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Never one to turn down a challenge, Wing Commander David Forbes has pledged to walk an additional 150 miles to raise much-needed funds for the Mayor of Rochdale’s charity appeal.
Date Published 09/04/2021
Local charity Rochdale Connections Trust (RCT) has developed an innovative approach to provide support for young people. Like many organisations, RCT had to change its approach...
It has been more than four years since three paedophiles of the infamous ‘Rochdale grooming gang’ were told they would face deportation as a result of their abhorrent crimes,...
Plans to build 242 apartments and a 146-bed hotel in Rochdale town centre were approved by Rochdale Council's planning and licencing committee yesterday (8 April).
Local residents have been thanked for their generosity after donating money to a teenager’s sponsored walk around Hollingworth Lake in memory of his mum.
Date Published 08/04/2021
Police chased a suspected drug dealer for more than two miles on foot after a car pursuit through Littleborough on Tuesday 30 March.
Virtual ‘soccer schools’ will be delivered to over 2,000 children in the borough over the Easter school holidays. Rochdale AFC Community Trust has partnered with Link4Life,...
The NHS in the North West has vaccinated more than 3.6 million people against Covid-19, with the number receiving their second dose reaching a new weekly high.
Protracted peace talks between management at Go North West and Unite, the UK’s leading union, collapsed without agreement late last week, meaning that the long running bus strike...
With the easing of restrictions on 29 March meaning sailing could now resume, sailors were keen to get racing on Hollingworth Lake again. Some had been on the water during the...
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Hundreds of books, Easter eggs and hampers have been donated to poorly children at The Royal Oldham Hospital, thanks to support from the local community.
Date Published 07/04/2021
The chapel at Heywood Cemetery which was destroyed by fire earlier this year is to be restored by the council. The entirety of the building – apart from the stonework – was...
A Whitworth man has been charged following a stabbing on Wallbank on Easter Monday (5 April). Jamie Fairclough, 33, has been charged with charged with harassment, possessing an...
Two brownfield sites in Rochdale and Middleton have been given funding to be converted into housing sites, as part of the second phase of a £97m development fund.
Over 19,000 metres of gas pipes are to be upgraded in the Rochdale borough in the next 12 months. The programme confirmed for April 2021 to March 2022 comprises 485,178 metres of...
Preparations for the re-opening of the East Lancashire Railway are being hampered by continuing instances of fly-tipping and vandalism along the track, the railway has warned.
On Thursday 6 May residents across Greater Manchester will have their say on who represents them in the Greater Manchester Mayoral and council local elections.
The Revd Anne Gilbert, the new vicar of Rochdale, was born to become a priest. As the daughter of a Church of England vicar, she was born in Goodshaw Vicarage, Rawtenstall where...
Residents are being urged to shop local and support their high street safely as the borough’s non-essential retailers prepare to reopen.
Councillors have called for a crackdown on a ‘criminal element’ allegedly behind an increase in street begging and anti-social behaviour in Rochdale town centre. Hotspots are...
Date Published 06/04/2021
A healthy street food business which opened during the first national lockdown has signed a three-year lease with the Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre.
Five Rochdale organisations are to be given a boost with government grants from the Culture Recovery Fund, to help the culture and heritage sector reopen and recover.
The next stage of relaxing lockdown restrictions begins next Monday (12 April), with more restrictions due to be lifted next month, and then every five weeks going forward.
Churches throughout Heywood are partnering with local schools and nurseries to present a special ‘out-of-lockdown’ Easter Egg Hunt.
Rochdale and Ipswich had to settle for a point apiece in a dour contest on Easter Monday (5 April 2021) with neither side registering a shot on target.
GP and community mental health services have been identified as priority areas of work for independent health watchdog Healthwatch Rochdale, following a recent public
Date Published 05/04/2021
A group of five runners have raised over £5,000 for two local hospices with a 4x4x48 challenge. Matthew Hernon, Ryan Miskella, Al Chew, Lewis Eadsforth and Sam Wright ran 48km in...
Fisherfield Childcare nurseries in Rochdale and Bury have raised over £1,200 for the Rochdale and District branch of the RSPCA.
Northern has completed the initial refurbishment of its train fleet as part of the overall transformation programme being undertaken by the train operator.
