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A Middleton Councillor has called on Rochdale's representative on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority to provide free buses from Middleton Bus Station to Mills...
Date Published 24/07/2008
At last its official! After months of denying it, Chancellor Alistair Darling MP last week admitted that we were in recession. In doing so he was at last acknowledging what the...
Date Published 23/07/2008
Thousands of patient records have been stolen while they were in storage at an unknown location in the Rochdale area. The data, belonging to 3,500 patients from Trinity...
Date Published 22/07/2008
Four parks in the Rochdale area have achieved the coveted ‘Green Flag’ status, which is a national benchmark for quality, at a ceremony in London held today (Thursday 17 July)....
Date Published 17/07/2008
Peak time commuters from Littleborough Railway Station have been saved from potential a 43 minute wait as a result of actions from Rochdale’s new transport boss. Councillor...
Several of Rochdale's Primary and Secondary schools will be affected by a two day strike starting tommorrow (Wednesday 16 July) and ending on Thursday. The strike has been...
Date Published 15/07/2008
Strike action by council workers this Wednesday and Thursday (16 and 17 July) has forced the closure of the swimming pools in Heywood and Middleton. The strikes will also affect...
Date Published 14/07/2008
With summer around the corner Rochdale Council is encouraging children under 4 to use their library. Collect a ‘Bookstart Book Crawl’ sticker each time you visit and on your...
Date Published 11/07/2008
On Sunday (6 July) a Littleborough man made the most of a birthday trip to the Pyrenees from his wife by completing one of the toughest stages of the Tour De France. 50-year...
Over the summer period we will be working with partners to target all hotspot areas for anti-social behaviour, and I would remind parents that they need to know where their...
Looking for something for all the family to enjoy at the start of the school summer holidays? The award-winning Rochdale Canal Festival is back for another year and promises a...
Date Published 10/07/2008
This Saturday (12 July) Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale are holding a Community Conservation Day at Summit Nature Site on Todmorden Road. Having had a fantastic time with the...
Date Published 08/07/2008
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group have stepped-up their campaign for the government to start spending money on social care not nuclear weapons. They took their peace...
Date Published 01/07/2008
Rochdale has the sixth-worst rate of early deaths from heart disease and stroke in England. Some 264 Rochdale people per 100,000 die prematurely from heart disease or stroke...
Date Published 27/06/2008
A number of the borough’s primary, secondary and special schools received certificates at Rochdale Town Hall in recognition of the superb school travel plans they submitted to...
Date Published 26/06/2008
Youngsters from Littleborough junior football team the Fothergill Falcons enjoyed their end of season awards presentation on Sunday (22 June) after a successful season. Last...
Date Published 24/06/2008
A group of teenagers selected the winners of a top writing competition run by Rochdale's leading theatre group 'M6 Theatre Company'. M6 consulted more than 100 of the area's...
Date Published 23/06/2008
Sir Cyril Smith turns 80 next week and tributes have already begun flooding in to Rochdale Online ahead of the big day. You can leave your tributes to one of Rochdale's most...
Date Published 20/06/2008
A public meeting will be held this Monday (23 June) to discuss the future of the Rochdale Post Offices marked for closure. The meeting will take place at St Mary’s Church on...
Date Published 19/06/2008
Plans to turn a former cotton mill in Littleborough into an appartment block moved a step closer after developers were awarded a £3.4million loan for the project.
The jazz world is in mourning this week after the death of the popular band leader Jim Wilkes. A retired Rochdale headmaster, Jim, who lived in Littleborough, died after a fall...
Date Published 12/06/2008
The seven Rochdale branches of the Post Office set to close as part of Government plans have been revealed. The post offices due to be shut down are Bowness Road PO,...
Date Published 10/06/2008
Rochdale Council Planning Department has been accused of arrogance and a lack of understanding in ignoring a request for an explanation as to why they have insisted on disabled...
Date Published 28/05/2008
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group are asking people to tell the government that they want their taxes spent on social care for elders not on the Trident nuclear weapons...
Date Published 27/05/2008
Dozens of firefighters have spent the night at a moorland fire on the Greater Manchester-West Yorkshire border. Smoke from the fire was being blown into Rochdale and there were...
Young people across the borough are being encouraged to become more active with the opening of an interactive youth gym in Rochdale. The fitness facility has been installed at...
Date Published 23/05/2008
Mohammed and Noreen Salim and their eleven children spent months being followed by cameras for a one-off documentary, shown last night (Thursday 22 May) on Channel Four, about big...
Terms of Reference have now been agreed for Rochdale Boroughwide Housing's (RBH) Area Panels through co-operative meetings involving initially RBH, the Council and RoFTRA and then...
Date Published 20/05/2008
Youths smashed a bus driver in the face with a bottle in an unprovoked racist attack. 33-year-old Kamran Mahmood had to have 20 stitches in his face after the attack, which...
Date Published 16/05/2008
Can I begin by congratulating Councillor Alan Taylor and his team of Liberal Democrat Councillors on a fantastic result in last weeks local elections. Throughout the campaign they...
Date Published 15/05/2008
