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Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today announced a toughening up of rules governing taxpayer-funded council newspapers and magazines. The goal is to ensure a robust and...
Date Published 26/06/2010
Families got in the World Cup spirit today (Saturday 26 June 2010) as football fever took hold of Littleborough. Children and their parents took part in the football fun which...
With less than two months to go, the official programme for the Rochdale Feel Good Festival was launched this week. Now in its third year, 2010 sees the biggest and most...
Date Published 24/06/2010
We're through! England recorded a deserved but nervous win over Slovenia to book their place in the last 16. Celebrations and comments on Rochdale Online Message Board...
Date Published 23/06/2010
Almost 200 women from across the borough wore their most glamorous frocks and their best hats for today’s (Thursday 17 June 2010) Ladies' Day in aid of the NSPCC. The Rochdale...
Date Published 17/06/2010
The ninth Annual Littleborough Arts Festival is to take place between Saturday 28 August and Sunday 5 September at the Coach House, Littleborough. The theme for this year’s...
Date Published 14/06/2010
Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club’s Jess Leyden stormed to victory in the National Schools Regatta Women's Junior 15 Single Sculls at The National Watersports Centre in...
Date Published 04/06/2010
Shortly before 1am on Tuesday 1 June 2010, police received a report of a 16-year-old girl being raped in Littleborough. Officers have taken an initial account from the victim....
Councillors were paid more than £700,000 in allowances during the last financial year. Figures published by Rochdale Borough Council show amounts vary from former Liberal...
Date Published 03/06/2010
Families from across the North West headed to Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough today (Monday 31 May 2010) to enjoy some Bank Holiday fun. Feeding the ducks, dipping toes in the...
Date Published 31/05/2010
Truancy in secondary schools in Rochdale Borough is higher than the average across England. Figures for the autumn term, 2009, show 1.76 per cent of all classes were missed due...
Date Published 28/05/2010
Police staff are fearing for their jobs as GMP looks to save money to meet budget constraints. The force, working closely with Greater Manchester Police Authority, has been...
Rochdale Borough's director of public health has hailed a supermarket chain for backing Government plans to restrict the sale of cheap alcohol. The move by Tesco has been...
Councils stand accused of the use of covert surveillance powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) — designed to tackle terrorism - to tackle petty crimes...
Community groups are being urged to apply for more than £72,000 of grant money. A total of £72,715 is still available through the Community Foundation’s Grassroots Fund — but...
Swarm Festival Hornets are supporting the Rochdale Swarm International Mixed Tag Rugby League Festival being held at Rakewood this Saturday. Hornets are suppling the match...
Date Published 27/05/2010
The partnership behind the delivery of modern, state-of-the-art health and social care premises across the borough of Rochdale has been shortlisted for the prestigious LIFT Area...
Police will be stepping up patrols during the half term break in an attempt to tackle anti-social behaviour. In an initiative known as Operation Quasar, the neighbourhood...
Greater Manchester Police is celebrating the contribution made by volunteers in the community for the benefit of others. As part of Volunteers’ Week from 1-7 June people...
Date Published 26/05/2010
Residents across Greater Manchester have welcomed a crackdown on organised crime that has resulted in over 100 arrests. Operation Brunel has been launched in response to an...
The second annual Rochdale Swarm International Mixed Tag Rugby League Festival is now the largest adult Rugby League Festival in Europe, with participants flying in from Paris,...
On the 25 May 2010 at Bolton Magistrates Court Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) successfully prosecuted the owner of the Pack Horse Hotel, Bolton for Breaches of...
The Electoral Commission has updated its searchable database of donations to, and borrowing by, political parties in the first quarter of 2010. The Commission first published the...
Ex-England International and Manchester City legend Mike Summerbee joined GMP Chief Constable Peter Fahy to launch a campaign urging football fans in the county to be World Cup...
Date Published 24/05/2010
The days might be longer but residents are getting a stern reminder by police to lock their windows and doors to keep burglars out. Between 1 June and 31 August 2009, there were...
Some of the boroughs most spectacular and intriguing buildings will be opening their doors to the public this September - and organisers now want to know what local building you’d...
Manchester Airport was closed to all inbound and outbound traffic due to a security risk today. An airport employee said: "I received a message to say that the airport has been...
New bin collection calendars will be coming through doors over the next few days – telling residents which bin to put out and when plus details of all the rubbish you can recycle.
Police chiefs have reassured residents and landlords they can display England flags in homes and pubs during the World Cup. Incidents elsewhere in the country had raised fears...
Graham Williams, lecturer in forensic science at the University of Huddersfield, looks at careers in forensics, the science that does a lot with very, very little. Up and down...
