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Are you amongst the majority in Rochdale Borough that are worried about their Christmas debts? The recent case of Tony and Michelle Meadows, the couple whose loan of £5,750 turned...
Date Published 02/11/2004
Rochdale bus passengers have received a boost following a series of improvements to parts of the town’s evening and Sunday bus network. Responding to comments received at its...
Date Published 27/10/2004
The 2005 Rochdale Calendar, sold in aid of Springhill Hospice, was launched at the Hospice during a special presentation evening on Tuesday 12th October. Sponsored once again by...
Date Published 21/10/2004
Local People are being given the opportunity to have their say on transport issues, regarding a major new initiative to improve our bus systems.Councillor Allen Brett, Deputy...
Date Published 19/10/2004
Plans to build three new schools and rebuild or improve four others at a cost of more than £58 million have been given the go-ahead. Approval for the major school building...
Date Published 12/10/2004
A week of events showing families across Rochdale borough how they can learn together celebrates Family Learning Week from next Monday. (11 October) All the events are free, at...
Date Published 08/10/2004
Everyone claiming benefits in Rochdale borough, who currently uses a Giro Book, will need to have their benefits paid directly into a bank account after April next year.
Date Published 04/10/2004
On Tuesday 28 September 2004, a 31 year old man on pleaded guilty to an arson attack following a large fire at Birch motorway services on the westbound carriageway of the M62 on...
Date Published 29/09/2004
Statistics show that one in four children today are brought up in a single parent family.The statistics are rising, but so are the opportunities for single mothers who want to get...
Date Published 28/09/2004
Detectives in Rochdale are appealing for information after a large quantity of prescription drugs were stolen during a burglary at house in Middleton on Saturday 25 September
Six long serving Councillors are to receive the Freedom of Rochdale Borough Honour, at a ceremony on Sunday, 3 October. Brian Ashworth, John Beasley, Rosemary Giffin, Brian...
The new Middleton Junction community library celebrates on Saturday with an official launch and a family fun day. The library moved into the Jumbo Social Centre on Grimshaw Lane...
Date Published 27/09/2004
On Wednesday 29 September, the public inquiry into objections to Rochdale Council's Replacement Unitary Development Plan (UDP) will be officially closed.
Date Published 16/09/2004
Competition is hotting up in the search to find Rochdale borough's champion curry chef for 2004. The winner of this local final will go to represent the borough at the Greater...
Date Published 31/08/2004
Following information that an illegal CD copying business was being run from a house in Middleton, Police, Trading Standards officers and staff from the ELSPA (Entertainment &...
Date Published 11/08/2004
A new television station launches in Rochdale this week. Its message is all about keeping safe and secure in the borough. The first network of its type in Greater Manchester,...
Date Published 10/08/2004
The fight to extend the Metrolink tram service to Oldham and Rochdale will go right to the top, leading figures from organisations in the two boroughs were...
Date Published 03/08/2004
Students at Springhill High School have gone BATS about drama, so much so that they are producing a video to show other young people how to produce and manage a performance...
Date Published 23/07/2004
A 25-year-old man has today been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of the murder of 20-year-old Craig Matthews, who was stabbed to death on Wince Close in...
Date Published 20/07/2004
Don't be bored, there are over 700 summer activates being held all over Rochdale during the school summer holidays, many of them are FREE! There are Play Schemes,...
Don't be bored, there are over 700 summer activates being held all over Rochdale during the school summer holidays, many of them are FREE!
There are Play Schemes,...
Date Published 12/07/2004
Local pharmacist, Michael Johnson has received national recognition for his work with frail and very elderly people using the Rochdale Council - NHS Trust run Intermediate Care...
Date Published 05/07/2004
Officers in Middleton are appealing for witnesses after a postman was mugged on Friday 18 June 2004.
Date Published 24/06/2004
Summer is finally here and we're all looking forward to lazy days in the park, leisurely walks and relaxing in 'the great outdoors'. Unfortunately, the sight of dog's mess in our...
Date Published 15/06/2004
Britain’s biggest tea party, Tea at 3, comes to Rochdale on Friday, June 18 at 3pm, and this year it will be bigger than ever. It’s all in aid of Springhill Hospice, helping to...
Date Published 08/06/2004
The mother of a teenage boy who has been missing for over three weeks has made an urgent appeal to help trace her son. 14-year-old Kyle Howard, from Langley, Middleton, was last...
Date Published 03/06/2004
It's Adult Learners' Week from 15th to 21st May and the Borough of Rochdale will be offering a week of events as part of this national event. Organised by the Rochdale Borough...
Date Published 13/05/2004
Rochdale Borough Libraries are doing their part to celebrate 2004 as the International Year of the Garden with their launch of the 'Great Green Read'. Visitors to the main...
Date Published 12/05/2004
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was raped on her way home from a night out in Middleton on 19 April. The 37-year-old woman was on her way home from the Old...
Date Published 22/04/2004
Detectives in Middleton are appealing for witnesses after a security guard was attacked with a machete during an attempted armed robbery on a cash in transit van yesterday...
Date Published 21/04/2004
A 52-year-old man who died in Middleton on Friday night has been named as Arthur Green of Whalley Road, Middleton.Nine male youths, all from Middleton, have been charged in...
Date Published 05/04/2004
