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Over £1,400 has been raised for the feeding programme at Mikoroshoni Primary School in Mombasa, Kenya after the treasurer of the school’s friends group – set up by a Middleton...
Date Published 28/05/2021
Fifty 'school streets' will be created across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester to transform the school run, enable healthier lifestyles and tackle air pollution, Transport...
Tens of thousands of pounds have been raised for Jolly Josh in memory of the late Peter Cordwell.
Jane Marsden celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday 26 May at Ashbourne Nursing Home in Norden.
Rochdale Borough Council has been shortlisted in the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Annual Service Awards 2021 for parks, open spaces and horticultural services...
An historic woollen mill which was among the first in Rochdale to switch to steam power is to be transformed into new apartments. Planners have given the go-ahead for Grade...
Date Published 27/05/2021
If you are using your vehicle for the first time in a while this May bank holiday, Highways England Traffic Officer Dave Harford has some important advice.
Fourteen people have been arrested in Greater Manchester as over £7,000 worth of Class A drugs have been seized in a crackdown on organised crime gangs exploiting children and...
Rochdale Council has denied it planned to light up the town’s war memorial for the anniversary of George Floyd’s death after coming under fire on social media.
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Rochdale Council has secured £11m funding through the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) to invest in heat decarbonisation works and other measures for 19...
Police are appealing for information following an arson attack in Rochdale. Emergency services were called to a fire near a property on Marne Crescent just after midnight on...
A free online event aimed at supporting residents looking for a new career in 16-19 and adult education takes place next month. The event will offer an overview of the Level 3, 4...
Local mutual housing society Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has published its latest gender pay gap figures and, for the first time, its ethnicity pay gap figures as well.
Date Published 26/05/2021
Award-winning charity and community centre The Burnside Centre, based on Langley Estate in Middleton, has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.
The trial is designed to encourage people most at risk of catching and transmitting Covid-19 to come forward for testing and to self-isolate successfully if they test positive.
The Rochdale Care Organisation, which runs Rochdale Infirmary and community services, held a small Eid celebration on Friday to mark Eid ul-Fitr which is a celebration that takes...
Local groups from the voluntary, not for profit and charitable sector are now able to apply for grant funding.
Date Published 25/05/2021
Two peregrine falcon chicks have hatched this year to the nesting pair at Rochdale Town Hall.
The new Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Stephen Watson QPM, officially took up his new role yesterday (Monday 24 May).
A young man who was wanted by police was arrested - after bragging to his friends that he was currently wanted.
Planning permission is being sought to demolish a dilapidated bungalow overlooking Hollingworth Lake and replace it with two detached houses. Construction work began on 15 Lake...
The NHS in the North West has urged anyone currently eligible for a Covid vaccination, to book an appointment without delay.
As a result of bringing the former M&S on Yorkshire Street back into use, Councillor Rina Paolucci has called on the council to rethink its rising bollards on Baillie Street,...
A developer has submitted plans for a ‘high quality’ apartment block in Heywood town centre. The four-storey building would be built on vacant brownfield land between Earl Street,...
Date Published 24/05/2021
The McDonalds distribution centre in Heywood was blockaded on Saturday (22 May) by protesters from Animal Rebellion who are demanding that McDonald’s commits to going fully...
More than 5,000 residents from across the borough of Rochdale received their first Covid-19 vaccination jab over the weekend at new vaccination clinics put in place to help stop...
Two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was attacked with a machete, leaving him needing surgery on his injuries. On Saturday afternoon the man,...
This is Councillor Sheerin's last column about his final few months as Mayor of Rochdale. Councillor Aasim Rashid and his wife, Rifit, were sworn into office during a ceremony at...
Date Published 23/05/2021
Anyone who has been required to work from home due to coronavirus - even for one day - and has increased costs, can claim tax relief from the government for 2021/22.
