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A caring and conscientious cadet nurse has won a ‘NHS excellence’ award that marks the memory of a young Rochdale health worker. Kathryn Doherty, a second-year cadet nurse from...
Date Published 05/07/2008
Eight men have been arrested in a crackdown on robbery and burglary in Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Three of them were arrested following raids in Middleton and Rochdale...
Greater Manchester’s potential public transport revolution will not only bring trams into Rochdale, it will make it easier for people to get on their bike. As part of the £3...
Time is running out for anyone interested in joining the organisation that makes sure the police are doing a good job. The Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) is seeking...
Mental health care services across Rochdale have been given a boost as Pennine Care Trust became the 100th NHS trust to be awarded foundation status. Mental health providers have...
Homebuyers in Rochdale are forking out more than double in stamp duty than 10 years ago, according to official figures. Stamp duty for detached homes in Rochdale have risen £1,240...
MPs have hit out at the multi-million pound consultation which could see Rochdale drivers forced to pay rush hour congestion charges. In a special debate in Westminster last...
Rochdale Euro-MP Chris Davies has branded people who throw litter from their cars as dirty pigs — after picking up their rubbish. The Lib Dem representative took a hands-on...
A leading estate agent has called in police to investigate a hoaxer who claimed the company had gone into liquidation. Ryder and Dutton has a dozen offices across parts of...
A major trade union, which represents hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK, has signalled its support for the controversial congestion charge. The Greater Manchester...
Road deaths in Greater Manchester have increased — bucking the national trend. In 2007, there were 93 road deaths across the region — up from 90 the previous year. However,...
Date Published 04/07/2008
Private-hire drivers in Rochdale will be spared Greater Manchester’s congestion charging. Planners had wanted to exempt from the charge only hackney carriage drivers because they...
Rochdale Council and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing are investing up to £9,500,000 over the next four years on improving the environment of its estates. In order to make them...
If you live in the Pennines or Rochdale North areas, it’s still not too late to have the opportunity to shape the future for the borough’s Council homes and housing...
Councillors threw out a planning application to build a Co-op store on the site of Castleton Car Sales after more than fifty residents protested against the development....
Plans for a mobile health clinic to be located on the car park at the rear of the Town Hall have been thrown out by Rochdale Council. Councillors on the Rochdale Township...
A torch rally was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday (1 July) to mark the 75th anniversary of the death of more than seven million people during an enforced famine in Ukraine....
For the second time inside a month the Cemetery Hotel on Bury Road has been attacked by vandals. Last month the pub's windows were put through and earlier this week yobs...
Rochdale Council’s contact centre staff swapped their telephone headsets for visibility vests as part of a training scheme for their new ‘easier to use’ service. Four members...
The Rochdale Federation of Tenant & Resident Associations (RoFTRA) have been working television researchers over the past month to help record the second series Channel 4's Secret...
Police have released CCTV footage after a man threatened two women with a knife before making off with cash in a robbery at a store on Edenfield Road. At around 2.15pm on...
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead.The body of a 40-year old man was found in Royds Street following reports of an attack in the...
The cycling grand prix made its return to the streets of Rochdale town centre this evening (Wednesday 2 July) and the third annual event was another success, with cycling fans...
Date Published 02/07/2008
Primary school youngsters got a taste of college life today (Wednesday 2 July) and got their hands on some exotic creatures when they spent some time at Hopwood Hall's Middleton...
Pupils and staff from Beech House School enjoyed a successful leavers prom at the Broadfield Hotel on Friday night (27 June). Guests pulled up at the Broadfield in fancy...
The campaign to save Buersil Post Office will take an unusual step forward this Friday as campaigners do a barefooted march from Buersil to their next nearest Post Office at Lower...
Rochdale’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams are using contact cards to raise public awareness of neighbourhood policing and to increase their accessibility to the public. The...
This Sunday (6 July) will see the latest event by the Ding Quarry Action Group aimed at raising funds and awareness in the fight against re-opening Ding Quarry. Top...
Date Published 01/07/2008
Councillor Zulfiqar Ali has taken on a new role as Rochdale spokesperson for Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority. Councillor Ali was appointed at Friday’s (27...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen spoke on BBC Radio 4 programme 'Woman's Hour' last week to raise concerns over British children who are abducted abroad. Mr Rowen started his campaign...
