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Rochdale Town Hall reopened with a fanfare on Sunday 3 March 2024 after being closed for more than three years for restoration work.
Date Published 05/03/2024
New proposals looking to improve journeys in Heywood town centre have been revealed. They include new signal-controlled pedestrian and cycle crossings, a bus and cyclist-only...
Two new housing complexes for those at risk of homelessness have been approved for Heywood, following a tense meeting of the planning committee. The meeting at Number One...
An autistic author and blogger from Middleton has released her latest book on 1 March, aimed at surviving puberty as a teenage girl.
Date Published 04/03/2024
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
A head-on crash on Wildhouse Lane on Sunday 3 March 2024 has left one person in hospital in a life-threatening condition.
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...
Date Published 03/03/2024
Councillor Mike Holly was sworn in as the Mayor of Rochdale in May 2023. This column is about the places he has been and the people he met in February 2024.
The Toad Lane Concerts series welcomes choirs and vocal groups, both local and visiting, as part of its diverse schedule of all kinds of musicians. Eccles Community Choir (est....
The UK’s telephone network is being upgraded, and landline services are changing. For decades, landlines have been delivered through an analogue network, but this is being...
Date Published 01/03/2024
All the headlines for the Rochdale by-election will go to George Galloway with his win for the Workers Party of Britain – but even he had to commend local man David Tully on...
Just 129 households in Greater Manchester have had insulation measures installed under a government scheme to help them save money on energy bills. The Great British Insulation...
The multi-award-winning Flying Horse Hotel in Rochdale town centre has once again been named the best pub in the borough by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
Vicolo Del Vino has become the first restaurant to join Petrus’ new Kitchen Twinning Programme, which calls for local restaurants, cafes and even workplaces to ‘twin,’ their...
Former Labour MP George Galloway has won the Rochdale by-election, with local man David Tully, who stood as an independent coming second. Galloway took the seat with 12,335 votes...
The head of the NHS has announced the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’ in hospitals across England from April, enabling patients and families to seek an urgent review if their condition...
Date Published 29/02/2024
The money supporting poorer families is due to stop at the end of next month prompting Rochdale’s council leader to write to the government demanding that it should continue.
On this year’s extra day, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is asking Greater Manchester residents to take a few minutes out to learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how...
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: World Famous Elvis Show starring Chris Connor, SHOUT! Motown & 60’s Dance Party, Ellenroad Engine House Open Day, Empower...
Polling stations will open at 7am tomorrow morning (Thursday 29 February) for residents in the Rochdale constituency to vote for their new MP following the death of Sir Tony
Date Published 28/02/2024
A beloved bit of wild green space in Littleborough has been fenced off by the council – now locals fear they could build houses or a car park there.
The Places for Everyone plan for new homes and jobs in Greater Manchester has reached its final stage, following a report by planning inspectors.
The Queen has presented Hopwood Hall College and University Centre with the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize.
Neil Emmott is the leader of Rochdale Council and a councillor for West Middleton. This month he dedicates his column to the setting of the council budget, the death of...
Date Published 27/02/2024
The volunteers at Q Gardens in the Community on Queens Drive are celebrating their first Birthday with a remake of the garden. The group reformed last February and have been busy...
The WaterSHED at Wardle Academy has been shortlisted for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) North West Awards 2024.
Two suspected burglars were arrested in Heywood by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit (TVIU) on Friday 23 February 2024.
Date Published 26/02/2024
Hydrogen Safe, the Manchester-based specialist training organisation educating people to work safely with hydrogen, has delivered specialist training to teaching staff at Hopwood...
On Saturday 24 February, Ukrainians in Rochdale commemorated the 2nd anniversary of Russia's invasion war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian flag was lowered to half-mast at Rochdale...
