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A Royton-based haulage company has been fined more than £85,000 after a forklift truck driver was killed when loading a heavy goods vehicle. Ian Dawson, 60, of Rochdale, was...
Date Published 22/04/2024
Toad Lane Concerts are fortunate in the quality of its visiting performers. The audience at St Mary in the Baum was treated to a first-class song recital by a versatile, rising...
Date Published 21/04/2024
In previous centuries, the Grand Tour was an aristocratic educational trip through European places of artistic and historical importance. FRAG (Friends of Rochdale Art Gallery)...
Date Published 20/04/2024
If you don’t have valid photo identification, there are only a few days left to apply for a free certificate enabling you to vote in the two elections in May and prevent being...
Rochdale Town Hall Square will explode in a riot of colour next month, with the arrival of a unique event, which has toured all over the world. Colourscape, a colour and sound...
A plan for a new train station for Rochdale is closer to becoming a reality. Rochdale council received a letter from Transport for Greater Manchester’s rail boss Simon Elliot...
The Ogden family has announced that they are making an offer to purchase almost seven million shares in Rochdale AFC which would make them the majority shareholders in the club.
Date Published 19/04/2024
A Kirkholt man has been convicted of nine driving offences after a video circulated on social media of a police car being driven dangerously in the Kirkholt area of Rochdale last...
Residents of the Rochdale borough will head to the polls in a fortnight — to not only decide who should run their council, but also to vote for the mayor of Greater Manchester.
Detectives from GMP's Serious Organised Crime Group executed eleven warrants yesterday (17 April) at addresses across Rochdale and Lancashire, believed to be connected to a...
Date Published 18/04/2024
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Hopwood Hall College and University Centre has appointed two new members to its corporation board who will become the chair and vice chair of the board in July 2024.
Date Published 17/04/2024
No trams will run from Oldham to Rochdale Town Centre all day on Sunday (21 April), the Bee Network has announced. The part line closure is due to planned engineering works...
A special school in Middleton has hailed its latest Ofsted rating, which saw them maintain ‘outstanding’ status. Cedar Lodge School, based in Middleton, has retained the...
In celebration of this year’s Earth Day, several Rochdale-based charities, organisations, and community groups have collaborated to host a free, family event, Reduce Waste...
Date Published 16/04/2024
Former Rochdale councillor and prominent local health campaigner Jean Ashworth has died peacefully at home after a short illness, her family has confirmed.
An autistic artist from Middleton has spoken out about the role that railway stations have played in his mission to inspire the region’s neurodivergent residents.
Date Published 15/04/2024
Two people have been charged with various offences following an investigation into reports of a teenager being attacked with a substance in Stockport, on 24 March.
It’s just under three weeks until local elections, when residents will be able to vote for candidates to represent them at their local council. But only those who have registered...
Date Published 14/04/2024
In April, an 18-room supported living service will officially open in Rochdale to provide accommodation for adults with a mental health diagnosis, autism and/or a learning...
Greater Manchester Police's teams responsible for tackling online child sexual abuse and managing sex offenders in the community took part in a dedicated week of action between 25...
Following the Easter break, the Toad Lane Concerts resumed with a highly qualified and experienced duo (both first class honours and postgraduates of the RNCM and Manchester...
Candidates standing for election to Rossendale Council in a whole-council poll for every single seat on 2 May have been confirmed. All seats in every borough ward will be...
Date Published 13/04/2024
Residents are being asked for their views about plans to introduce a new Rochdale borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour.
Former Rochdale AFC midfielder Joe Thompson has vowed to fight cancer once again after announcing that he has been diagnosed with the devastating disease for a third time.
Date Published 12/04/2024
Mushrooms have grown behind the skirting boards at the home of a family plagued by a leak. Shannon Hopley, who lives on Rochdale’s Freehold estate, claims she’s had a leaking bath...
Date Published 11/04/2024
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: The Mersey Beatles, Riverside Artisan Market, Rochdale AFC v Dorking Wanderers, Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market, Springfield...
A Rochdale junior football club really stepped up their fund-raising efforts for one of their coaches by completing a gruelling 24-hour walk around Hollingworth Lake.
Labour officially launched their local election campaign this week – and have vowed not to let it become “a circus” like the by-election. Councillor Neil Emmott, leader of the...
Date Published 10/04/2024
An investigation into the conduct of the incoming Rochdale mayor has concluded. Councillor Shakil Ahmed, who chairs the council’s planning and licensing committee, faced an...