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Rochdale’s Councillors, Post Masters and MP are reminding residents that they have until next Monday (21 July) to have their say on the proposed closure of four of Rochdale's Post...
Date Published 17/07/2008
Two people have been charged after a 17-year-old girl was repeatedly raped in Rochdale on Saturday 5 July. 25 year-old Mohammed Ali of Holland Street, Rochdale, and a...
Visitors to Rochdale town centre were treated to an array of fine dancing this afternoon (Tuesday 15 July) as they enjoyed the ‘Inside Out’ dance festival at the Town Hall....
Date Published 15/07/2008
The leader of Rochdale Council, Councillor Alan Taylor, has been taken into hospital after suffering a shortness of breath and heart trouble. He is to stay at Fairfield...
Several of Rochdale's Primary and Secondary schools will be affected by a two day strike starting tommorrow (Wednesday 16 July) and ending on Thursday. The strike has been...
Britain’s longest serving Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott MP, is to visit Rochdale tomorrow (Wednesday 16 July) after he accepted an invitation from Rochdale’s Labour...
Detectives investigating the rape of a 17-year-old in Rochdale last week have arrested four people. Two men aged 17 and 20 were arrested on Friday (11 July) on suspicion of...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) will receive hundreds of letters of complaint this week after announcing the closure of the Smallbridge Housing Office. The office, which...
Two maternity projects involving Rochdale midwives have beaten competition from across the country to scoop prestigious awards for innovation. They were the only NHS staff...
Strike action by council workers this Wednesday and Thursday (16 and 17 July) has forced the closure of the swimming pools in Heywood and Middleton. The strikes will also affect...
Date Published 14/07/2008
Members of Rochdale’s Skylight Circus Arts showed off their skills at the Birchfields Park Summer Festival in Manchester on Saturday (12 July). The Skylight youngsters didn’t...
The first report of its kind in the world will reveal that Rochdale, as part of the Greater Manchester region, could miss out on £21bn growth over the next 12 years if it does not...
The number of suspensions and permanent exclusions from Rochdale's secondary schools has gone up, with at least one pupil suspended or excluded every hour of the school day....
The national strike by some council workers this Wednesday and Thursday (16 and 17 July) will see disruption to some services at Rochdale Council. The Council claims they are...
British Transport Police have joined up with Rock FM’s Cash for Kids charity to promote railway safety to young people in Rochdale. Rock FM’s media bus is touring schools in...
Transport bosses in Greater Manchester have promised to do more to encourage children and teenagers to use public transport. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority...
Sport For All (a local community group) is bringing international cricket to Rochdale; with the Kenya Cricket Association and Friends for Kenya they will host a reception for the...
Date Published 12/07/2008
A proposal to develop a golf driving range at Springfield Park is being opposed by the Friends of Springfield Park. The Friends say the park should be retained for the benefit of...
John Wilcox, a resident of Milnrow Road and also owner of a butchers shop in Milnrow Road, has complained bitterly to the council about the effect 30 tonne wagons carrying soil to...
Young children attending Heybrook Primary School are risking life and limb crossing one of Rochdale’s busiest roads unsupervised up to four times a day. Since Christmas 2007,...
Simon Danczuk, Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate, attended Labour’s high profile Sports Dinner at Wembley Stadium yesterday (Thursday 10th July). He was amongst hundreds...
Date Published 11/07/2008
A Rochdale woman has admitted cheating almost £20,000 worth of benefits from the council and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). 24-year old Samantha Shepherd, of...
With summer around the corner Rochdale Council is encouraging children under 4 to use their library. Collect a ‘Bookstart Book Crawl’ sticker each time you visit and on your...
Two new enforcement wardens are to start work in Rochdale after the public said they wanted more action against people who drop litter in the street. Rochdale Township is...
The Rochdale Sea Cadets have been put through their paces at an annual inspection from the Royal Navy. The Cadets were put through their paces to ensure that the training,...
On Sunday (6 July) a Littleborough man made the most of a birthday trip to the Pyrenees from his wife by completing one of the toughest stages of the Tour De France. 50-year...
A new housing development is being planned in Heywood. 197 new homes will be built on the 13-acre Copper Wells site, where the former industrial warehouse 'Unity Mill' was...
Fundraisers are being urged to inject some cash into a new mini-appeal in aid of Rochdale Infirmary. Children’s charity MedEquip4Kids has agreed to fund five digital syringe...
Over the summer period we will be working with partners to target all hotspot areas for anti-social behaviour, and I would remind parents that they need to know where their...
Rochdale’s tourism industry has hit out at the claims of a Manchester chief executive who declared that the service provided by city centre hotels, bars and restaurants was ‘more...
