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Shortly before 6.30am today (Friday 15 March 2013), CCTV operators informed police of a parked car which had a door left ajar on King Street, Rochdale. Officers attended and...
Date Published 15/03/2013
A woman aged 86 has died after a house fire. Shortly before 7.40am on Thursday 14 March 2013, police were called by GMFRS to a fire on Moor Park Avenue in Castleton, Rochdale,...
Working night shifts might increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer, indicates research published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
In one of Rochdale’s largest funerals for some years, the body of popular Norden councillor Ann Metcalfe was laid to rest on her beloved Rough Lea Farm yesterday (14 March)....
Four Hopwood Hall College third year catering students have sailed away with first and second place at the NW regional final of the UK Young’s Seafood Chef of the Year competition...
Date Published 14/03/2013
Labour Euro MPs have been successful in getting a new initiative on removing asbestos from public buildings in the EU overwhelmingly accepted by the European Parliament by a large...
Local community and mental health services provider Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will soon take responsibility for helping to tackle bowel cancer right across Greater...
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting staff, patients and the public to attend a free stroke talk. A stroke is a serious medical condition that occurs when the blood...
"At last - a glimmer of hope for Britain's lost youth," said Local Labour Euro MP Arlene McCarthy after an agreement reached by EU governments to bring in an EU-wide ‘youth...
Police have closed down a cordon in Rochdale following examination of a suspicious package. Shortly before 12.45pm on Thursday 13 March 2013, police were called to The Point...
The Rochdale Skills Event was held in a warehouse at Heywood Distribution Park which was transformed to give borough students the chance to turn detective, save a life, change a...
With a bye in Saturday's tier three cup, Mayfield NCL are without a game. After last week's win over Millom, Mayfield would have preferred to be on the field again looking to...
Following reports of a suspicious package being found at The Point Retail Park in Rochdale town centre, a 100 metre cordon and traffic diversions have been put in place around the...
A Gastroenterology team at The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been highly commended in a national nursing award. The team, who specialise in dealing with patients with...
In a key vote in the European Parliament this week on the Common Agricultural Policy Labour Euro MPs voted to determine how these funds should be spent in the period from 2014 to...
Work is now well underway for Rochdale’s “In Bloom” submission 2013. As part of the submission, the Rochdale in Bloom committee are running a poster competition, linked with LEAF,...
Euro-MP Paul Nuttall has welcomed the U-turn by David Cameron about introducing a minimum price for alcohol. “I know it has yet to be formally ditched but the writing was...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today reminding people with an income over £60,000 whose family is still receiving Child Benefit to opt out before 28 March if they wish to avoid...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging new businesses in the region which need to register for VAT to do it online, rather than on paper. Registering for VAT online is...
Up to 500 employers at a time will be able to join live webinar sessions on Real Time Information (RTI) hosted by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) experts throughout March.
Tell us your views We’re beginning to write the content for our Economic Review publication which contains the results and analysis of the QES itself, alongside an overview of...
Safina Bibi, from Rochdale, got the gist of work experience after she achieved her ‘Get the Gist’ qualification with Training @ Hopwood.
A woman is in a life-threatening condition after being rescued by firefighters following a blaze in the kitchen of house in Rochdale. Crews from Rochdale and Heywood fire...
The Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups on Rochdale Council have called for the funding of trades unions from council tax payers money to be ended. The cost of this...
More than a third of general practitioners on the boards of new clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a conflict of interest due to directorships or shares held in private...
Big Pedal - The charity Sustrans is encouraging kids, parents and teachers to leave the car at home and get on their bikes and scooters for the school run. The three-week 'The Big...
Date Published 13/03/2013
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has welcomed the appointment of Shauna Dixon, MBE from Heywood to sit on the Trust Board as a Non-Executive Director.
The Music Festival has almost finished for us, however the Handbell Group who were awarded 1st place honours last Saturday have so impressed one member of the audience that they...
Greater Manchester is set to become a green bus capital of the UK, with 229 diesel-electric hybrid vehicles on the road by this summer. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)...
If you know a person or club that has made a difference through sport in your neighbourhood or community, then nominate them for the Rochdale Borough Sports Awards 2012/2013.