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Rochdale has ambitious plans to become a ‘centre of manufacturing excellence’ after it was awarded £23.6m from the government’s Towns Fund. It is one of 45 places across the...
Date Published 08/03/2021
Littleborough’s beloved Yankee Heaven has found a new home at Canal Wharf, off Canal Street, after a turbulent year.
Strong winds may bring disruption this week, as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind across the whole of England.
Rochdale Borough Council and the Ragdoll Foundation are funding Heywood-based Cartwheel Arts to deliver an exciting new project called ‘Little artists: Big box of creativity’.
Date Published 07/03/2021
A Greater Manchester homelessness charity is able to support more people in 2021 thanks to a funding boost of more than £100,000.
Hello from everyone at the Environment Agency and welcome to our latest round-up exclusively for Rochdale Online. It’s been an extraordinary start to the year weather-wise with...
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has given away thousands of books in braille and audio formats for children with vision impairment to celebrate World Book Day...
Rochdale-based culture and leisure charity, Link4Life continues to support the borough’s older adults while in lockdown, offering activity sessions and free advice to those...
The Highway Code is to be updated to give motorists a better understanding of what to do on motorways and high-speed roads and how they operate.
An extremely ambitious former Bury College public services student from Heywood is working hard to enter a life-changing career within the British Armed Forces as he prepares to...
Date Published 06/03/2021
Councillor Billy Sheerin has been the Mayor of Rochdale since May 2019. This column focuses on some of his highlights from the past month.
Local health watchdog Healthwatch Rochdale is carrying out a survey to gather information about people’s attitudes to Covid-19 vaccines and communications across the Rochdale...
HMR Circle has been made an official verifying partner of the Household Hardship Fund, which supports people who are struggling and most in need of support across the Rochdale...
Members of the public are being asked to try and reduce the food wasted at home in the inaugural Food Waste Action Week (1-7 March).
Officers from GMPs Neighbourhood police team were joined by Spotland & Falinge ward councillor Rachel Massey on Thursday evening (4 March) as a speed sting caught several drivers...
Date Published 05/03/2021
72,000 people in the Rochdale borough have now received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as of Friday (5 March).
Local councillors are urging people, particularly from the BAME community, not to travel for holidays or social purposes.
Auntie Irene’s Pantry – formerly Project Together – is on the hunt for new premises with the confirmation that Butterworth Hall will return to pre-pandemic activities after...
A Smithy Bridge man is set to run four miles every four hours for 48 hours in memory of his younger brother.
Concerns have been raised over Rochdale’s flagship Riverside leisure and retail complex after it emerged the council is liable for the rent and business rates on empty units for...
CCTV footage has been released by police, after a 65-year-old man was threatened with a gun and hit with a hammer in a burglary in Middleton.
Rochdale has been named as one of the first towns to benefit from the government’s Towns Fund. Rochdale will receive £23.6million to “support its emerging digital, manufacturing...
Two areas of Rochdale town centre are set to be transformed in the coming months, as a major improvement scheme gets underway.
Rochdale AFC Community Trust has 200 free, brand new books to distribute to local primary schools to support young readers.
Over 600 new Work Coaches will be helping people across Greater Manchester get back into work. In total, 611 new Work Coaches will be employed at Greater Manchester Job Centres,...
Date Published 04/03/2021
Filming for a Sky TV drama has taken place in Heywood’s Queen’s Park this week.
The safeguarding service, Sunrise Team, and family support organisation, Relationship Revolution, have been named as finalists in The Children and Young People Now Awards.
Council tax in the borough of Rochdale will go up in the next financial year by the maximum permitted amount after proposals for a one-year freeze were rejected in a town hall...
Four spindle trees have been planted at Cowm Reservoir in Whitworth, replacing two which were accidentally felled last year.
A Middleton schoolgirl has become the Rochdale borough recipient of the 2020 High Sheriff’s Young Citizen Award.
