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Rochdale, Oldham and District Samaritans is encouraging people in the local community to become better listeners so they can support friends and family who may be struggling, as...
Date Published 07/07/2021
People travelling on buses, trains and trams in Greater Manchester are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to continue wearing face coverings after 19 July despite the prospective end of...
Marjorie Greenhalgh celebrated turning 100 with a socially distanced birthday bash on Saturday 26 June.
Two Rochdale primary schools have been shortlisted for Education Business Awards.
Date Published 06/07/2021
Rochdale in Bloom are officially going for gold once more as their 2021 entry into the North West in Bloom Competition has launched. Last year, the local township groups –...
A school in Rochdale has been awarded £50,000 funding for an innovative project that will help children moving from primary to secondary school.
Businessman Ben Bate has raised more than £21,000 for charity after taking on a mega marathon challenge. He completed four marathons in under 24 hours to raise money for Sarcoma...
Queen's Park bandstand and outdoor theatre has been given a new lease of life thanks to the generosity of Heywood locals and artists.
Extra vaccination clinics are being held this week as the drive to increase Covid-19 vaccination take-up and stop the spread of the virus continues.
Date Published 05/07/2021
A Rochdale woman and her partner have each run 10km for 10 consecutive days to raise money towards a £1.9 million treatment for baby Zakariya Albaali, who has Spinal Muscular...
The car which has been submerged in the Rochdale canal near Smithybridge station since Sunday 27 June was removed from the water on Saturday 3 July.
The Vita Group, Europe’s leading flexible foam solutions provider, is donating 300 mattresses to Shelter Greater Manchester to help tackle the region’s housing emergency.
Plans which could transform the area around Castleton railway station are set to go out to public consultation this month, as the borough’s multi-million pound rail strategy takes...
Community gardening and having access to green space has never been so important and is being celebrated at this year’s RHS Flower Show Tatton Park between 21-25 July.
Date Published 04/07/2021
A vital health service for homeless and transient people in the Rochdale borough has been commended in the final for a Health Service Journal (HSJ) award 2021 in the Best...
Residents at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing's Sheriff Street independent living scheme in Milnrow will get even more enjoyment out of their garden this summer after their outdoor...
Date Published 03/07/2021
Twelve enthusiastic supporters took part in a sponsored 10k walk for the GEM Appeal charity on 30 May.
Year 10 pupils at Kingsway Park High School have been visited by lawyers from leading North West commercial law firm Brabners. Five solicitors visited a group of Year 10...
Firearms, ammunition, class A and B drugs and over £2.5 million in cash has been seized to date as a mammoth GMP operation reaches its one year milestone.
Castleton’s primary schools have helped plant up the floral containers at Castleton Railway Station. Normally all four village schools would be involved, but this year, two...
More than 135,600 people in the Rochdale borough have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and of those, 100,085 people have also received their second dose of a...
Date Published 02/07/2021
Councillors held a bizarre pothole birthday party to mark two years since they first raised complaints about a ‘dreadful’ road in Milnrow.
People are being urged to look beyond lockdown by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Heaton Park in October.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Joanne Baird (also known as Joanne Mitchell), whose body was found in the water at Hey Brook...
A Year 9 pupil from St Cuthbert’s will perform on the festival stage at Manchester International Festival this weekend, on Saturday 3 July.
Friends and family of late rugby star Phil Cockayne have sponsored the Mayfield youth section.
Groundwork Landscapes have spruced up a number of sites across Kirkholt after being contracted by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing to deliver environmental improvements.
A section of Fleece Street in Rochdale town centre has been closed, meaning there is no through road to Packer Street or The Esplanade.
Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market – one of the biggest and most popular in Greater Manchester – has postponed the start of its 2021 season for the second time.
A thunderstorm warning has been issued across the majority of England, including the Rochdale borough and Greater Manchester for Saturday (3 July).
