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Three more local residents have been fined in connection with littering and fly-tipping offences. One woman ended up being fined a total of £658 for discarding a cigarette butt.
Date Published 20/04/2021
A teenager who started motorbike racing after his father’s death has become one of the sport’s most talented young riders.
Two machetes were recovered from a car after a collision on Market Place, Middleton (Friday 16 April). A Nissan Qashqai collided with a Ford Fiesta at around 7.40pm.
This blog by OnePT - personal training and gym in Rochdale - focusses on the achievements of member Stan Weekes, who joined the gym in 2019 with a goal of losing 50kg. If the...
Hopwood Hall College and University Centre is set to make huge changes to its Rochdale campus after submitting an ambitious proposal to the Department for Education.
Date Published 19/04/2021
31-year-old Tom Rhodes, originally from Rochdale, has been crowned BBC One’s MasterChef 2021 champion.
A new apartment block could be built next to an historic former pub in Rochdale. Plans have been submitted for a three storey-building neighbouring the George and Dragon Hotel,...
A former Rochdale social worker who was serving a 17 year sentence for historic sexual abuse has died in prison. Paedophile James Peter Gavin, 83, was less than two years into...
Rochdale Round Table has donated £3,000 to Rochdale Foodbank. A cheque was presented to the local foodbank on Tuesday (13 April), after funds were raised at Christmas with the...
A team of individuals of all ages and health levels have recently completed a massive 72km walk in aid of local charities Springhill Hospice and Neil’s Appeal.
Date Published 18/04/2021
Cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support gave over £63,100 locally in hardship grants last year to help people with cancer struggling with the pandemic’s financial impact and the...
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) will play host to the most iconic steam engine in history - when the Flying Scotsman returns to its tracks this summer.
Rochdale gave themselves a lifeline in their battle against relegation with a 3-1 win against Accrington Stanley at the Crown Oil Arena on Saturday (17 April). After getting their...
The rights to develop the autobiography of Nazir Afzal – the chief prosecutor in the Rochdale grooming gang case – for television have been secured.
Date Published 17/04/2021
A 50th anniversary LP of Rochdale band The Way We Live’s first vinyl LP has been released.
Vistry Partnerships, part of the Vistry Group, has been selected by Homes England to develop the former site of Akzo Nobel in Littleborough.
A racing driver from Rochdale is preparing for the first race of the season with an all-disabled racing team, as Covid restrictions ease and allow them to get back on track.
As part of the new Morrisons campaign to spread hope with sunflowers, Rochdale’s community champion Emma Pedgrift will be working alongside Springhill Hospice, the Willows...
Date Published 16/04/2021
More than 26,900 people in the Rochdale borough have now received their second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as of Friday (16 April).
Approval for 55 houses to be built off Bonscale Crescent and Rothay Drive in Langley has been granted by Rochdale Borough Council (8 April), despite a 100-strong petition against...
Artist impressions of how two local schools which are to be rebuilt could look have been released ahead of planning applications being submitted.
A man who grew up on Kirkholt estate in Rochdale, singer-songwriter Kirk McElhinney has released a new single ‘Ticking Clock’.
As well as voting in the local council election on Thursday 6 May, nine candidates will be on the ballot paper for the Greater Manchester mayoral election.
The Canal & River Trust charity is inviting children and adults across the North West to unlock a new hobby this summer by joining a free ‘Let’s Fish!’ taster session.
Plans for new social housing on Balderstone Road in Kirkholt have been granted planning permission by Rochdale Council.
Planning permission for temporary school classrooms on greenbelt land in Middleton has been approved by Rochdale Council’s Planning and Licensing Committee (8 April).
Date Published 15/04/2021
Brentwood Middleton Day Centre provided over 30 roast dinners for those in need earlier this month. The homeless and those struggling to make ends meet were treated to a hot roast...
A couple of inches of snow in the morning did not deter sailors from racing at the lake on Sunday 11 April. There was another great turnout for those keen to be on the water. But...
Iron Mountain Incorporated has opened a 148,000 square-foot warehouse at Heywood Distribution Park. The warehouse will provide the firm with storage capacity for 28,000 pallets.
Private patients who need a knee or hip replacement can now have their operation with the assistance of a handheld robotic system and surgical navigation after the installation of...
