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Melissa Sutton, aged 17, of Whitworth, was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in 2014 with a special award from Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens. Melissa, who had to have four ribs...
Date Published 25/11/2016
Rochdale and Whitworth Christmas Lights Switch On, Classic Rock Night, Fashion Show, Race Night, 70s Night, Opera, Operetta, Musicals, Concerts, Christmas Fairs, lots to do all...
The health risks and mortality associated with prediabetes seem to increase at the lower cut-off point for blood sugar levels recommended by some guidelines, finds a large study...
Date Published 24/11/2016
Castleton Swimming Club is appealing for more volunteers or the non-profit club is in danger of closing at the end of the month.
Julian Appleyard, Rochdale Sixth Form College Principal, visited Buckingham Palace for his official investiture where the Her Majesty the Queen presented him with his OBE.
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School in Rochdale is a pilot site for Greater Manchester Public Health England’s ‘Dental Buddy Scheme for primary schools’, which links local...
A dedicated nursing assistant is championing for carers ahead of Carers' Rights Day on Friday. The dedicated day of action is focused on informing carers about their rights and...
A spate of fly-tipping incidents, including a fridge, a bath, office chairs, and assorted household waste being dumped across the borough, has angered residents. Rubbish and...
We are getting ready for the season of Advent and the start of the Church's New Year this coming Sunday 27 November. As part of our preparations, it has been decided that this...
Louie Hughes is the happy owner of a new iPad thanks to winning a competition run by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) as part of its Hallowe’en and bonfire...
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Vice-Chairman and Lead for Economic Strategy Sir Richard Leese said: “I welcome the Government’s publication of the Northern...
Transport for the North (TfN) welcomes the Chancellor’s announcement of a Northern Powerhouse Strategy, which recognises the role of transport connectivity alongside investment in...
Students’ "superb" GCSE results were praised by Gill Middlemas, the Headteacher of Whitworth Community High School, at the school’s presentation evening.
Current evidence does not support the use of vitamin D supplements to prevent disease, conclude researchers in The BMJ.
Date Published 23/11/2016
Consumption of major saturated fatty acids increases coronary heart disease risk, and these should be replaced with unsaturated fats, whole grain carbohydrates or plant proteins,...
Rochdale’s Gwen Raby has qualified for the Miss England 2017 semi-finals in Nottingham after earning the title of Miss Charity Lancashire 2016/17.
The Lancashire branch of Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE Lancashire) is inviting the public to discuss the environmental impact of the Greater Manchester Spatial...
Heywood-based Green Cloud IT is hoping to raise at least £500 pounds for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in a Christmas appeal for children who will be spending the Christmas...
Karamat Hussain was fined a total of £2,000 (£1,000 per offence) and also was ordered to pay a £100 surcharge and £85 costs after pleading guilty to two offences involving tax...
Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Jim Battle said: “It’s disappointing that Chancellor Philip Hammond had the opportunity to...
At the top of Rooley Moor Road, is the historic Victorian stone road, widely known as the ‘Cotton Famine Road’, which is a monument to the fascinating story of Rochdale cotton...
Rochdale Road (A671) between The Halfway House pub and Thorncliffe Park in Royton has been closed in both directions due to a large sinkhole in the road this morning, Wednesday 23...
Jack Mannion, Ted Ames, Bailey Platzer, Bradley Kirkham, Billy Tomkins and Tyler Mills helped an elderly lady who was distressed. The Wardle students reassured the woman and took...
George Denson, 12, from Rochdale, hit the stage as The Artful Dodger during Oliver at the Epstein Theatre in Liverpool over the weekend of 11-13 November.
Kashmiris from different walks of life participated in a celebratory event at the Kashmir Youth Project (KYP) as part of a collaboration between Rochdale Borough Council and the...
A man eating a bowl of cereal at the wheel of his car was just one of the people stopped by traffic officers in Greater Manchester as part of the beginning of a major operation to...
Our Bible Hour this Sunday is on the subject ‘What the Bible says about the Kingdom of God’. We are looking forward to the time when God will send back His Son, Jesus Christ,...
Nat West Rochdale Branch is collecting new boxed toys or chocolate to give to children in Royal Oldham Hospital Children's ward at Christmas.
Children whose dads adjust well to parenthood and feel confident about their new role may be less likely to have behavioural problems in the run-up to their teens, indicates...
Date Published 22/11/2016
Councillor Richard Farnell, Rochdale's council leader, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond requesting "significant investment" in the borough's roads and...
