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The Government is currently consulting on zero-hours employment contracts and is “seeking ways to prevent any abuse and to maximise opportunities both for employers seeking to...
Date Published 05/02/2014
The Royal Oldham Hospital need new volunteers who could spare a few hours on a Sunday morning helping to transport hospital patients to and from the hospital chapel....
Parent-teacher meetings are an important time to meet with your child’s teacher in a one to one setting. It is a chance to see how your child is getting on in school, how they...
Eight people, including a a 54-year-old man from Rochdale, have been arrested following disorder in Burnley last month. Police launched an investigation after trouble flared...
Advanced LED Technology Ltd (ALT) has moved their production into the GJD facility in Heywood resulting in many new jobs for the local community. Following the deal in 2012...
Heavy goods vehicles that crush cyclists to death must be redesigned says a local MEP. Chris Davies wants new EU technical standards to force vehicle manufacturers to improve...
A young boy had the BMX bike he was bought for Christmas stolen by a robber in Rochdale. At about 1.30pm on Saturday 18 January 2014, the victim, a 12-year-old boy, took a...
Fire crews are currently on Yorkshire Street, Rochdale following a report of a ‘smell of burning’. Fire crews arrived at the old Health Food Shop at the top of Yorkshire...
Scott Margerison was one of two men who helped a stranded female driver who had broken down on Friday 24 January. Heading back to Rochdale from Todmorden, Scott noticed the car...
Over two thirds (68.6%) of people in the Borough of Rochdale are overweight or obese, according to new excess weight data published by Public Health England. Overweight and...
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "Our deepest sympathies are with the family in this case. "We know that going to court can be intimidating and sometimes distressing...
Date Published 04/02/2014
Rochdale Football Club is asking supporters to re-enact Ian Henderson’s goal against Leeds United for the chance to win a signed FA Cup ball. Open to all ages, all you have to...
The family of a woman who died after falling from a roof in Rochdale have paid tribute to her. Tracy Shelvey’s family paid the following tribute: “Tracy was a kind and caring...
The strategy outlining the borough's key transport priorities and aspirations until 2026 has been updated. It is hoped the Rochdale Borough Transport Strategy (RBTS) document...
In the run up to Christmas, a group of Wardle’s Year 8 students were determined that they were going to do something to help others. After much debate, they decided to run a paper...
Members of the rail group STORM are frustrated by claims made by Northern Rail that states Rochdale is a fare dodging hotspot. The group say they have campaigned over the years...
A fire has broken out at Sahara Grill on Yorkshire Street near Rochdale Town Centre today (Tuesday 4 February). Police and fire crews are currently at the scene and it is...
St Edward's Primary School on Hanover Road, Castleton will be using a cash they have been awarded to develop their pond area. The school received £3,000 after winning the vote...
Seven-year-old Lewis Wright from Rochdale, was given the once in a lifetime chance to become the Metrolink Mascot at Saturday’s FA Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday. The...
A new way of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and young people in the borough has been launched. The Multi-Agency Screening Service (MASS) aims to...
Students at Siddal Moor were invited to audition for a part in the new Peter Pan film, rumoured to be starring Hugh Jackman. Emma Crompton from Dixie Chassay Casting who...
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner is calling for a root and branch review of how victims and witnesses are treated in the criminal justice system following the...
The CLA is calling for an urgent review of flood management following Environment Agency Chairman Lord Smith’s comment that a choice needs to be made between protecting town or...
Rev Canon Sharon Jones will lead us in the Communion Service this Sunday at 11.00am on the theme "I am" with Sunday Club upstairs at the same time. On Tuesday 11 February we...
A new Creative, Expressive and Performing Arts (C.E.P.A.) competition is launched this week. Titled 'The Bigger Challenge', learners from all years are asked to match the thirty...
The preacher at our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday will be Mrs Susan Booth. There will also be Kidzone activities for children aged 5-15.
The Rochdale Town Centre skyline has changed dramatically over the past two years with the building of Number One Riverside and the Transport Interchange, and with the demolition...
Bookworms on the go of any age can now download hundreds of digital audiobooks at the click of a button via a new free service being offered by Rochdale Borough Libraries. The...
You can join in with the 13th National Storytelling Week celebrations at Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre by going on an animal trail through the country park. Guided by...
Councillor Farooq Ahmed has been suspended from the local Labour group at his request following a row in the street with a fellow Labour councillor. Councillor Ahmed admits he...
