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New research published by Drink Wise reveals that 9,561 young people - around 20% of those under 16 years - have been badly harmed by someone else’s drinking.
Date Published 20/11/2014
For most children, Christmas is a magical time of year – surrounded by friends and family, the excitement and anticipation of unwrapping presents. But for some, it’s a time when...
The share of jobs in the North West accounted for by full-time employees fell during the recession and has failed to recover across the region, according to new analysis published...
Members of the Muslim community gathered this evening (Wednesday 19 November) to air their concerns and thoughts in relation to the discrimination and violence that they say is...
Date Published 19/11/2014
A plan to extend a link bus service to Rochdale after a major route was scrapped will be put before transport chiefs on Friday (21 November). The Transport for Greater...
Yvonne Mills, a volunteer at Roch Valley Raiders BMX Go-Ride club in Heywood, has won the North West BBC Unsung Hero award. Yvonne has been given the award in recognition of...
Santa’s of all ages will dash or dawdle around Hollingworth Lake on Sunday 14 December. Now in its ninth year, the Santa Dash or Dawdle will see hundreds of Santa’s dashing,...
Members of the Rochdale Youth Service Girls Group raised £60 for Children in Need on Saturday (15 November). Held at Link4Life Leisure Centre, the girls group dressed in Pudsey...
Pringle Accountants in Rochdale has been selected as one of 100 small businesses who are championing Small Business Saturday. The chartered accountants, owned by Ruth Pringle,...
A local mother-of-three who is convinced that it is 1996 and her adult children are still babies is at the centre of a vital test case in which judges must define what ‘liberty’...
The body of a man has been found at a flat on Tweedale Street. The Ambulance Service was called to the flat on Tweedale Street at 2:55pm on Sunday 16 November.
Rochdale Council is praised in a report by Ofsted for some of the ways it deals with children at risk of child sexual exploitation but significant concerns remain. The report -...
On Wednesday 12 November, Wardle Academy’s class of 2014 were invited to the Rochdale Town Hall for a presentation evening to celebrate the remarkable success of the students who...
Mubbashir Alam, 39, of Maldon Street, who pocketed nearly £1.25 million in two VAT repayment frauds, has been jailed for five years after setting up eight fake clothing companies...
Mulled wine or muddled wine dates back to the 14th century thought to be a way of using wine which was past its best and about to spoil. By adding spices and fruit it re...
More than half a million people are expected to watch and count their garden birds for RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in January, with some surprising new creatures on the list among...
Rochdale Township in Bloom has received a silver gilt award, and was just three points off a gold. Committee Chairman Nigel Morrell said "Although it's hard to find that we...
Richard Gregg, Regional Chairman for Manchester & North Cheshire, responds to the vote in Parliament yesterday around the so called ‘beer tie’, which MPs voted to scrap. He...
On Saturday, 22 November, we will be holding our Annual Christmas Fair. Admission is free and there will be homemade cakes, chocolate stall, gifts, pound stall, games of skill and...
Rochdale Circle CIC had a visit this week from Ted Mutimer and Lynn Butterworth of the Littleborough & District Lions Club. The Lions had come along to present Circle with a...
In what has become a Middleton tradition that spans the generations, the Rotary Club of Middleton will be escorting Father Christmas and his sleigh through the streets of...
A permanent bronze drum memorial, alongside a plaque, to Fusilier Lee Rigby will be unveiled in Middleton Memorial Gardens in February 2015. Lyn Rigby, Lee’s mother said: “Ever...
Rochdale secured their place in the second round of the FA Cup after leaving it very late to come from behind to beat Northampton at Spotland. Substitute Reuben Noble-Lazarus...
Manchester Road, Rochdale 30 November only, between 9.00am and 3.00pm Diversion in place - the alternative route for vehicles is via St Mary’s Gate, Newgate, The Esplanade and...
Genetically low vitamin D levels are associated with increased all cause mortality, (including cancer), but not with cardiovascular mortality, finds a large Danish study published...
Stressful and physically demanding law enforcement activities are associated with large increases in the risk of sudden cardiac death among US police officers compared with...
Growing divorce rates in old age could contribute to increasing isolation and a greater need for formal care, argues the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK). In a new...
Mayfield's Aidan Gleeson capped of a fine when he was selected for the Lancashire team to play Cumbria in Maryport. Aidan, who played a major part in the Mayfield promotion...
Date Published 18/11/2014
New anti-social behaviour legislation was used to obtain a closure notice on a house which was used by an alleged trafficking gang in Rochdale. GMP staff working on Op Retriever...
Serena Bradshaw, 17, came third in the Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year category at the 2014 Greater Manchester Sports Awards for her shot-put and javelin skills. Serena,...
