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Residents of Stansfield Estate are objecting to a planning application to turn a shop premises into a taxi booking office. Mohammed Nabeel has applied to use the currently...
Date Published 12/09/2014
The New SEN Code of Practice You will be aware that on the 1 September, the new SEN Code of Practice came into force for schools to implement. There are major changes with...
For Meg Holland getting online has proved to be a life-changing experience. Meg, 62, from Turf Hill, finds it hard to get out and about for health reasons but digital training...
A pop-up art gallery at Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre will showcase the work of Geoff Butterworth, a local artist who turned to his passion of painting after surviving a...
People working on Greater Manchester’s smart motorway scheme are urging motorists to think about their safety and stick to the speed limit when they drive along the M60 and M62....
Marney Malik from Luton regularly visits her relatives in Rochdale and has committed herself to join the members of the Rochdale Environmental Action Group in their campaign of...
Local community group, The Birtle Trust, gathered this week for the official launch of a project many months in the making. Trust members and supporters have created a special map...
Rochdale Antiques Society held its first meeting on Wednesday 10 September. Felicity Guthrie said: "Our first meeting last night was so fascinating. Our speaker was Maria...
Janet Noble has used a three-month placement with RBH’s supported housing team as a springboard to success. Family caring commitments had seen Janet, 50, from Jura Grove,...
Police and prosecutors are to improve the way they treat victims of stalking and harassment. The Crown Prosecution Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers have...
Tenants renting privately will get a better, fairer deal under measures announced by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis. Thanks to a range of ambitious initiatives which have been...
A minute’s silence in honour of MP Jim Dobbin is held. The open forum starts the meeting with issues regarding speeding, parking and street lighting being addressed. A...
The Government yesterday (11 September) vowed to work to outlaw so-called ‘revenge evictions’ that destroy a tenant’s right to expect to rent a safe and secure home. Ministers...
Councillors were asked at the Rochdale Township Committee meeting on Wednesday (10 September) if they would be willing to look at implementing a blanket 20mph speed limit on all...
Date Published 11/09/2014
Taxi drivers are still pushing the council to allow them to use the bottom of Drake Street. Drivers of both hackney carriages and private hire taxis were stopped from using part...
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault after what was described as a “brawl” occurred yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 10 September). Eye...
Highfield Hospital has a new MRI scanner, which weighs six tonnes and needed a crane to lift it into the hospital. The scanner will improve imaging for muscular and joint...
Mayfield go into their last game of the season on Saturday afternoon at Shaw Cross Sharks in Dewsbury. This will be a tough game for Mayfield with the Sharks in fourth spot and...
Smoking cost Rochdale Council £2.8 million last year, claims lobby group Action on Smoking and Health. The group’s figures show Rochdale spent the money to help people with...
Welcome to the start of a new academic year and we hope all our students and families enjoyed a pleasant summer holidays. Learners are reminded that they should ensure they are...
Hurstead House Nursing Home on Halifax Road has been issued with a formal warning by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to meet national standards. In their report...
I want to start by paying tribute to Jim Dobbin MP. Like everyone else I was shocked to hear of his death at the weekend. I’d only seen him a few days before on the Friday when...
UKIP has announced that their candidate to contest the forthcoming parliamentary by-election in Heywood and Middleton is John Bickley. Mr Bickley said: “I'm honoured to have...
Plans to reinstate a bus stop on Drake Street are on track with work set to start as soon as possible. Rochdale Council has received the last pieces of information from...
The Rochdale Boroughwide User Forum (RBUF) is appealing to people of the borough to help them with their therapeutic garden. The forum, which moved into their new premises in...
Members of the Rochdale Underwater Hockey team were successful in the latest mix and match tournament held at Manchester Aquatics Centre. Junior members Ali Greaves and David...
A minute’s silence is held in honour of MP Jim Dobbin. An update from the police is given next. Crime is reported to increase at the current time of year with the school...
Two men brandished a hammer and robbed a petrol station in Milnrow at at around 11.45pm on Wednesday 10 September. The two men entered Milnrow Service Station on Newhey Road...
Rochdale is one of the top ten towns and cities in Britain with the most asylum seekers, currently housing 615 asylum seekers. Greater Manchester handles one in six of all...
Johnson Law Solicitors are working to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive noise in the workplace. They warn that one million people in the UK are at risk of developing...
