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Rochdale Town centre showed its support of Springhill Hospice today as several companies embraced the colour green and did all they could to raise donations for the charity....
Date Published 16/05/2014
RedAid – Friday 4 July I would ask you to keep this date in your diary for 'RedAid' Family Fun Day to be held in school. More details will be sent home in the next few weeks.
Alison Kelly has been appointed as a nurse who will be dedicated to safeguarding children in Rochdale. Alison will be responsible for designing and delivering safeguarding...
Two lanes were closed and there is queueing traffic on M62 eastbound between J21, A640 (Milnrow) and J22, A672 (Rishworth Moor), following an accident involving a lorry and a...
Greater Manchester Police is reminding members of the public about the single non-emergency number, 101. The number which was rolled out nationally in 2011 should be used by...
The number of children counselled by ChildLine because their parents were drinking too much or taking drugs more than doubled last year – averaging fifteen counselling sessions a...
Greater Manchester Police say there are now 21 suspects, including former Rochdale MP Cyril Smith, in the investigation into alleged abuse at Knowl View School. The suspects...
Date Published 15/05/2014
Michael Anthony Garratt, 24, of Great Lee, Walk Rochdale has had his jail sentence cut from 21 months to 15 months. Garratt was jailed at Bolton Crown Court in January after...
Canon Mortimer Stanley, 82, a former priest at St Vincent de Paul RC Church in Norden, Rochdale, has been interviewed for the second time regarding historic sexual abuse. Canon...
Rochdale professional cage fighter Martin Stapleton will headline at his first fight back in the UK when he goes up against Stanislav Enchev in June. Martin will fight for...
Over 2,000 properties in Rochdale were left without power this afternoon (Thursday 15 May) due to an underground cable fault. It is understood that the problem began at around...
A family fun day held by Graham Poole Transport raised £4,225 for Springhill Hospice. The event, which was held during the May bank holiday weekend, saw over 1,000 people walk...
Local team Bridge Hawks have helped Pennine Black’s in their quest to score 50 goals throughout the month of May. The game was evenly matched between the two sides and was a...
Jack Muldoon has joined Rochdale AFC Northern Premier side, Worksop Town, where has spent the 2013/14 season, scoring 21 Goals. The 24-year-old forward, who has been training...
Sheltered housing residents at Thistleyfield in Milnrow are enjoying some extra colour thanks to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) volunteers. The green-fingered employees...
According to new figures, three in four people trust their local Councillor more than their MP to make decisions about their community… The poll, carried out on behalf of the...
The Broadwater Centre and old St Andrews Church in Rochdale town centre will soon be reduced to rubble with demolitions set to start this Monday 19 May. It is expected to take...
Metro Moneywise Credit Union Ltd an employee based credit union are looking to expand. Due to recent changes to the Credit Union Act 1979 we can now offer membership to any...
All new cars are to be fitted with tracking devices, that work along the lines of a mobile phone, under new EU rules. The EU claim the devices can be set to send out an SOS to...
Nominations are now being accepted for Rochdale Diversity Awards 2014. The awards aim to recognise contributions made by individuals, groups and/or organisations in making...
Stuart Smith Junior of Rochdale has won the UK Open Stockcar Championship at Skegness Speedway. Stuart, son of F1 Stockcar legend Stuart Smith Senior, raced to victory on...
Dog owners in the borough are being warned to keep their pet’s vaccinations up-to-date as vets deal with an ongoing outbreak of the killer disease Parvovirus in other parts of the...
A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries, following a collision in Heywood. At about 6.50pm on Wednesday 14 May 2014 a Vauxhall Insignia car and a Kawasaki ZX 1000 motorcycle...
The Rochdale Online Alliance Football League’s Alletson & Mitchell Memorial Trophy Final takes place on Friday evening at Mayfield Sports Centre, Keswick Street, Castleton....
The Rotary Club of Middleton have played a huge part in providing water to over 2,000 people in Tharaka, Kenya, as part of a Rain Catchment Project. The Rotary Club’s...
Corrosion Resistant Products (CRP), a specialist manufacturer based in Littleborough has been bought by Swedish industrial corporation Indutrade. CRP makes anti-corrosion...
Zarka Hussain, an 18-year-old hospitality student from Rochdale, has just completed six weeks work experience at The French restaurant in Manchester. Zarka met The French’s...
Commenting on the latest labour market figures, Christian Spence, Head of Business Intelligence at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “Nationally unemployment fell...
The NHS prescription charge is ‘iniquitous’ and ‘outdated’ and should be scrapped, urges the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) in an editorial published in this month’s issue.
Local MEP Paul Nuttall is calling for the ditching of low energy lightbulbs after experts warn they can cause blindness and skin cancer. Under EU regulations it is illegal for...