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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has been busy engaging with older members of the community across the county celebrating Older People’s Day 2015.
Date Published 01/10/2015
Keith Rudman has defied doctors’ predictions to live 30 years beyond his life expectancy and has raised £10,000 for the cystic fibrosis unit where he receives treatment.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a firearms discharge in Rochdale. At around 11.05pm on Wednesday 30 September 2015, police were called to Cecil Street, Deeplish following...
A tweet posted by Councillor John Blundell has caused outrage amongst local residents, who believe that what he said may detract investment from Rochdale. Councillor Blundell,...
Rochdale based QualitySolicitors AST Hampsons is joining in a month long campaign for charity Barnardo’s to encourage people to write their wills and consider leaving a legacy for...
Littleborough welcomed its new Vicar, Rev Ian Bullock, on Monday (28 September) in an induction service held at St Barnabas Church in Shore. The service was led by Bishop...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has stated that Ashbourne House Nursing Home in Middleton requires improvement. Following an unannounced inspection in July 2015, inspectors...
A large pile of rubbish that was photographed outside of Rochdale Market has caused concern with residents, who feel that the mess “isn’t nice for people coming into Rochdale.”
MP Simon Danczuk championed the issues that matter in Rochdale as he addressed a packed audience at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
Former West Indies fast bowler and Cricket commentator Michael Holding came to a packed out Masonic Rooms as guest of Rochdale Rotary Club on 10 September.
The Education Team at the British Science Association presented Mrs Grange from Beech House School with a 2015 CREST teacher recognition award for her dedication and hard work...
Staff from Rochdale Infirmary’s Urgent Care Centre, Clinical Assessment Unit, Oasis Unit (for dementia patients) and the newly opened Intermediate Care Unit joined forces and...
Whitworth Community High School is taking its motto ‘Climbing Higher’ literally as all the new Year 7 forms are hiking up to the top of Pendle Hill. Over the next few weeks at...
After a lovely autumnal day, suitably wet and miserable weather greeted the start of this year's Rochdale Schools Cross Country competition. This year's event will be run over 3...
Former Rochdale Borough Council leader, Councillor Colin Lambert has confirmed that he has instructed his lawyers to commence legal action against Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk and...
New fire safety measures will help save the lives of tenants and ensure all rented property is equipped with a smoke alarm, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said today.
Councillor Andy Kelly and the Milnrow & Newhey Liberal Democrats won a national award for best ward campaign at the 2015 Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth last week.
Nine out of 10 tenants say they are unaware of a new law introduced today (1 October) that is intended to protect them from so called retaliatory or revenge evictions, according...
New laws come into force today which make it illegal for anyone to smoke in vehicles with children present. The law is designed to help protect children from the dangers of...
B&Q has confirmed their Rochdale store will be closing. The home improvement retailer said they would be seeking to redeploy as many employees as possible. Kingfisher, B&Q’s...
Date Published 30/09/2015
Wendy Meredith has been appointed as Greater Manchester’s first ever Director of Population Health Transformation.
Hot on the heels of our Flower Festival and 120th Anniversary celebrations last weekend, we have our Harvest Festival this coming Sunday, 4 October. As part of the build-up, we...
The Parish of St Barnabas, Shore is delighted to welcome Ian as our new Vicar. We pray that he and his wife Mikeala will be very happy in Littleborough. A big thank you to all...
Following the Volkswagen air pollution scandal, Greater Manchester’s Mayor Tony Lloyd said: “It is shocking that between two and three thousand people die every year because of...
Forgotten, lonely, gathering dust and tucked away in a corner – that’s the sad fate of many life-saving defibrillators which have been installed with good intentions by...
Contractors are due to begin working on the reconstruction/refurbishment of the retaining wall located on Todmorden Road between Fair View and Grove Cottages.
Residents who live in Milkstone and Deeplish are growing seriously concerned that their pleas to the council about traffic congestion in the area are going unheard.
Increasing calcium intake through dietary sources or supplements is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people, conclude two studies published in The BMJ...
Despite strenuous objections from residents, councillors agreed to plans that will see the roof of the former Woolworths site in Castleton incresed in height and the building...
Date Published 29/09/2015
A 47-year-old Pakistani man who was working at Bits N Pizza in Heywood has been arrested, for overstaying his visa, during a two week crackdown on illegal working across Greater...
