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Hopwood DePree who moved from Los Angeles to Middleton, in August 2017 on a mission to save his ancestral home Hopwood Hall, has been appointed to the Board of the Heritage Trust...
Date Published 14/01/2019
Cannabis plants worth tens of thousands of pounds were seized in Castleton on Friday morning (11 January).
Rochdale has lost nearly half its pubs since the turn of the century, but a new at lease of life could await two former hostelries.
A Middleton man’s brain tumour diagnosis has motivated his workmates to raise money to help find a cure for the disease.
Date Published 13/01/2019
An innovative partnership between a Rochdale care home and a national charity brought together young and old to share memories of their lives.
Parents and carers are being told it’s not too late to vaccinate young children aged 2-3 years against flu as the virus circulates in Rochdale borough.
A new zonal pricing system has been launched today (Sunday 13 January) in the biggest customer-facing change ever made to Metrolink.
The famous sound of Rochdale Town Hall’s bells gained national publicity when they rang out across the land on BBC Radio 4 over Christmas, and now Rochdale Borough Council has...
Date Published 12/01/2019
Following the occasional colder snap so far this winter, there are now signs that cold winter weather resulting from a sudden stratospheric warming is on the way for the UK.
Yet again, the Government has failed to fund the police fairly and instead shunted the cost of much-needed additional policing on to local people, says Greater Manchester’s Deputy...
A well-loved chippy owner from Kirkholt delivered and served free fish and chips to a local nursing home on 3 January.
Rochdale council leader Allen Brett has hailed the importance of the voluntary sector to Greater Manchester.
The RSPB is eagerly anticipating who will be top of the pecking order for a very special anniversary of its’ world famous Big Garden Birdwatch in January.
Amber Rudd, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced today, Friday 11 January, that the government will not extend the two-child limit on Universal Credit for...
Date Published 11/01/2019
A former Rochdale solicitor has gone on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, after being accused of benefit fraud.
Seven brand new apartments are ready to hit the market as part of the transformation of Rochdale town centre.
As we ring in the New Year the Environment Agency (EA) have sent us its review of 2018 with a look back at the environmental highs and lows.
The inquest into the death of young father Michael Hoolickin, who was murdered, has been halted for a second time by a coroner.
New year, new me’, so the cliché goes, yet it seems there’s more truth to the idea of ‘out with the old’ as 11 January, is when most British workers consider ditching their...
In a test case victory for a group of working lone mothers, the High Court found today that the way the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been assessing income from...
A car overturned following a fail to stop collision on Molesworth Street in Rochdale on Friday morning (11 January).
Ditching meat and dairy has never been easier, thanks to the first of two free vegan taster nights at Veggie Vixen, Littleborough’s first plant-based café, on Thursday (10...
Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps keeps England’s roads moving.
The week commencing Monday 31 December 2018 to Sunday 6 January 2019 for Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (the body overseeing the devolution of the £6bn...
The number of children excluded from the borough’s schools could be higher this municipal year than last, if removals continue at the current rate.
The site of what was once believed to be the world’s largest cotton mill could be transformed into a new housing estate.
Britain’s oldest national conservation body, The Open Spaces Society, has welcomed a new grant-scheme for establishing, restoring and renovating open spaces.
Date Published 10/01/2019
Littleborough florist ‘The Flower and the Glory’ will be closing for business on Saturday (12 January).
Three men have been jailed for a total of more than 10 years for their part in a series of thefts from Metrolink ticket machines.
Hornets v Mayfield - The Battle of the Borough, GMP Male Voice Choir and The Hometowners Folk Band, Save Samantha Music & Games Evening, Asian Lifestyle Event, The Magnificent...
