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Secondary schools have been asked to provide one on-site test for pupils ahead of their return to the classroom this term to help reduce the transmission of Covid-19.
Date Published 04/01/2022
With a risk of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow across parts of the country, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is encouraging people to stay warm and look...
Former Rochdale Hornets player Michael Ratu, one of the original Fijian pioneers who signed for Hornets in the 1960s, passed away on Wednesday 29 December 2021 in hospital.
Date Published 03/01/2022
The family of Anne Jones, who was tragically killed in a collision in Rochdale on Sunday 19 December, have paid tribute to the "best mum and wife imaginable".
From 24 January until 28 January, domestic abuse charity WHAG – formerly Women’s Housing Action Group – will be running its annual Purple Patch campaign, promoting healthy and...
Trees – felled during construction of the £56m Rochdale and Littleborough and £40m Radcliffe and Redvales flood schemes – are being re-used to further improve flood protection...
A Smithy Bridge man has raised vital funds towards healthcare to improve his partner’s life after it was saved in 2019 with extensive surgery.
Date Published 02/01/2022
Staff members from Woodlands Primary School in Heywood donated their work Christmas dinners to the Rochdale Soup Kitchen.
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze in a mill on Townley Street in Middleton which started around 8.45pm last night (30 December).
Date Published 31/12/2021
Detectives in Rochdale have arrested a man in relation to the sexual assault of a teenage girl in the memorial gardens in Rochdale town centre in May 2021.
When Kuiama Thompson took over as director of public health at Rochdale Council in June, the first vaccine programme was in full swing and the government was soon to announce...
A convincing WhatsApp scam where criminals pose as a friend or family member in need has cost users almost £50,000 in three months.
Rotary Middleton has been working hard since November to get the local community into the festive spirit, and its efforts have paid off as the humanitarian group has raised over...
Date Published 30/12/2021
Following the postponement of Rochdale's fixture against Port Vale on Wednesday, the New Year's Day fixture against Mansfield has also been postponed.
After 35 years of serving Heywood and Rochdale as a personal banking advisor, Val Brannigan has called it a day and retired on 24 December 2021.
Middleton resident, Quynh Bui recently showcased her exceptional musical talent at Abbey College Manchester’s charitable winter concert.
Sales colleagues at The Vita Group have spread some festive goodwill by raising over £2,000 in toys for Bauer Radio's charity Cash for Kids' this festive season.
Detectives from GMP Rochdale's District Intelligence Unit (DIU) have charged 22 men with a range of offences - including domestic violence, burglary, rape and armed robbery. The...
Date Published 29/12/2021
Top medical experts have warned that teens whose parents or caregivers smoked are four times as likely to have taken up smoking.
New information reveals that the availability of ambulance staff in the North West of England may remain badly affected by Long Covid with tens of thousands of working days...
Police Constable Olivia Main, who joined Greater Manchester Police (GMP) this summer via Police Now’s National Graduate Leadership Programme, is tackling shoplifting and crime...
Three local primary schools and the council have received a donation of children’s books as part of a campaign led by Business in the Community (BITC), the Prince’s Responsible...
Date Published 28/12/2021
Rochdale AFC’s Sky Bet League Two fixture against Port Vale on Wednesday 29 December has been postponed.
Toys will be given to families struggling this Christmas, including those at the Food On Our Doorstep club in Littleborough.
Classically-trained pianist Margarita Capas and her WonderPiano students performed a Christmas musical concert at St Chad’s Parish Church on 20 December.
Train ticket prices will rise by the largest amount in nearly a decade next year. From 1 March, train fares will rise by 3.8%, the steepest increase since January 2013, according...
Mountain rescue volunteers came to the aid of a rider thrown from their horse near Ashworth Reservoir on Monday afternoon (27 December).
Rochdale’s transport spokesman has hit out at a proposed new timetable which could mean a temporary reduction in train services, imposed because of covid back in 2020, is here to...
Date Published 27/12/2021
Omicron has become the dominant coronavirus strain in Rochdale, the borough’s director of public health has confirmed.
Hundreds of local children from families on the cusp of food poverty will receive an extra present this Christmas, thanks to the generosity of Company Shop members in Middleton.
