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A plan to create around 20,000 jobs and boost the Greater Manchester economy by £570m has taken another step forward. People are now being invited to have their say on plans for...
Date Published 21/01/2025
Northern has vowed to play its part in helping to transform the harmful culture, attitude and behaviour of some men towards women and girls across the North of England. The train...
Date Published 28/12/2024
Northern has released a travel advice calendar to provide customers with a quick reference guide to service levels over Christmas. The calendar, which covers 23 – 29 December,...
Date Published 23/12/2024
Deeplish Community Centre hosted a community health seminar late last month, marking one year since the first seminar on stroke awareness was held in 2023. The event, organised to...
Date Published 04/12/2024
Northern trains across the region struck a whopping 97 objects in the past twelve months, with some items ‘deliberately’ placed on the track.
Date Published 24/11/2024
Saturday 16 November saw Rochdale playing away at the Armitage Centre, against Didsbury Northern Men’s 6ths. Following a bad start to the season so far, Rochdale looked to change...
Date Published 22/11/2024
After an unexpected break due to pitch issues, Rochdale were playing away against Didsbury Northern 6ths this weekend, and despite Rochdale's best efforts the time away from the...
Date Published 13/11/2024
Two supremely talented performers from the Royal Northern College of Music visited Toad Lane Concerts at St Mary in the Baum on Wednesday 6 November to give a sensational recital.
Date Published 10/11/2024
The next five years look set to be the swan song of political giant George Galloway, who hopes to leave an established Workers Party as his legacy. After cutting the ribbon on his...
Date Published 04/11/2024
Plans to take forward Greater Manchester’s biggest proposed employment development, which could generate more than 20,000 high-quality jobs and bring a £1bn economic boost, are...
Date Published 22/10/2024
These two dynamic performers light up the concert room with music wherever they appear. They brightened up a very grey day at Toad Lane Concerts at St Mary in the Baum, Rochdale...
Date Published 20/10/2024
Patients are facing long waits in A&E departments across Greater Manchester as NHS bosses say hospitals are under major pressure ahead of winter. A new report on emergency care...
Date Published 30/09/2024
Rail passengers and motorists are being thanked for their patience during work to demolish and rebuild a bridge over the M62. The railway between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale...
Date Published 26/09/2024
Students across the North of England have until tomorrow (Friday 27 September) to get 50%-off the cost of their commute to school with Northern. The train operator hopes the...
Employees working for Northern are being given special training to help protect the rising number of vulnerable people using the railway.
Date Published 22/09/2024
The new restaurant inside the recently-restored Rochdale Town Hall has opened its doors in Rochdale, as The Martlet restaurant has officially launched.
Date Published 21/09/2024
Customers across the North of England will be unable to find their perfect partner during their journey – but the train operator says there is a good reason. Northern’s on-board...
Date Published 17/09/2024
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) – which runs Rochdale Infirmary, Fairfield Hospital, Royal Oldham and Salford Royal – revealed this week that its...
Date Published 06/09/2024
Students across Greater Manchester are being offered half-price school-run tickets for the entire 2024-25 academic year. Northern Rail is offering the discount and hopes it will...
Date Published 01/09/2024
Tim Kennedy began his musical career singing for Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, as a treble at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, before becoming a music scholar at Winchester...
Date Published 25/08/2024
Building work on Metrolink extensions to Heywood, Middleton and Stockport could start in the next four years. That’s according to Andy Burnham, who says getting ‘spades in the...
Date Published 22/08/2024
Notable pianist Duncan Honeybourne studied at the Royal Academy and the Royal Conservatoire of Birmingham. He plays and records extensively and now teaches at the Royal Academy...
Date Published 11/08/2024
The last time a direct train left Rochdale for London, Billie Piper was at number one with Day and Night, Big Break was prime time BBC1 entertainment and Chelsea had just won the...
Date Published 18/07/2024
One of Rochdale’s most-loved traditional pubs has unveiled a brand-new kitchen, promising top-notch pub grub that’s already turning heads. The Cemetery Hotel on Bury Road has...
Date Published 17/07/2024
Appalling attacks on train crew, including homophobic threats to kill, being spat on, and being assaulted are being cracked down on by Northern Rail.
Date Published 13/07/2024
Just one week into the job and the new transport secretary wants to kickstart a ‘bus revolution’ inspired by Greater Manchester’s Bee Network. Last September, bus franchises were...
NHS workers across the north of England are being reminded to claim a 25% discount on ‘advance purchase tickets’ on Northern Rail. The train operator issued the reminder ahead of...
Date Published 05/07/2024
Rochdale’s Riverside Writers has been shortlisted for the 2024 Creative Lives Awards. The awards shine a spotlight on the amazing creativity taking place in local communities.
Date Published 30/06/2024
Andy Burnham has confirmed plans are in place to bring Metrolink trams to Stockport and extend services to Middleton and Heywood.
Date Published 21/06/2024
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Street Eat, live music in various locations, GEM Appeal Diamond and Pearl Summer Ball , Gallery Exhibitions, Rochdale Ramblers,...
Date Published 13/06/2024