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After three years of hard work behind the scenes, Rochdale has been named as a Fairtrade Borough. This is a prestigious national award, given by the Fairtrade Foundation,...
Date Published 21/02/2006
Shortly after 2.25am Thursday 16 February 2006, police attempted to stop a car on Todmorden Road in Littleborough.The blue Rover failed to stop and officers began to follow...
Date Published 16/02/2006
Detectives in Rochdale are appealing for information after an armed robbery at a petrol station in Littleborough over the weekend.The incident happened between 8.30am and...
Date Published 14/02/2006
Parents, pupils, staff and governors will have their say on the next round of changes to tackle the surplus of school places in Rochdale borough.Proposals are being put...
Date Published 19/01/2006
The NSPCC Chairman of Littleborough District, Lis Kay, and Treasurer Jane Leach were asked to visit Tinkerbell Nursery on Featherstall Road Littleborough to be presented with the...
Littleborough Library will be closed from Monday 9 January for about 14 weeks, whilst Rochdale Council carry out major repairs and make the building more...
Date Published 03/01/2006
Local Artist Geoff Butterworth produced a Rochdale winter scene from which a limited edition of 5000 Christmas Cards has been printed and are now on sale.The original...
Date Published 12/12/2005
Traffic officers are appealing for witnesses after being informed of the sudden death of a 74-year-old woman at Rochdale Infirmary.The woman, from Littleborough, died on...
Date Published 08/12/2005
In a briefing document to the Rochdale Chamber of Commerce Joint Transportation Group Richard Greenwood MBE of STORM has expressed his concern that the Government is intent on a...
Date Published 07/12/2005
A new initiative is being launched by GMPTE today to persuade Christmas shoppers to park and ride to reach Rochdale town centre.People across Greater Manchester are being...
Date Published 01/12/2005
Glenys Kerruish from Littleborough has been running her business, Embroidery by Design, from home for the last 3 years.Glenys first started embroidering back in the mid 80’s,...
Date Published 30/11/2005
Rochdale will be running their ‘Think Safe, Drink Safe’ campaign over the festive period, as part of the Government’s Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign (AMEC).From 24...
Date Published 22/11/2005
Police were called to Fothergill Engineered Fabrics in Littleborough this afternoon (Tuesday 15 November), following reports a man had been found hanging in the building.
Date Published 15/11/2005
Detectives in Rochdale are appealing for information after an attempted armed robbery at a shop in Milnrow yesterday, Monday 31 October 2005.The incident happened at...
Date Published 01/11/2005
The fund raising efforts of the people of Rochdale have stepped up a gear - a giant FORTY FOOT Container is being filled with urgent supplies to help the victims of the Asian...
Date Published 21/10/2005
Enjoy your first steps to country walks.Parents and carers are welcome to come and enjoy an afternoon stroll on Wednesday 12 October around Hollingworth Lake,...
Date Published 05/10/2005
At approximately 10.50am on Thursday 29 September 2005, police in Rochdale received reports of an armed robbery on a security van at the BP Petrol Station on Church Street,...
Date Published 29/09/2005
Tourism to the Rochdale district received a boost this summer following the success of a selection of new travel booklets.Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive has...
Date Published 08/09/2005
Three musicians decided to form a band. Rochdale based, they have been together for only 7 months and they have already broken through the ‘newbie’ window and marked their...
Date Published 06/09/2005
Police in Rochdale have found stacked up chemical drums in Littleborough that they believe were deliberately dumped there. The drums were all sealed but for one which was causing...
Date Published 20/06/2005
After the end of season football madness, the Rochdale & District Sunday Football League players settled down (sort of) to enjoy their much awaited awards presentation evening,...
Date Published 02/06/2005
Police officers in Rochdale are getting on their bikes to raise money for the Robyn Brooks Appeal, and have taken a week’s holiday from work so that they can raise as much money...
Residents who rolled up their sleeves and modelled an 'Inner Rochdale of the future' with Plasticine will soon see their handiwork recreated into professional maps.
Date Published 23/05/2005
On Sunday 15th May over 400 riders took to the hills to tackle the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF’s) ‘Over The Edge’ bike ride, organised in conjunction with the Trans Pennine...
Date Published 18/05/2005
The GEM Appeal has done it again with another astonishing achievement, as they raised thousands of pounds with their annual sponsored walk over the May Bank Holiday. Karen and...
Date Published 03/05/2005
A ban on on-street drinking throughout much of Rochdale borough comes in to force from Monday 2 May.The order prohibits anyone from drinking alcohol in a 'public place' across a...
Date Published 29/04/2005
Three companies came together following research into the Rochdale textile and clothing sectors which was carried out in 2001 for the then Business Link Rochdale by Manchester...
Date Published 22/04/2005
Cynthia Davis has brought her distinctive exhibition titled 'Rochdale Canal Today' to Gallery One at Touchstones Rochdale and invites the general public to the viewing this...
Date Published 19/04/2005
If you know the answer to this and the other 29 questions in the quiz being sold in aid of the NSPCC then you could win a £25 voucher. The questions which are all about childhood...
Date Published 02/03/2005
Residents across Rochdale borough can find out all they need to know about how their neighbourhoods are looked after later this month. Rochdale Council's Environmental Management...
Date Published 03/02/2005
