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Last nights (Wednesday 12 February) storms have battered areas across Greater Manchester, including Rochdale after winds of over 60mph hit. Across Rochdale, reports were made...
Date Published 13/02/2014
One of Littleborough's busiest roads will become one-way on Monday to facilitate the introduction of traffic calming measures. The work is expected to take seven weeks and be...
Artists have been harnessing schoolchildren’s imagination and creativity to craft cheerful wall murals at Rochdale Central Library to form a lasting legacy to last year’s first...
A new, flexible, face-to-face support service for customers who need extra help with their taxes, tax credits and child benefit entitlements will be rolled out in Greater...
There has been a marked increase in the number of empty shops in Rochdale, research suggests. The Local Data Company, which monitors more than 2,000 town and shopping centres...
Rochdale Hornets Ladies have secured their place in the Challenge Cup Final. Their semi-final went ahead on Sunday 9 February, at Firgrove Playing Fields against Castleford...
Date Published 12/02/2014
The wild weather is causing problems throughout the borough - gusts of more than 60 mph have been reported. One local woman has been injured after being blown off her feet. She...
Lisa Stansfield’s new album ‘Seven’, her first in 10 years, looks set to enter the UK top 10 this Sunday. As announced by the Official Charts Company today, ‘Seven’ is currently...
Rochdale MEP Chris Davies has presented a 3,000-name petition to axe the VAT paid by mountain and lowland rescue teams. Mr Davies is calling for EU governments to be able to...
GP leaders say there is a crisis of confidence about a new NHS data-sharing scheme involving medical records. From April, a giant database, Care.data, will be rolled out in...
Year 5 Cycle Training The National Cycle Academy have been in school this week working with children in Class 5F. The children will be receiving their certificates from the NCA...
First-time buyers have been "driving the mortgage market forward" in the past year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The number of loans made to first-time...
Royal Barnes has pleaded guilty to posting videos on YouTube glorifying the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby. Barnes, 23, of Hackney, east London, recorded and uploaded three...
World book day There will be a special assembly for World book day on Tuesday 4 March. Class Da Vinci will present the assembly which begins at 9am and all parents/carers are...
A group of Siddal Moor Sports College students and Miss Harris, a modern foreign languages teacher, visited Manchester Metropolitan University. The group learnt a variety of...
Students from Year 9 and their parents were invited to attend a Pathways Open Evening at Siddal Moor recently. Students and parents were able to see what examination courses...
A fascinating time lapse video showing the construction of Number One Riverside library and offices, Rochdale Transport Interchange and Metrolink developments, from the start on...
Mouth cancer campaigners the British Dental Health Foundation believe survival rates of the disease could plummet following an investigation into the amount of time people wait...
Major record labels involved in this year’s Brit Awards are amongst the latest targets of HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) continued crackdown on unpaid internships. In the run...
The owner of a missing white Siberian husky dog is asking for the help of the general public in sighting her so she can be returned home safely. Anica, who went missing from...
Rochdale Hornets begin their 2014 league campaign with a tough test away at reigning Champions Sheffield Eagles this Sunday. Speaking at the 2014 Championship Launch, head...
From selling perfume to Lenny Henry to wrestling with big till batteries - there’s not much Wendy Ray hasn’t done during her 40 years with Boots. The 57-year-old has spent...
Sweeping changes intended to revolutionise pro rugby league are going to make Rochdale Hornets already tough task in the Championship even harder as five clubs will be relegated...
Rochdale AFC’s Football in the Community Trust, through their joint initiative with the Co-operative, has delivered their multi-sports programme to youngsters at over 50 primary...
Date Published 11/02/2014
The Dale Trust is looking to members and supporters to donate football shirts for disabled children in Uganda. Dale Trust member Helen Whittaker is going to Uganda in the...
In January, a group of Wardle Academy 15 Year 10 students attended the ‘Exploring Engineering Day’ at the University of Manchester to learn about different kinds of engineering...
A day of action has helped to make Heywood town centre and the Angel Meadows estate a ‘cleaner, safer and more inviting place to live and work’.
Families who have faced either stillbirth or losing their babies shortly after birth are being invited to a special service of remembrance. The service is now in its ninth year.
Jordan Parr was on his way home from school recently, when he noticed that a local resident looked in distress and appeared to have fallen in the porch of her house and seemed to...
Primary school children from all over Heywood competed against each other in an Athletics Tournament hosted by Siddal Moor. The overall winners were Hopwood Primary.
