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A group of children from Rochdale have pedalled their way to a fundraising total of £1,681 in a sponsored bike ride for Rochdale DS All Stars, a charity dedicated to providing...
Date Published 14/03/2024
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Norden’s Great British Clean, Fair Trade Fairer Future, A Night for Maggie’s, Heywood AODS Presents Young Frankenstein,...
Today (14 March) is 100 years since Nellie Kershaw, who worked at an asbestos factory in Rochdale, died from asbestosis. Nellie Kershaw was born in 1891. She fell ill while...
Staff and pupils from Alkrington Primary School immersed themselves into a hectic Community and Contribute Week. Activities throughout a busy week included a visit to a local...
Liz Truss has been accused of bringing shame on the office of Prime Minister by Rochdale’s council leader after she was involved in a disparaging interview about the town.
Date Published 13/03/2024
A local volunteer has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to Cancer Research UK after losing his wife to ovarian cancer. Retired engineer Arnold Ashworth, 95, from...
Before February, very few in the political sphere knew the name David Tully, now he’s batting away offers from multiple major parties. The independent candidate came second in...
Two men and one teenager have been found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Callum Riley in Heywood in September 2022. The group were also convicted of causing grievous bodily harm...
Date Published 12/03/2024
Keep Britain Tidy ambassador Paul Ellison is leading the way in clearing up the Rochdale borough as the charity launches its Great British Spring Clean. As well as polluting our...
The live webcam, which provides a spectacular eagle-eyed view of the peregrine falcons nesting at Rochdale Town Hall, is back. Over the next few months people can follow the...
Bríd's Cross Brewing, a new local brewery, which opened late last year released a brand new beer to mark International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March with a percentage of the...
A primary school in Rochdale has ‘undergone a significant improvement journey’ which has taken their Ofsted rating from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’. Broadfield Community...
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Date Published 11/03/2024
Residents in Middleton and North Blackley are being invited to find out about a new project that will improve the water quality in the River Irk.
Seven years on from Greater Manchester’s darkest hour, the city’s fire service is ‘the best prepared in the UK’ for a terrorist attack says Dave Russel, the Chief Fire Officer for...
Pianist John Sabar was the performer at this week's Toad Lane Concert at St Mary's Church on Wednesday 6 March.
Date Published 10/03/2024
Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market – one of the biggest and most popular in Greater Manchester - returns for its 2024 season this month. Organised by Rochdale Borough Council, the...
A group of 13 young people, aged between 16 and 25, have recently supported a community project at the Spotland Community Centre on Spotland Road in Rochdale. The participants in...
Date Published 09/03/2024
Not only did the Black Dyke Mills Band fill the air in the celebratory procession at the opening of Rochdale Town Hall in 1871, but its successors, the current champion band of...
A 70-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car while crossing Halifax Road on Wednesday 6 March. GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is appealing for information...
Date Published 08/03/2024
A young dad and football coach has been diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 31 with the local community and his club backing him in his bid to kick the disease. Kyle...
A special Asda awards night celebrating achievements within the haulage industry has raised an incredible £54,957 for Greater Manchester charity, Veterans into Logistics.
Repairs to a gas pipe in Bamford Road, Heywood, will mean another set of temporary traffic lights will be in place from Monday (11 March), in a blow to motorists already...
Operation Wolverine reached another significant milestone as the team from Greater Manchester Police’s Specialist Operations Branch recovered £2,227,571.36 from 10,990 vehicles...
Date Published 07/03/2024
A support fund that has acted as a lifeline to families across the country has been extended – which has been welcomed in part by Rochdale’s council leader.
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident yesterday (Wednesday 6 March) which has left a 70-year-old man in a critical condition.
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Rochdale AFC v Oxford City, LABC 5k Race, Sparrow Hill, Springhill Hospice Fundraiser, Rochdale Borough Festival of Ideas,...
A sustained academic engagement programme has been launched in Rochdale. This is a ground-breaking university access initiative, an extraordinary coalition – made up of the...
Date Published 06/03/2024
Officers at Greater Manchester Police are still using a ‘sub-optimal’ IT system that the Chief Constable said would be abandoned two years ago.
Two Rochdale sections of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trail, that take walkers through the borough have now been signposted. The two trails have been...
