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Rochdale Borough Council has over the past few weeks repeatedly said it would not take commercial advertising in its 'propaganda' magazine, Local Matters, and yet the issue just...
Date Published 01/08/2009
Around 650 new jobs will be created in the Rochdale borough over the next two years as part of the Government’s Future Jobs Fund. Greater Manchester has been awarded up to £52...
Date Published 31/07/2009
Rochdale Police have been criticised for their recently announced inititative of being out and about stopping local residents to ask them if they know who their neighbourhood...
Date Published 30/07/2009
Patients with swine flu symptoms in the borough of Rochdale are being encouraged to stay at home and use the new National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS). The new self-care...
Promotion of ‘Britain’s strongest beer’ is totally irresponsible, says North West health campaign group Our Life. The campaign group says the promotion of Tokyo oak aged stout, a...
Date Published 28/07/2009
Schools in Rochdale may not reopen after the summer holidays due to the increasing prevalence of swine flu in the community. The number of swine flu cases continues to...
Rochdale Borough Council is hoping to recruit an army of Community Crime Fighters that will help them and the police tackle crime and make communities safer in the borough....
Colin Blanchard (38), from Littleborough, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who was due to appear in court alongside two women charged in connection with a child abuse...
More than 550 people have found their perfect home in Greater Manchester thanks to an innovative housing scheme. Pinpoint, the largest choice based lettings scheme outside...
In a damning post on the Rochdale Online message board, Parish Priest of St Joseph's RC Church in Heywood, Father Paul Daly has accused the council cabinet member responsible for...
As financial pressures increase, local businesses are finding it even harder to invest in the development of their workforce. An alternative to costly external training is...
Date Published 25/07/2009
Councillor Jean Ashworth spoken out against the decision to close down local Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) offices. Speaking at the meeting of the full council last night...
Date Published 23/07/2009
Rochdale Council has put a freeze on recruitment unless the job is “essential to service delivery and supports the achievement of savings required by the Efficiency Programme”....
It was revealed at tonight’s (Wednesday 22 July) full council meeting that the council needs to find savings of £100million over the next five years to balance the books....
Date Published 22/07/2009
Councillor Elwyn Watkins was publicly castigated by his party leader when he called for an investigation into allegations about Rochdale Federation of Tenants and Residents...
Rochdale Council Conservative leader, Councillor Ashley Dearnley, took the Lib Dem council to task at tonight’s (Wednesday 22 July) full council meeting for what he called “failed...
Lib Dem Councillor Irene Davidson, deputy leader of Rochdale Council, has accused Viridor Laing, the company that has the waste and recycling contract for the Greater Manchester...
Men in clogs and bells dancing with sticks, yes its Littleborough Rushbearing Festival but if your idea of the festival is those opening words then you are out of touch with a...
Date Published 19/07/2009
This weekend sees Littleborough’s annual Rushbearing festival celebrate its 18th year since it was revived in 1991. The event centres on the procession of a decorated Rushcart,...
Date Published 17/07/2009
Swine flu has been confirmed at four schools across the borough, in one of the largest local outbreaks to date. Three cases have been confirmed, and 15 further cases have been...
Date Published 01/07/2009
A Littleborough man was killed after falling off his motorbike on Saturday morning (27 June). Paul Brabazon, 36, was riding along Burnley Road in Cliviger, near Burnley, which...
Date Published 30/06/2009
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group were joined by many shoppers on Yorkshire Street as they called for a parliamentary discussion on the Ministry of Defence’s first report on...
Date Published 29/06/2009
The economy is still on the brink, but one team of Rochdale ladies has pulled together to form a successful business network, which has pumped life into budding business ventures...
Date Published 26/06/2009
A man who suffered spinal injuries after he was tackled whilst playing football at a sports centre in Littleborough has been given the right to appeal against a court decision...
The Littleborough man charged with possession of child porn has been remanded in custody and is expected to face a joint trial alongside Plymouth nursery worker Vanessa...
Date Published 17/06/2009
The Littleborough man arrested over the possession of indecent images of children is to appear at Manchester Crown Court today (Tuesday 16 June). The arrest of Colin Blanchard,...
Date Published 16/06/2009
A Littleborough man appeared before Trafford Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday 9 June) charged with possessing and distributing indecent images. The arrest of Colin...
Date Published 10/06/2009
Hundreds braved the wind and rain to enjoy a busy and cheerful Milnrow Carnival today (Saturday 6 June). Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Keith Swift, fronted the parade with the...
Date Published 06/06/2009
A quashed planning application to build a mental health unit close to an aggrieved residential area has once again been given the green light. Residents have slammed the...
Date Published 04/06/2009
A Healthy Futures roadshow comes to Rochdale tomorrow (Thursday 4 June) to tell the public about changes being made to healthcare in the north east of Greater...
Date Published 03/06/2009
