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Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Date Published 09/04/2024
Much-loved former Man of Rochdale John Swinden has passed away suddenly. Affectionately known as 'the singing jeweller', businessman John, a prolific fund-raiser for local...
An unlikely alliance has formed between Rochdale MP George Galloway and one of his by-election rivals from February. Billy Howarth has been named as a candidate flying the...
The Liberal Democrats and the Middleton Independents have declared they do not want to be associated with George Galloway despite a Worker’s party press release endorsing some of...
Dozens of election hopefuls will be hoping to pull off a similar upset in the local elections to Rochdale MP George Galloway did in the February by-election. The leader of the...
Date Published 08/04/2024
Rossendale Council elections will be held just once every four years, with all seats in every ward contested, councillors have decided.
Scores of volunteers sprang into action to clean up Norden for the annual Great British Spring Clean. Armed with litter pickers, many volunteers, businesses and groups spruced...
Date Published 07/04/2024
The regular meetings of the Friends of Rochdale Art Gallery group are continuing even without a gallery to be friends of. However, the relationship between the Friends and...
Citizens Advice Rochdale is a local charity that provides free, independent, impartial, confidential advice to people in Rochdale. Each month, we share advice around a key issue...
More local community investment totalling over £470,000 will be delivered across the borough following the latest round of townships funding agreed by Rochdale Borough Council.
Date Published 06/04/2024
The Rochdale and Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of Phase 1A (Littleborough), marking a crucial step forward in...
The list of candidates for this year’s Greater Manchester mayoral election has been confirmed. Nominations to run in the election officially closed at 4pm on Friday (5 April),...
Motorists are being advised to take care on the roads tomorrow (Saturday 6 April) with Storm Kathleen expected to bring high winds to the west of the UK. National Highways has...
Date Published 05/04/2024
A new high school planned for Littleborough that was supposed to open last year is now estimated to open in 2027. The new high school, Star Lakeside Academy, was given the...
Police have arrested a wanted man at Manchester Airport after he was previously charged as part of an investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rochdale.
A beloved green space in Littleborough has been torn up by council workers conducting studies to see if it could be suitable for housing or a car park and local residents are...
A care home in Rochdale remains in special measures after a damning report from inspectors highlighted unaddressed trip hazards and choking risks.
Members and friends of the Whitworth Leisure Centre Community Interest Company (WLC CIC) are celebrating a significant funding boost which will enable an exciting transformation...
Date Published 04/04/2024
A busy stretch of road was plagued with temporary traffic lights for 100 days in 2023 – leaving many residents sitting in snaking queues on a regular basis.
A primary school in Heywood has celebrated their continued ‘outstanding’ status following their first Ofsted inspection in 13 years.
Three people were arrested this morning as neighbourhood officers from GMP executed an early morning warrant on Muriel Street, Rochdale.
Date Published 03/04/2024
A major new road scheme being considered for Heywood town centre to make it more accessible would have the opposite effect and cause gridlock, transport bosses have been warned.
A major change has been made to Greater Manchester’s mayoral election with the way votes are cast and counted changing from the supplementary vote (SV) system to...
Date Published 02/04/2024
A primary school in Heywood has managed to maintain its excellent standard after managing to hold on to its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted status.
Over 2,000 people flocked to the Street Eat festival last summer and it is set to return to Rochdale Town Hall Square for another serving of food, drink, free entertainment and...
Date Published 01/04/2024
A Rochdale resident has been appointed as a new Deputy Lieutenant to the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Diane Hawkins JP LLB. Deputy Lieutenants are appointed for their...
The new cycle lanes are part of an active travel scheme designed to promote healthier living and sustainable travel – but they are causing controversy in a Greater Manchester...
Date Published 31/03/2024
When a Rochdale teaching assistant learned an endometriosis event was being staged at her local bowling club, she cried – because she “never believed something like that would...
For the second year, nearly fifty children from Tonacliffe Primary School were added to the list of distinguished visiting performers at Toad Lane Concerts. The Grade-1 listed...
