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Communities across Britain are being urged to honour ‘ordinary’ people doing extraordinary things by nominating them for a new national award. The British Citizen Awards (BCA)...
Date Published 30/03/2015
Simon Danczuk has called on the music industry to follow the lead of football and wake up to a mental health time bomb in its ranks. Simon Danczuk called for a fresh approach...
Sixteen volunteers gave up their Saturday morning to clean the area in and around Edmund Street car park opposite The Bobbin pub. Over 20 sacks of refuse were collected in two...
Our Communion service for Easter Sunday is at 10.30 am tomorrow. The service will be led by Rev Lawrence Copley. There will also be Sunday Club activities for children aged...
In a letter to MPs and Councillors in the North the RMT union will warn that the three shortlisted bidders for the Northern Rail franchise are owned by Dutch, French and German...
Two new shows have been launched at Touchstones showcasing work of Rana Begum and Claire Barclay.
An international hip hop star and a BAFTA-nominated film company joined art consultants, a theatre company, schools and charities this month for Rochdale Youth Service’s...
This week our Drumming Club along with Mrs Coward went to the Town Hall for the Rochdale Music Festival and they were commended for a fantastic and enthusiastic performance. Well...
Greater Manchester has successfully clawed back millions of pounds cut by Government from our local policing budget. Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd and Greater...
Railway tracks are not playgrounds – that’s the message from British Transport Police (BTP) ahead of the Easter school holidays. The warning comes following increased reports...
Following the revelation that Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk had favourited a hardcore pornography image on Twitter, due he said to his faulty iPhone, Mr Danczuk has now confessed to...
Date Published 29/03/2015
Katie Hopkins, the Sun columnist and businesswoman, has been reported to the police for possible race hate crimes after being accused by Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk of equating men...
A memorial to Fusilier Lee Rigby has been unveiled in his home town of Middleton today (Sunday 29 March). A bronze drum, a plaque for Lee and a memorial wall, where other...
Prima Wind Quintet performed at Rochdale Parish Church yesterday (Saturday 28 March), as part of the lunchtime concerts series. The group, who are all students at the Royal...
A group of people interested in finding out the history of Middleton gathered yesterday (Saturday 28 March) to take part in a Discover Middleton guided walk. Starting at 11am,...
Two teams of local stroke survivors competed in a Walking football tournament yesterday (Saturday 28 March). Held at Heywood Sports Village, the tournament was the first of...
Children got ready for Easter yesterday (Saturday 28 March) at the Wheatsheaf Centre Kids Club. The club, which is held every month, gave children the opportunity to make...
This is my last letter from the 55th parliament of the United Kingdom, and it has been an enormous privilege to represent the people of Heywood & Middleton in Westminster, not to...
The Co-operative Bank says it is making a "significant improvement" after reducing its losses to £264.2m in 2014. In 2013, the Co-operative Bank uncovered huge losses and...
Date Published 28/03/2015
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has taken charge of an inquiry into the handling of an alleged incident involving Cyril Smith.
Nine-year-old Thomas Murray has been surprised by police in Middleton with a birthday present. Before Thomas left for school on Wednesday (25 March), PSCO Wild and PSCO Grimes...
Volunteers are needed to sign up for a new role with a charity looking to expand its support for people living with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a little known...
St Aidan's Church, Sudden celebrated its 100th Anniversary on Sunday 22 March, with a special centenary service conducted by the Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend...
For this year’s Hospice to Hospice walk the fundraising team are hoping to see 300 walkers get involved and hope to raise £8,200. So far around 150 walkers have signed up. A...
Dominique Nash, 16, who was attacked by 33-year-old Joanne Higgs in Middleton last year, has stated that she is not a bully. Speaking to Rochdale Online, Dominique said: “I am...
Date Published 27/03/2015
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk favourited an explicit hardcore porn image - a young woman indulging in oral sex with a man - on Twitter. A Twitter user tweeted: “Have a look at what...
A family have been left distraught after arsonists set fire to their garden, destroying a children's trampoline. The attack, which happened at the family's home on Goldcraft...
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward by one hour on Sunday 30 March. The change will officially take place at 01:00 GMT so it is advised that you change your clocks before...
Inspector Michelle Hughes says: "It’s been a busy week again for Rochdale North Neighbourhood Team. We remain dedicated to support victims of domestic abuse and continue to tackle...
Students at Hopwood Hall College were treated to a special visit by Coronation Street actor Marc Anwar.
