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Suspects in a hit and run incident that took place in April have been rebailed. Two men aged 24 and 26 and one woman aged 19 have not been charged with offences but have been...
Date Published 17/10/2013
Parking spaces in Rochdale Town Centre will reduce during and after the demolition of Rochdale Bus Station. The bus station currently houses a multi storey car park with five...
Restructuring is set to take place within the adult care service of Rochdale Council affecting eight members of staff with one staff member facing possible redundancy. The...
British Gas is to increase prices for domestic customers, with a dual-fuel bill going up by 9.2% from 23 November. The increase, which will affect nearly eight million...
Milnrow Brass Band were amongst twenty of the best brass bands in the country to compete in the National Championship Finals at The Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 12 October....
Over 100 people will be taking part in a sponsored walk in memory of teenager Ben Fitchett, who died in August as well as raising money for charity. The walk, which takes...
Award winning author Jenn Ashworth is making a return visit to the borough next week, as part of Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival. Jenn, who recently hosted a fully booked...
Budding musicians and media students from Rochdale Sixth Form College visited The Manchester Central Convention Complex earlier this week to meet with Universities and Stage...
A man was mugged as he was walking through Broadfield Park at around 08:45am on Monday (14 October 2013). The victim was approached by two men who asked him for the time....
Statistics released by the Home Office show that sexual offences have gone up by 15% and thefts from people in public (muggings) have increased by 17% in Greater Manchester...
Poets from across the borough are invited to write a poem inspired by one of 18 photographs submitted for a competition to capture the best of the borough as part of Rochdale...
Eid Mubarak Thank you to those parents who complied with our request to take one day in observance of Eid. Hope you and your family had a lovely day.
Business Growth Advisor Michael White will be delivering in-depth business assistance to business owners and senior managers of ambitious Rochdale companies who are looking to...
The number of newly diagnosed cases of autism has levelled off in the UK after a five-fold surge during the 1990s, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open. The...
School pupils spoke to two serving prisoners and spent time in a replica jail cell as part of a Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) project to deter them from a life of crime....
Between 1952 and 1967, in the largest Tri-Service operation since the D-Day landings, over 20,000 service personnel participated in British Nuclear Weapons Tests. The...
All serving members of the Armed Forces will be able to purchase tickets for this month’s Rugby League World Cup game at Spotland Stadium in Rochdale from just £5. Tournament...
Dedicated surgeries are being held to help parents sign-up their children for primary school, after more than 350 late applications last year left many losing out on their...
Councillor Lambert describes the time as difficult after announcing council pay rises. He says they have listened to the public in regards to pay rises and have deferred the...
At 1.30am Monday 14 October three lads kicked down back gate of Rebecca's coffee shop in Littleborough and forced entry via the back door to get into the coffee shop.
Thanks to the generosity of the Garfield Weston Foundation, Springhill Hospice is now able to buy a state of the art bath to benefit its patients. The family run foundation...
The decision by the Supreme Court to reject an attempt to force Britain to offer prisoners the vote in European and local elections has been welcomed by UKIP deputy leader Paul...
The Government has missed an opportunity to bring in new laws to prevent fatal dog attacks, Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner has said. Although welcoming...
TV Licensing has issued a reminder that all businesses, even toy workshops and reindeer stables, need a TV Licence to show live TV. Any temporary business needing a TV Licence...
A million more people are in work compared to early 2010 according to figures released yesterday (16 October) by the Office for National Statistics. The total number of people...
Figures released yesterday show that 72,500 people were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in Greater Manchester in September 2013 – a decrease of 4,100 (5.4%) when compared...
Unemployment in the North West has risen again, new figures released yesterday (16 October) reveal. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed that in the North West,...
Political, police and health service leaders will come together later this week for a summit on how to address mental health issues and offending. The event has been called by...
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner is reiterating calls for a complete Government rethink on legal aid reforms which would deny justice to those who need it most....
The Emirates Old Trafford has played host to a large number of overseas visitors over the years, but there’s probably never been as wide a mix at any one time than the group of 12...