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A special recruitment event is to be held this month to encourage people to support the most vulnerable in the borough by becoming personal assistants (PAs) in adult care.
Date Published 18/02/2021
Gordon and Sheila Platt celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day (14 February 2021).
A county lines drug gang from Warrington, Rochdale and Cheetham Hill have been jailed for a combined total of more than 20 years.
More than 40,000 people in the Rochdale borough have now received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as of Thursday (18 February).
Rail services passing through local stations on Tuesday evening (16 February) were affected by a track circuit failure at Rochdale station.
Over £10,000 has been raised towards the lifesize statue honouring Rochdale ‘superfan’ David Clough. The fans want to retire David's seat in the ground's main stand and replace...
Council tax in Rochdale is set to increase by 1.99% for the general element and 3% for adult social care from April – despite the council leader declaring his ambition for an...
Date Published 17/02/2021
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Environmental consultant City of Trees has announced a series of monthly webinars for both families and adults for 2021, with the aim of keeping people connected to nature safely...
A new outdoor sensory room has been unveiled at Seeros Central Daycare Nursery. The outdoor shed, which had previously been destroyed by teenagers, has now been refurbished to...
Year 7 students at Wardle Academy recently experienced a virtual tour of Neeli Mosque in Rochdale. Imam Mirazam Khan led a question and answer session which helped students...
Rochdale Borough Council is to match half a million pounds of government funding to tackle Covid-19 myths and boost uptake of the vaccine, raising it to £1million.
Firefighters are joining the Army in being redeployed to the North West Ambulance Service to help it respond to the Covid crisis.
A councillor has reacted with fury after a town hall report blamed NHS workers for parking problems near Fairfield Hospital. The paper, which recommends a ‘no waiting at any...
Officers investigating an assault at the Trafford Centre on Christmas Eve have released images of two men - believed to have a connection to Middleton and North Manchester - they...
Date Published 16/02/2021
Greater Manchester residents will see the amount they pay in council tax towards mayoral activities carried out by Andy Burnham and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority...
An estimated 1 in every 20 people diagnosed with Covid-19 experience the often ‘debilitating’ effects of long-term symptoms experienced after contracting Covid-19 – commonly known...
The Greater Manchester Pension Fund has been criticised for its ‘woeful’ response to calls to divest from fossil fuel firms and align itself with local climate change policies.
Filming for the second series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, which is currently being shown on BBC Three, had to be suspended in March 2020, when the first national lockdown was...
A Rochdale man has avoided jail after being charged with sexual assault. Tariq Mohammed, 41, appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Thursday (11 February) where he...
With concerns over lower uptake of the Covid-19 vaccination among some black, Asian and minority ethnic residents, councillors in Rochdale have come together to record a video...
Following the launch of the Greater Manchester Technology Fund, 638 disadvantaged young learners from across Greater Manchester - including students from Hopwood Hall College -...
A new initiative to encourage more members of the public to take up sign language as an extra language and skill is now available to residents of Greater Manchester.
Residents in the Rochdale borough are being asked to share their experience of being discharged from hospital to help identify what is working well and where improvements could be...
The National Independent Schools Association (ISA) Arts Finals are being held online this year, and Rochdale’s Beech House art students are once again aiming high.
Date Published 15/02/2021
Thirty ‘cold survival kits’ were donated to The Sanctuary Trust at Halsall House Hostel on Tweedale Street on Saturday (13 December).
Roving testing sites for FAST testing are coming to various places across the borough.
Pupils at Beech House School marked Safer Internet Day (Tuesday 9 February) with a range of interactive activities designed to help them spot misleading, or false, information...
Two new solar-powered smart bins have been installed at Hollingworth Lake with the aim to reduce litter, decrease the frequency of waste collections and help reduce greenhouse gas...
Supermarket shoppers, delivery drivers, park rangers and bank staff are among those being urged to look out for signs of children being exploited under lockdown - including into...
