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A team of support workers at a Rochdale charity were joint winners of the 'Team of the Year' award at a ceremony in Manchester. The team were presented with their award from...
Date Published 16/06/2014
The North West officially has the highest sickness rates in the UK, according to the 2014 Sickness Absence survey, published by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and Jelf,...
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has admitted taking ecstasy and cannabis. The Sun on Sunday reports 47-year-old Mr Danczuk has confessed to taking Class A pills several times and...
Date Published 15/06/2014
The Milnrow and Newhey Carnival, which is now in its 46th year, took place yesterday (14 June). Hundreds of people lined the streets as the carnival parade, led by Milnrow...
Over the course of the last term, Mrs Coward has been running a drum club for the children across school on Thursday lunchtime. Next week, our drumming group will be joining...
Silver Medal at National Championships Congratulations to Kallum R in Year 11 who achieved a fabulous silver medal in the Trampoline and Tumbling finals in Exeter last weekend....
A team of nine members of staff from St Philip’s Catholic Primary School in Middleton will be running the Leeds 10K this year to raise money for some of the world’s poorest...
Tour de France We are celebrating the Tour de France and 8 gifted and talented children have been chosen to work with Star Tree Studios. The children will be given the...
Norden Carnival has been described as the “biggest and best yet” by organisers. Today’s (Saturday 14 June) carnival was the 37th annual carnival and saw hundreds of members of...
Date Published 14/06/2014
Dr Mohammed Jiva, a Rochdale GP, has been named in the Queen’s birthday honours lists. Dr Jiva will be recognised for his services to general practice and will receive an MBE...
Members of On Track Dog Training School have taken part in an obedience dog show today (Saturday 14 June). Eleven members of the club took part in the show, which was held at...
Titan, a giant robot who has performed with music superstar Rihanna and visited the Big Brother House, made a special visit to the Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre today...
Mayor of Rochdale, Carol Wardle was invited to attend a garden party with the Queen on Tuesday 10 June. Mayor Wardle attended the event with daughter Beverly, who is the...
The Lodge at Trows Lane has been looking a bit dry of late but this is due to the Rochdale and District Angling Society undertaking improvement work as well as tidying the area up...
A new outside venue has been opened at The Crimble. The Secret Garden will offer a relaxed environment for people to dine in. The garden, which officially opened to the public...
A number of Middleton councillors are opposed to a proposed housing development which could be built on green fields around Hollin Lane and Langley Lane. The development, which...
It was the town of Hautvillers in France that officially brought us Champagne. Dom Perignon a Benedictine monk was tasked by the abbey to 'eliminate' the bubbles which were...
Councillor Farooq Ahmed and Councillor Shefali Ahmed have resigned from the Labour Group. They will continue as Independent councillors. Councillor Farooq Ahmed said: "We feel...
Date Published 13/06/2014
Hornets were caught napping as Swinton applied pressure from the kick off and Andy Ackers dived over from dummy half to score. Gaz O'Brien converted. It wasn't long before...
Roger Davis, a community campaigner from Littleborough, died after making an “error of judgement” after he stepped into the road whilst trying to stop traffic, an inquest has...
The Smithy Bridge level crossing is causing concern again after reports that trains had passed through the crossing when the barriers were raised twice in twenty four hours, with...
The Statements are a five-piece Indie Rock band, emerging out of Rochdale. The band has just released their debut album, ‘Stand Divided’, and they are currently working on a new...
Kasim Javid of ‘I Need a Mobile.com’, in Rochdale, has been nominated for the E3 ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ award. ‘I Need a Mobile.com’ is a used mobile phones website,...
The Battle of the Performing Houses competition held at Siddal Moor Sports College was another great success, with over £700 being raised for Francis House Children’s Hospice....
Siddal Moor Sports College students enjoyed a trip to Lloret de Mar in Spain in May, participating in training sessions with the West Ham Football Academy and England Netball...
The CLA is urging the Government to ensure rural areas aren’t left behind following anticipated announcements of new plans to target all new house building on brownfield sites....
Carpentry and joinery students were given the chance to put their skills into practice recently to help create some of the décor for a new restaurant. Under the supervision of...
Pat Fallon and his three daughters, Brenda, Paula and Susan, presented the Nancy Fallon Memorial Award to Dr Mark Mudalige, of Ashworth Street Surgery at last night’s HMR Star...
On Sunday 8 June members of the Wardle Academy Intermediate and Junior Bands joined with Littleborough churches for their annual Pentecost Walk of Witness. The procession...
Two men have been arrested and money recovered following a robbery at a bank in Heywood. The men approached the bank on York Street and climbed onto the flat roof at the back...