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In his annual visit to Heywood, Santa Claus has been seeing which children have been naughty or nice in the run-up to Christmas.
Date Published 27/12/2020
Work has started on repairing a landmark street in Rochdale.
The borough of Rochdale has been named as one of 57 areas to provisionally benefit from the Future High Streets Fund, and could receive approximately £17m.
A yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office from Sunday 27 December through to Monday 28 December.
With the region’s long-term development plan hitting the rocks and Covid casting a long shadow over the economy, Greater Manchester’s future has rarely looked so uncertain.
When putting up your decorations or writing your Christmas cards, have you ever wondered why we associate robins with Christmas? Maybe you’ve always wondered where “the holly and...
Date Published 26/12/2020
Rochdale's Boxing Day fixture against Blackpool has been postponed due to a Rochdale player - believed to be Stephen Humphrys - testing positive for Covid-19.
The Boxing Day floods in 2015 were an unprecedented and surreal experience in the borough. A combination of the wettest and warmest December on record, along with over 100mm of...
While the festive period is wonderful, it can create tonnes of unnecessary waste a year. Wondering what you can do to help reduce your waste and impact, gift more sustainably or...
Many of us have a cherished baby blanket created with love from a relative, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a handmade blanket filled with more affection than the pink flowery...
Date Published 25/12/2020
A Christmas message from Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Billy Sheerin.
Twelve months ago I penned my Rochdale Online Christmas message and looked forward to 2020 with hope, optimism and excitement at the many visionary council projects we had ‘oven...
Date Published 24/12/2020
Traders are celebrating after a developer pulled controversial plans to demolish a busy industrial estate and build more than 200 homes on the site.
David Yates has gone above and beyond throughout the current pandemic, being available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to his pupils and their families.
Music icons Sir Cliff Richard, Dolly Parton, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Gary Barlow will join Owain Wyn Evans for a special week of programmes on local BBC radio this...
The Rugby Football League (RFL) has announced that Rochdale Hornets' season is planned to begin in early March, almost a full 12 months since the team's last competitive fixture,...
Christmas message from Reverend Margaret Smith, Chaplain: Rochdale town centre, Police and Armed Forces Associations.
A local Indian restaurant will serve a free portion of curry, rice, and a drink on Christmas day to the homeless and those less fortunate.
England is set for a very windy Boxing Day – and not just because of the sprouts consumed the day before – with strong gusts of up to 80mph on the way for hilly areas.
Mecca Bingo Rochdale distributed 93 food hampers from Sparth Community Centre on Thursday 17 December.
The borough’s second community vaccination centre is set to open in Heywood on Tuesday 29 December.
Date Published 23/12/2020
Emergency funding for the Heywood foodbank has been stolen from the presbytery at Our Lady’s and St Joseph’s in Heywood. The theft occurred last week on Tuesday 14 December,...
Leisure centres in the Rochdale borough have reopened their doors to the public following a month of closure and have picked up glowing customer satisfaction scores in the
The Diocese of Manchester is broadcasting a special service of nine lessons and carols with participants from churches across Greater Manchester and Rossendale, for people who are...
The Greater Manchester Surgical Cancer Hub has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Local Covid-19 Response Partnership Award’ at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2021.
Christmas is a busy time for the Northern Care Alliance’s four Emergency Departments including the A&E at The Royal Oldham Hospital and the A&E at Fairfield General in Bury.
Over a thousand children in Darnhill, Heywood, have received an early Christmas present, thanks to Cartwheel Arts and the Darnhill Festival Association (DFA).
Shawclough-based business, Bella’s Sandwich Bar, has sponsored Ballers Coaching FC, a local grass roots team also based in Shawclough.
Christmas can be a tough time for some even without a global pandemic to deal with, say Samaritans, as the charity’s latest research reveals that being separated from family and...
Belfield Primary School and Milnrow Parish Primary School children have been busy decorating, colouring and writing more than 200 Christmas cards over the last few weeks.
