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The average house price in Rochdale has gone up by 4.1% in the last 12 months according to latest figures from the Land Registry. The average cost of a home in the town currently...
Date Published 11/07/2008
Liberal Democrat spin doctor David Hennigan has been accused of issuing a press release for short term political gain. The accusation relates to Mr Hennigan's decision to...
Date Published 10/07/2008
A report was considered by a special cabinet on 3 July 2008 regarding the Post Offices within the borough that are threatened with closure. The cabinet authorised the Chief...
Looking for something for all the family to enjoy at the start of the school summer holidays? The award-winning Rochdale Canal Festival is back for another year and promises a...
Fancy putting your culinary skills to the test? Do you reckon you can rustle up an exemplary healthy dish in under 30 minutes with the help of a professional chef and have it...
A legal chief reckons an estate agent with offices in Heywood and Middleton is lucky to have escaped unscathed after it was targeted by a mystery hoaxer. Police are still on the...
Victims of an asbestos-related condition will receive compensation of up to £5,000 to bypass a shock court ruling, under plans set out yesterday. A Government consultation paper...
Greater Manchester’s fire control room is lacking crucial state-of-the-art computer equipment needed to respond to emergencies, the Government has said. Staff at the Manchester...
Crime in Greater Manchester is costing every resident almost £400 a year, a new report says. The Taxpayers’ Alliance says crime costs £15 billion a year, nationally, or £275...
Rochdale Liberal Democrats have announced that Central Ward Councillor Zulfiqar Ali will be the Mayor in 2010. It is understood that he will be the first Lib Dem Mayor from the...
Last Saturday I had a very happy family occasion when my nephew Ryan married his girlfriend Gemma at St. Josephs R.C Church in Shaw. Both are serving police officers with Greater...
A woman was trapped in a car after a crash at the Rochdale junction of the M62 yesterday (Thursday 10 July). Two cars collided on the eastbound carriageway around midnight on...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) wishes to give advanced warning that its services are likely to be disrupted on Wednesday 16 July and Thursday 17 July due to industrial action...
New tough planning rules will help councils better protect small shops through the current economic difficulties and create more vibrant town centres, Communities Secretary Hazel...
Rochdale’s train service to Oldham will be replaced with a tram service that is more than twice as frequent when the new Metrolink line opens in spring 2012.Greater Manchester...
Fish will disappear from the table unless more fishermen are forced off the seas, Rochdale Euro-MP Chris Davies has warned. The European Commission says that 88% of fish stocks...
Rossendale Transport have announced changes to the route of the Castleton 442 circular service which will result in local residents facing a long walk to catch the bus. With...
Twice as many trams will run through Manchester city centre when the new Metrolink lines open from spring 2011 onwards. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority is...
The Conservative Party decision to launch a code of conduct for candidates standing in next year’s European Parliament elections has been welcomed by a Euro-MP campaigning for...
Rochdale’s oldest park is celebrating a hundred years of crown green bowling. The large green in Broadfield Park was 100 years old on Tuesday 1 July 2008 and Rochdale Council is...
Shortly before 8am on Saturday 5 July 2008, police were called to a house in Milnrow Road, Rochdale, following reports a man had been found hanging. Police went to the scene and...
An eight-year-old boy was left "scarred and traumatised" after an attack by a dog at a pub in Greater Manchester. Joseph Ray was walking to the toilet at the Lancashire Fold pub...
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has published a White Paper setting out proposals to deliver a fundamental shift in power, influence and responsibility into the hands of...
Rochdale’s Liberal Democrat Group has been accused of plundering the public purse to pay for an unnecessary move to palatial office spaces in the Town Hall. In a move that has...
Date Published 09/07/2008
Rochdale Council has been given a ‘Bronze Award’ for its efforts to prevent consumers being ripped off by counterfeit booze scams. In the last few months, trading standards have...
The concert in aid of “The Little London Project”, a fund supporting the Salvation Army`s work in Inner City Leeds raised around £500. As a way of welcoming the visitors and...
Young men enjoyed a graduation to remember thanks to Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) at the weekend (July 6). A total of 45 teenagers aged 13 – 14 donned caps and...
Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate, Simon Danczuk, has welcomed the news that Rochdale Council is stepping in to save a number of post offices earmarked for closure across...
Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate, Simon Danczuk, has angrily condemned a Manchester-based businessman’s slur on Rochdale being a ‘poor service’ town. In a recent...
Rochdale has a new export - home improvement know how. Care professionals from Malta will take a whistle-stop tour of the town this week to find out how best to provide home...
Date Published 08/07/2008
