see £480 million...
Rochdale Online has developed and launched a new website for the Oldham Evening Chronicle newspaper group. The new site, which is based on the Rochdale Online model, offers...
Date Published 12/08/2008
People from Rochdale are being encouraged to enjoy the great outdoors next month and take part in some of the walking and cycling activities as part of a 16-day celebration of the...
With the aim of raising the profile of horticultural societies, while demonstrating the real satisfaction and benefit of 'growing your own', the All-In-One Garden Centre is...
Rochdale residents are being given the chance to tell the NHS what they think about future health priorities in the area. The “Speak Up. It’s Your Health” consultation, led...
Shoppers in Rochdale now have an easier way of getting to and from supermarkets within the area thanks to a new door-to-door service launched this week. Rochdale Shopping...
Next month will see the return of the Rochdale Town Centre Business Awards following the successful inaugural event in September last year. The event will take place on...
Rochdale Town Hall will be the location for a book launch this evening (Tuesday 12 August). Geoffrey Tweedale, known by many for his previous book "Magic Mineral - Killer...
From an adrenalin rush to a relaxing family day out in the country, Hollingworth Lake will have it all at its Summer Special 2008. At this year's Summer Special on Sunday 17...
The Milnrow section of the M62 motorway re-opened earlier this morning (Tuesday 12 August) after parts were closed overnight following a crash between two lorries. One of the...
