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Rochdale’s only Olympic boxing representative Kevin ‘The Demolition Man’ Taylor paid a rare visit to Hamer Amateur Boxing Club on Saturday 16 October.
Date Published 23/10/2021
This year’s annual Wardle Scarecrow Festival has raised £600 for charity. At the start of October, residents made and displayed over 100 scarecrows in the village as the festival...
The Mayor's Question Time is returning to Greater Manchester for the first time in 18 months, following an extended break during the coronavirus pandemic.
Four schools across the borough received a talk from the National Offender Management Service event, Actions Have Consequences, which aims to break the cycle of criminality.
Details have been confirmed about the visit to Rochdale of Little Amal – a nine-year-old refugee girl in the form of a 3.5 metre puppet. ‘The Walk’ is a public art...
A local resident has branded the Belfield area of Rochdale “a cesspit” due to “constant” fly-tipping in the area.
Part of the Calder Valley rail line between Rochdale and Hebden Bridge will be closed for nine days from Saturday (23 October) for essential upgrade work inside one of the world’s...
Date Published 22/10/2021
A flock of pink flamingos are the newest residents to arrive in Middleton. The mesmerising birds – collectively known as a ‘flamboyance’ – are being homed at Hopwood Hall College...
Parents in the North West will be able to book Covid-19 vaccinations online for their 12-15 year old children from the end of today (Friday) with appointments available as soon as...
A man has been jailed for spiking a woman's drink with cocaine in a Manchester nightclub and then sexually assaulting her in Rochdale. Sean Howarth, 31, of Huddersfield, also...
A housing association has been urged to ‘produce the goods’ after a masterplan for the regeneration of one of Greater Manchester’s most deprived areas was signed off.
A family fun resilience day at Milnrow Cricket Club was a great success on 19 September. The free fun day was hosted by Milnrow & Newhey Resident Watch after receiving a grant...
Heywood social enterprise PossAbilities has stepped in to save the annual Christmas Toy Appeal after its founder Martyn Allen announced he was stepping back from the initiative.
Wildflower verges are here to stay in Rochdale despite concerns that some of the nature-friendly floral features in the borough have failed. The council has shifted away from...
The rescue of the Grade-II* listed Hopwood Hall Estate in Middleton has been awarded its largest grant so far, thanks to the government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
Touchstones Rochdale announces two major new art exhibitions from Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock and The Paul Hamlyn Foundation award recipient Jasleen Kaur.
Meet and Greet: Dan Rhodes, Prostate Cancer Testing Day, Fireground Museum Open Day, Giant Halloween Globe, Rochdale AFC v Sutton United, Craft Fair, and Live Music and...
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
A local rail campaign group has voiced concerns that council proposals to pedestrianise the area in front of Rochdale Railway Station would result in the loss of a “valuable...
A developer has unveiled plans for a ‘sports hub’ at a controversial green belt site earmarked for 450 new homes. Property giant Peel wants to have a ‘community conversation’ on...
Date Published 21/10/2021
Rochdale Borough Council is to receive over £2.3 million from the government to help households most in need with the cost of daily essentials this winter, as part of a £500m
A toddler has been seriously injured in a collision in Whitworth.
More arrests have been made in Rochdale as part of a crackdown on burglaries by the Rochdale Neighbourhood Task Force. Two men were arrested on Wednesday 20 October.
Victoria Molyneux and Paige Travis, both of Rochdale, have been named as part of a 20-strong England Women squad to face France in the sport's first televised live fixture this...
The Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (GM LEP), alongside an alliance of businesses and partner organisations, has launched Bee Net Zero – an ambitious commitment to...
Tributes have been paid to Martin Parker, the Electricity North West worker killed in Littleborough on Sunday (17 October). Mr Parker, of Denton, Tameside, was one of two...
A Rochdale powerlifter has brought home bronze from the International Powerlifting Federation World Championships in Sweden.
Local mutual housing society Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has submitted plans for new apartments in Middleton. The eight new apartments between Yates Street and Broad...
After an unexpected break the previous weekend, Saturday 16 October saw Rochdale Ladies host Timperley 4ths at home.
Hollingworth Lake saw close racing with 16 Merlin Rockets on the water competing for the annual Felucca Trophy over the weekend of 16 and 17 October. Visitors came from Berwick...
