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Andy Burnham has shed more light on the agreement he signed with scandal-hit software firm Fujitsu.
Date Published 27/01/2024
‘You said, we did’ is Heywood’s Neighbourhood Team’s mantra for 2024 – and follows a successful 2023 which saw positive results roll in for the local team.
Local charity Rochdale Heartbeat presented coronary care staff at Fairfield Hospital with heart models and equipment on 17 January.
Trains were suspended and delayed on Friday afternoon (26 January) between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria due to a 'potential casualty' on the tracks at Castleton Railway...
Date Published 26/01/2024
The Labour shortlist of candidates for members to choose from for the next prospective parliamentary candidate for the party has been drawn up: Rochdale-born political journalist...
The Asset Detention and Recovery Unit in GMP’s Economic Crime Unit has recovered over £3 million this tax year from criminals’ pockets following 333 successful court forfeitures...
The only Greater Manchester-wide awards which recognises the exemplary contributions from the health and care workforce are back in 2024 for their fifth year.
Virgin Money and the digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, have teamed up to help people facing digital exclusion by introducing the National Databank programme into...
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns this month, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s Garden birds over the last weekend in January...
A school in Middleton where ‘behaviour is disruptive’ and ‘teaching is ‘inconsistent’ has been told it must do better by an education watchdog.
Date Published 25/01/2024
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Castleton Literary and Scientific Society, Volunteer Drop-in, Saturday Afternoon Organ Concert, Winter Wedding Fayre, Visit...
The co-founder of Parents Against Grooming UK, William ‘Billy’ Howarth, is planning to stand as an independent candidate in the forthcoming by-election to become the Member of...
The restoration of one of the North West’s finest historic buildings has been unveiled, with Rochdale Town Hall set to reopen to the public in a matter of weeks.
Date Published 24/01/2024
The council’s cabinet met at Number One Riverside on 23 January and approved a crime crackdown plan and the installation of solar panels on eight school buildings across the...
The North West Air Ambulance Charity had its busiest year to date in 2023, being called out to 3,100 missions - a new yearly record, and 300 more callouts than in the previous...
Bus users who travel to and from Middleton bus station are being urged to check if they are affected by upcoming essential works. A full closure of the station from February 4,...
A Whitworth man has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm and conspiracy to possess ammunition.
A section of the M60 has been closed in both directions due to a police-led incident (Tuesday 23 January 5.15pm).
Date Published 23/01/2024
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
People on low incomes could benefit from a £150 rebate on their energy bills – and are being urged to act now where they need to, so they can get the support before this year’s...
There are just three weeks left to apply for the annual Crook Hill Community Benefit Fund.
Almost five hundred new trees are taking root across the borough of Rochdale as part of the council’s commitment to increase urban tree cover. The work is possible thanks to the...
Date Published 22/01/2024
A by-election will be held in Rochdale this year after the death of the seat’s MP, Sir Tony Lloyd on 17 January.
An unwanted mattress has brought nightmares for one Heywood resident after it was found discarded in the street, resulting in a court appearance for the owner.
A hotel in Middleton which houses asylum seekers is set to close in the coming weeks, it has been confirmed. This comes following a Home Office announcement in October that said...
Local train drivers will be striking on 31 January as a long-running dispute over pay continues.
Strong winds are expected across the North West from Tuesday evening (23 January) into Wednesday morning (24 January). The Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert for wind,...
Some claim they were told ‘too much breathing’ was the problem… others fear breathing could end up killing them. Each lives in social housing around Rochdale, in estates managed...
Date Published 21/01/2024
Despite the bitterly cold snap, once again, the weekly Toad Lane Concerts at St Mary in the Baum featured top class performers.
A struggling family from Littleborough who relocated to Devon in 2022 have told of how they are being “forced to live in damp and mouldy conditions unsuitable for their needs” or...
Date Published 20/01/2024
