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The Year 7 Girls’ Football team won three of their five games in the Rochdale Girls Super Six football finals last week, finishing in third place. Well done to the students who...
Date Published 20/01/2015
Joining a walking group is one of the best and easiest ways to boost overall health, with virtually no side effects, suggests an analysis of the available evidence, published...
The Canal & River Trust is spending £1.3 million in vital maintenance work on canals in Greater Manchester and Cheshire this winter. The Trust, a charity caring for 2,000 miles...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released official figures for 2013/14 (1) showing that ‘15 people lost their lives while at work across the North West in 2013/14 and...
This Thursday classes will host an Open Morning from 9-9.45 am, for parents of children in their class. Parents can take the opportunity to view, and take part, in activities with...
The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) has launched a new initiative which aims to improve services and engagement with communities throughout the North West...
A knifeman subjected staff and customers to a terrifying ordeal as he tried to rob a convenience store in Rochdale, Manchester Crown Court has heard. Thomas Rosser (19) burst...
Our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday will be led by the Stewards. There will also be Sunday Club activities for children aged 5-15. In the evening at 6pm we will be...
We are delighted to announce that Mrs Safaida Bi has been appointed by the Local Authority to the Governing Body here at Hamer. We are really looking forward to working with...
Date Published 19/01/2015
Healthy Schools Status The local authority Quality Assurance Group will carry out a moderation visit to Redwood to celebrate good practice and report on the processes in place....
Snow And Ice: Could you please ensure that your children come to school wearing appropriate clothing for the current weather conditions – warm, waterproof coat; hat; scarf and...
The match fixing case against Rochdale AFC player Stephen Dawson has been dropped. Dawson, 29, was one of 13 players arrested in April 2014 on suspicion of being involved in a...
Kentmere Primary School, in Smallbridge, is asking parents to sign their children up for free school meals, if they are eligible, even if they don’t want the meal. It is...
An eerie silence has fallen over the former location of Rochdale Market in the Exchange Shopping Centre with the market having closed in the Exchange for good on Saturday (17...
Intruders locked their two victims in a bathroom and stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery during a break-in in Rochdale. It happened at the couple’s home on...
Police are growing concerned for the whereabouts of a man who has gone missing from home in Middleton. Brian Slater, aged 59 has been missing from his home address on Lark...
Caldershaw residents have come a step closer in their quest to get a permanent crossing point installed on Caldershaw Road. A traffic survey began today to assess the need for a...
Kingsway councillor Karen Danczuk has announced that she will stand down as a councillor at the next election. Councillor Danczuk, who was elected as a councillor in 2011, says...
The Centre for Cities’ 2015 Cities Outlook report shows the gap between Britain’s best and worst performing cities*, and Rochdale fares particularly badly. Looking over a...
This Thursday, classes will host an Open Morning from 9-9.45 am for parents of children in their class. Parents can take the opportunity to view and take part in activities with...
Date Published 18/01/2015
Gritters have been on the roads in the borough. The council stated on its website: “We've been gritting overnight and this morning to keep you moving.” Not everyone was...
Date Published 17/01/2015
Under 18% of undergraduates studying computing are women, according to research just released by Information Age. At a time when STEM (science, technology, engineering,...
Spidervision Productions, a film production company with its head office in Rochdale, has been nominated for a BAFTA award. Three Brothers, a gripping drama on the plight of...
Rochdale skier Daisi Daniels has started this year’s ski season with a golden glow after securing three gold, one silver and one bronze medal as well as being awarded the best...
Lowerplace Primary School has been described as “exceptionally effective” by David Laws MP, the Minister of State for Schools. Mr Laws wrote to the school at the start of...
Rochdale Environmental Action Group (REAG) has been shortlisted for the national award 'The Big Tidy Up Award'. Ghulam Rasul Shahzad OBE, Secretary of REAG, said: “REAG members...
The children of Springside School in Rochdale are currently celebrating after being gifted a theatre performance by Happy Days Children’s charity. Children from Springside...
Unison police staff members across the majority of forces in England and Wales will stage a 24-hour strike from 7am on 23 January as part of a pay dispute. Unison has asked for...
Date Published 16/01/2015
Prime Minister David Cameron appeared on ITV’s Granada News last week (January 8) to discuss economic growth in the North West – but his policies were questioned after Liam Clarke...
Approximately £30,000 worth of cannabis has been seized from a property in Smallbridge today (Friday 16 January) following a tip off from members of the public. Officers from...
