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The sun shone on Springhill Hospice annual spring fair today (Sunday 22 March). Held in the grounds of the hospice, to raise vital funds, stalls including bric-a-brac, home...
Date Published 22/03/2015
Heywood Civic Centre was packed with hundreds of people for Deeply Vale 2015, a celebration of Heywood and Rochdale's Music Scene of the 70s, 80s, 90s and the Deeply Vale...
Neighbourhood Beat Officers and PCSOs covering Heywood will be parading at and being deployed from Heywood Police station from Wednesday 1 April 2015. It is hoped that the move...
Date Published 21/03/2015
Data released by OFSTED shows that 21%, 19 out of 89, of schools inspected across Rochdale Borough have been rated as outstanding. Following the inspections, 54 were rated as...
Mayor Carol Wardle, Mayoress Beverley Place and Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk celebrated the work of Rochdale Connections Trust (RCT) on Friday (20 March).
Police in Middleton are holding a week of action on Baguley Crescent from Monday 23 March to address a number of issues including fly tipping, anti-social behaviour, drug use and...
A documentary about female pest controllers, which stars Janet Dixon, a pest controller from Milnrow, will air on Wednesday 25 March. The programme, which will focus on Janet...
Inspector Michelle Hughes reports: "Priorities this week continue to be around supporting vulnerable people and victims of Domestic Violence and tackling burglaries." Update...
Three rescuers have been officially recognised for saving the lives of two men following an incident in Rochdale. Paul Starling and Nic Wharmby of Greater Manchester Fire and...
Victoria services are severely curtailed or even non-existent over the Easter weekend. It is bus replacements Rochdale to Victoria from Friday 3 April to 6 April inclusive.
Date Published 20/03/2015
There is currently (Friday 20 March, 3.30pm) an obstruction on Whitworth Road by The Oxford pub due to a road traffic collision involving two cars. The road is not closed and...
A major step towards devolution of rail services in the north was taken today (20 March 2015) after a new agreement was signed to give local authorities more say in how they are...
The organisers have received a good response to the Rochdale’s Diversity Awards 2015 with nominations now coming through on a daily basis. However, there is still time for local...
Young chefs from across the region came to Rochdale this week to take part in the Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) Young Chef Competition. Having...
Metrolink Sunday 22 March Due to improvement works at Altrincham Interchange and Deansgate-Castlefield, a bus replacement service will be in operation on Metrolink services.
Students at Hopwood Hall College raised an impressive £900 for Comic Relief by running a range of activities including dressing up for photo opportunities. As part of their...
Local charity Groundwork is on the hunt for up to three new members to join their Board of Trustees. This exciting opportunity is a chance for individuals to get involved and...
Cookery, rugby, computers and dancing were all on the agenda as residents took the lead in allocating over £20,000 for projects in neighbourhoods around the borough. RBH’s...
People in the Borough have glimpsed the best partial solar eclipse in years. In a solar eclipse, a swathe of the Earth is plunged into darkness as the Moon comes between us and...
The vast majority of local bus passengers are satisfied with the service says a new survey. The Passenger Focus Bus Passenger Survey revealed 84 per cent were “very” or...
A window has been damaged at 25Ten boutique on Church Street, Littleborough. The incident is believed to have happened between 5pm on Saturday 14 March and 10am on Sunday 15...
Plans to revolutionise travel in the North, including a new 'TransNorth' rail system and new road investments, will today (Friday 20 March) be set out.
Good friends showed off their acting skills when they became enemies in a drama and their performance scooped top honours. At Rochdale Youth Festival of Performing Arts, nine...
The UK’s leading oral health charity is delighted that latest statistics reveal children’s oral health is improving. The Child Dental Health Survey 2013 of England, Wales and...
Congratulations to date to all our students who have participated successfully in the Rochdale Festival of Music and Performing Arts. Students have achieved a range of accolades,...
Date Published 19/03/2015
Danielle Williams, a Greater Manchester Police intelligence analyst, has been presented with national and international awards for her work in profiling child sexual exploitation.
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has been censured by the Parliamentary Committee on Standards for failing to register his outside earnings (the bulk of which come from his book exposing...
Mohammed Asgar Shafi has been jailed after stabbing a 29-year-old man in his chest and arm. Shafi (born 19/07/1972) of Alderman Foley Drive, Rochdale was found guilty of...
Vibe Youth Music, which is located at Champness Hall, has been broken into and had a laptop stolen. The break in is believed to have occurred sometime between 12.30am on Monday...
Joanne Higgs, 33, from Middleton, has been given a 15 week suspended sentence, suspended for 12 months, and has been ordered to pay £250 to each victim in compensation after she...
