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Rochdale Contact Centre celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a lunch hosted by Wendy Smith, the co-ordinator who has served in the role since the start of the project by WRVS...
Date Published 18/06/2015
Rochdale Contact Centre, a voluntary group from Rochdale that works in the community to facilitate supported contact, has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary...
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner has praised the valuable contribution and resilience of those who seek refuge in the UK. Speaking during Refugee Week, Tony...
Hamer Amateur Boxing Club and Community Fittness Centre has been awarded an 'Our Choice Grant' of £2,320 in funding from Rochdale Boroughwide Housing to help benefit RBH residents...
On Friday the 17 July 2015 from 3.30pm until 4.30pm, we host our annual Creative and Literacy Learning (C.A.L.L.) Showcase in the Heartspace. The exhibition takes its inspiration...
Hundreds of carers from across the borough got together for a series of celebrations to mark Carers’ Week. Members of the Carers’ Resource, a council-run facility which offers...
A new WWI exhibition is to be unveiled at the Rochdale Pioneers Museum. On the Outbreak of WWI in 1914, there were over 1500 co-operative societies in Great Britain, with 150...
St Cuthbert’s competed in the annual Rochdale School’s Athletics competition which was held at Sports City. Yet again the students did the school proud. There were some...
Hopwood Hall College opened its doors this week and invited the public in to view students work, as part of the College’s end of year show. The show, which was held at the...
Four teenage girls arrested for a racially aggravated public order offence on a tram, have been bailed until 4 July. The girls, aged 16-18, were arrested and interviewed...
Date Published 17/06/2015
Steve Lister, had his work in the community recognised by the Queen when he was invited to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. He is founder and chairman of...
The former Fothergill & Harvey Textile Mill at Rock Nook, Summit, Littleborough is ablaze tonight (Wednesday 17 June). Emergency services were called at 7.30pm and eight fire...
Mohammed Shafiq, formerly a prominent Lib Dem activist in Rochdale, chairman of the Rochdale based Ramadan Foundation and head of news and politics at the Ummah Channel, has...
Streets across Rochdale that are named after WW1 battles will be rededicated and will receive new heritage street signage.
Rochdale’s MP Simon Danczuk met with Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina on Monday as part of her official visit to the UK. Sheikh Hasina, who is the leader of the Awami...
A fire on Lord Street, Heywood is suspected of being arson. At about 4.00am today (Wednesday 17 June 2015) Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and police attended and...
Volunteer Paul Ridley and The Floyd Unit Volunteer Team, won Volunteer of the Year awards at the Pennine Acute Trust’s second Volunteer Appreciation Event held last night (Tuesday...
A father and son who attempted to steal £229,000 in tax by smuggling illegal cigarettes and tobacco into the UK were jailed yesterday at Manchester Crown Court.
Karen Danczuk, wife of Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, has been taken to court for non payment of rent by the landlord of her former shop, Danczuk's Deli, in Rochdale town centre.
Around 80 people came together to celebrate the launch of an exciting new scheme that will help people to better manage their own health and that of the people they care for.
Patients and family members have endorsed a community and mental health trust with 98% recommending it in a new national survey. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is required...
A mill fire on Market Street, Whitworth last night (Tuesday 16 June) was a deliberate fire started in rubbish behind the mill. Fire crews put fire out using backpack water...
A NADRA surgery that took place in Castlemere Community Centre, Rochdale on Sunday 14 June dealt with 128 applications for National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP).
Rochdale Environmental Action Group (REAG) and the residents of Ipswich and Maldon Street, Deeplish, Rochdale, spent two hours to clean their back-alley.
The number of sexual offences against children recorded by police in England and Wales soared by more than a third last year (2013-14). The figures are revealed today as the NSPCC...
Tim Fairley and Pat Rice, directors of PDS, completed the Granfondo Stelvio Santini, a 151.3km cycling challenge in Northern Italy, on Sunday 7 June and raised an outstanding...
The benefit of surgery for middle aged or older patients with persistent knee pain is inconsequential and such surgery is potentially harmful, say researchers in a study published...
Four men, Mohammed Ishaque, Irshad Wani, Shohaib Shabbir and Gul Zaman, have been charged with child sex offences as part of an ongoing investigation to tackle child sexual...
Date Published 16/06/2015
The Bible Marathon was opened by Bishop Mark, it was a huge success and a fitting way to celebrate our St Andrew's Church's 120th anniversary. Thank you to the 84 readers who took...
Congratulations to the Key Stage 4 boys’ cricket team who have now qualified for the semi-finals of the Rochdale Schools Cricket Cup. They beat Falinge Park comfortably by 70 runs...
