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Rochdale town centre has been shortlisted in the Government’s Great British High Street Awards, putting it in the running for up to £15,000.
Date Published 14/08/2019
The first Northern Pacer train was retired on Monday (12 August 2019) after making its final journey between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.
The Co-op store on Rooley Moor Road has become the latest targeted by thieves, after a break in at around 2am on Wednesday morning (14 August).
Three free ‘Summer Saturday’ fun days took place this July and August, courtesy of Middleton Town Centre Management.
Officers investigating a robbery in Rochdale in which a man was hit over the head with a baseball bat have released a new image of a man they want to speak to.
A second ‘Blokes’ support group for men suffering with loneliness has been set up, this time in Wardle.
Date Published 13/08/2019
The Friends of Carnegie (Castleton) group are asking for the public’s help in discovering some local history, specifically in regard to the industrial history of Castleton and the...
Residents of St Martin’s View in Castleton have formed a group to dispute maintenance charges being applied for public areas on the estate by RMG, after management was handed over...
Following the launch of an innovative Smokefree Pregnancy programme twelve months ago, the number of pregnant women in the city-region who smoke is falling faster than the...
Charlie Cornish, CEO of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), met on Friday (9 August) with HS2 Ltd CEO, Mark Thurston, at Manchester Airport to discuss progress on the development of...
To encourage budding young opticians to pursue a career in eye health, Specsavers in Rochdale has delivered a talk on eye health careers at St Andrew’s Primary School.
B&M Bargains has confirmed its new Heywood store on Dawson Street will open on Friday (16 August).
Four local train stations are being left with no service on Sundays, despite hourly trains passing through without stopping, says a local rail campaign chairman.
A change of application to transform an empty shop into a taxi booking office has been granted subject to conditions by Rochdale Borough Council’s planning committee.
Date Published 12/08/2019
Children’s hospice Grace’s Place, which serves Bury, Rochdale and Oldham, will close later this month due to a lack of funding, despite only opening in January this year.
The family of a popular Rochdale primary school teacher are holding an afternoon tea and quiz event in her memory to raise money for local cancer charity, Maggie’s Oldham.
Regular readers will know of my passion for environmental issues and animal welfare. That's why I joined with the Environmental Investigation Agency campaign in Parliament to call...
Plans to establish a micro-pub in Smithy Bridge by transforming a former bakery have been refused by Rochdale Borough Council.
Inspector Robert MacGregor, of the Rochdale East Neighbourhood Policing Team, on what the police are doing to tackle local issues across the borough. This week he discusses...
A leading national charity is appealing for volunteers to come forward and help them to support blind and partially sighted people in Rochdale.
The two-week national firearm surrender took place between Sunday 21 July and Sunday 4 August and gave people the opportunity to surrender their guns anonymously.
Dubbed ‘the next Great Manchester band’, Alias Kid certainly rocked ‘n’ rolled this year’s main stage at the Feel Good Festival.
Music lovers rocked out to a headline set by indie-pop band The Coral for the annual Feel Good Festival on Saturday (10 August), packing out Rochdale’s Town Hall Square.
Pop-rockers The Hoosiers set the stage with a hard act to follow on the Feel Good Festival’s main stage on Saturday (10 August).
Across Greater Manchester 23,000 people are living with dementia. Dementia is now the UK’s biggest killer, with someone developing it every three minutes.
Date Published 11/08/2019
Rochdale District Freemasons have recently stepped in to help a Littleborough family whose son suffers from a life-threatening genetic condition.
Residents of the Pennine Township who died 75 or 80 years ago this month.
A five-day street art festival is coming to Rochdale this month, taking place over the August bank holiday weekend from 22 to 26 August 2019.
The Esplanade in front of Rochdale Town Hall was transformed into a Festival Square for families on Saturday 10 August.
Leading northern soul band The Northern SoulTrain fronted a special show to get the crowds dancing at this year’s Feel Good Festival on Saturday (10 August).
Date Published 10/08/2019
