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Two senior station officers from the Hong Kong Fire Service have travelled half way around the world to receive specialist training from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service...
Date Published 03/02/2013
Yellow Alert of Snow Monday 4 February - Heavy, squally showers will spread to many parts of Northern Ireland and the western half of northern England during Monday, turning...
Unlicensed directors and CCTV operatives were found working illegally on Monday 28 January when Security Industry Authority investigators, acting on intelligence, targeted several...
The charitable efforts of a Rochdale woman have been awarded after her assistance with the Rotary Club of Middleton’s fundraising efforts. Andrea Kelly of Heaton Park...
In August 1968, the last British Rail operated steam train ran on the national network. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the end of BR steam, the East Lancashire Railway, in...
Date Published 02/02/2013
The Works store in the Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre is to close its doors for good on 24 March. The Works stocks books, toys, gifts, stationery and arts & crafts at discount...
Young fashion indie chain Hoi Polloi, which has a branch is Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre, has become another victim to the economy.
Taiba Parsa (born 15/04/1986) of Drake Street, Rochdale was part of a multi-million pound conspiracy to manufacture, import and sell counterfeit goods has been unmasked thanks to...
Paul Turner-Mitchell Director of independent Rochdale retailer, 25 Ten Boutique is to be a member of the panel at the Seventh Local Data Company (LDC) Retail Summit. The event,...
A record 9.61 million people found “inner peace” and sent their tax return on time this year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
This week, a number of our Year 5 children have taken part in the ‘Bikeability’ training. They have all successfully completed the sessions and we have had some great feedback...
Date Published 01/02/2013
Councils and communities that have welcomed growth in their area are getting a major boost to their spending power, Housing Minister Mark Prisk announced today (1 February).
A Rochdale man jailed after abducting his daughter and taking her to Pakistan for three years is to argue in court for regular contact with her. Former insurance salesman...
Keith Hill takes charge of a game at Spotland for the first time since returning to Rochdale for a second spell as manager. Defender Shane Cansdell-Sherriff is available to...
People in Rochdale Borough will pay higher council tax due to a "botched and shoddy deal", a cabinet minister has claimed. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said council taxes...
Residents in Spotland and Shawclough have been invited to find out more about plans to clean up the River Spodden at Foot Wood, Rochdale.
In Rochdale 74% more women under 75 die early from coronary heart disease than the national average, and 41% more men. Heart disease is a top priority for NHS Heywood,...
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner has expressed concern over news that police officer numbers in England and Wales have fallen to their lowest level in more than...
Our aim is to be the best. We are delighted that recent assessments have shown the vast majority of children making excellent and accelerated progress. You will hear more about...
A man was robbed at a house in Rochdale. At around 10.10pm on Sunday 20 January 2013, three men knocked on the front door of a house on Oakfield Terrace. A man in his 50s...
Having the right balance between work and life is the most fulfilling part of a job for workers in the North West, according to a survey published by Samaritans and Simplyhealth...
The Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, has announced the appointment of Paul Rowen as one of six new appointments to the board of Passenger Focus, the statutory...
Date Published 31/01/2013
Rochdale Council wants your views on major plans to develop the borough over the next 15 years. A final round of consultation has started this week on the ‘Core Strategy’. The...
A Church of England judge has turned down the plea of a distraught couple who want to move their daughter’s remains from Middleton New Cemetery because of its declining state.
Patrick Cawley (18), of Bury New Road, Heywood, and Ziggy Cawley (19), of Rollesby Close, Bury, were both sentenced to 40 months’ imprisonment at Manchester’s Minshull Street...
Rochdale have signed goalkeeper Steve Collis on non-contract terms following Ben Smith's departure. Collis, 31, has not made a Football League appearance since April 2011...
The police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Greater Manchester has held his first public meeting to discuss the future of policing across the area. Tony Lloyd answered...
New measures have been introduced to ensure child care cases are dealt with more quickly and effectively in family courts. This is so children and families are spared unnecessary...
The CLA today (31 January) welcomed the Government’s response to the report of the Independent Forestry Panel, especially its commitment to protecting forestry and fighting tree...
The seventh year of the Make IT Happy competition, a UK-wide technology challenge for primary school students aged 9 to 11, has been launched and is backed by Jim Dobbin, MP for...