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Azeem Amir is set to become the world’s youngest blind Tough Mudder competitor on 10 September, at just 17 years old.
Date Published 26/07/2016
A chip pan fire in Heywood was dealt with by firefighters from Rochdale and Heywood on Sunday (24 July).
A kitchen fire at a semi-detached property on Derwent Road, Middleton, was attended by fire engines from Blackley, Heywood and Chadderton on Friday (22 July).
If you passed through Rochdale Town Centre on Friday or Saturday, you may have seen an unusually positioned horsebox transformed into an art exhibition.
Shoppers watched in shock as a car overturned outside Tesco, Sudden, on Saturday evening (23 July). The incident on Silk Street, right outside the supermarket car park...
Mindless vandals smashed up parked cars and ripped doors off in a rampage at Watergrove Reservoir. Cyclists who had parked their cars by the water on Thursday evening (21 July)...
Fire crews had to free a driver from her car after it overturned on Rochdale Road on Friday night (22 July).
The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) has branded Rowntree’s ‘The Smile Factory’ advert hugely misleading and irresponsible for its portrayal of sugary sweets...
A car was forced off the road and attacked by four men with hammers during a robbery in Middleton. Around 9.30am Monday (25 July) the 36-year-old victim was driving a blue...
Date Published 25/07/2016
Springhill Hospice’s fundraising year got off to a flying start with events supported by the communities of Rochdale, Middleton and Heywood.
Springhill Hospice grounds transformed into a Summer Serenade to remember on Saturday (23 July).
Rochdale man John Barton is getting set for a 10k run in memory of his friend, Sarah Taylor, who died of cervical cancer. John, a director at BC Real Estate in the town centre,...
New mum Sarah Fallon is calling for an investigation after she contracted a vicious flesh-eating infection after the birth of her baby at Royal Oldham Hospital.
Andrew Nutter, Chef Owner of Nutters and the Bird at Birtle, is one of a group of the North’s finest chefs, restaurateurs and hospitality industry experts set to face a big...
Following the Hamer Community Primary School Happiness Fair on Friday 1 July, where they raised £593.76, the children and teachers have been busy spreading the ‘Hamer Happiness’...
Chloe Cockton died and four others were injured after a a Renault Clio collided with a pedestrian barrier on Bury Road, Rochdale. Emergency services attended at about 2.20am...
Date Published 24/07/2016
Work on renovation has begun on The Carnegie Library building in Castleton. Sheila Whitworth, secretary of the Friends of the Carnegie building, says: “It's been a long time...
Hundreds of people enjoyed an outstanding display of horsemanship by the Devil's Horsemen stunt team at Middfest, Middleton's biggest event, on Sunday (24 July).
Ismail Agaci, from Rochdale, was one of eleven people charged after cannabis farms worth approximately £6 million were discovered during warrants across Greater Manchester and...
Date Published 23/07/2016
The Travelsafe Unit (TSU) has launched a clampdown on antisocial behaviour across Greater Manchester’s trams and buses. Over the next two months, the unit will be running a...
Date Published 22/07/2016
Saturday 23 July 2016 Milnrow Memorial Park Fun Dog Show 11.00am Classes include Most Handsome Male, Most Prettiest Bitch, Best Old timer, Smiliest Dog, Cutest Puppy,...
Alan Blacker has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), at the conclusion of a two day hearing in London.
The driver fled the scene after a stolen car smashed into another vehicle leaving a four-year-old girl injured. The smash, understood to involve a stolen Renault Megane,...
An investigation has been launched after a dog walker discovered a possible oil spillage in a stream in Norden.
Hundreds of people have signed a petition against cuts to a popular bus service between Rochdale and Royal Oldham Hospital. The off peak 182 service is to be axed by First Bus...
Holy Family held its PE Awards Evening to celebrate the sporting successes of the school teams throughout the year.
A man who conned a man in his sixties from Heywood out of more than £700,000 has been jailed. George Beveridge, 36, of HMP Humber was found guilty of fraud by false...
Jason Hesketh, 32, from Rochdale, died at the scene following a crash with the car on Sunday (17 July). The incident occurred around 1.15pm when Mr Hesketh, who was cycling...
Dr Allan Jordan, a scientist who grew up in Whitworth, has received a national award from Cancer Research UK in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the cause. .
Date Published 21/07/2016
Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd calls on the new Home Secretary to give local police the resources it needs to fight crime and make Greater Manchester safer.
