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The government has announced today (Friday 14 August) that the current restrictions will continue in parts of the North West, West Yorkshire, East Lancashire, and Leicester...
Date Published 14/08/2020
A two-minute silence will be held across the UK this weekend to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day.
Puttstars indoor mini golf experience is opening today at Rochdale Riverside, with three nine-hole courses for visitors to choose from.
A man was seriously injured when he was driven at by thieves who stole his motor vehicle from a property on Styhead Drive in Middleton.
Date Published 13/08/2020
Greater Manchester leaders have urged the government not to relax tighter regional restrictions given that the number of Covid-19 cases is still rising in some boroughs.
Groundwork Greater Manchester say their veterans support programme, Operation Re-Org, is needed now more than ever due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
As some businesses across Greater Manchester continue to reopen their premises while new restrictions for residents affect the region, the Growth Company (GC) has issued a new...
A report published by the government shows that the North West has more children awaiting adoptive families than there are adopters.
A plan to create an Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) in Rochdale has been granted early-stage funding from the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Strength in...
Rochdale Training have 10 engineering apprentice roles, 15 teaching assistant roles, 55 work placement positions with quality employers and 20 other roles with immediate starts.
A Taylor Wimpey and a Countryside site manager are both celebrating having won a prestigious national house building award.
Date Published 12/08/2020
Over 25,000 people in the Rochdale borough are now receiving Universal Credit support, according to the latest official figures.
Rochdale Hornets players Liam Whalley, James Connaughton and Adam Hesketh have re-signed for the 2021 League One season.
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) began welcoming visitors back on Saturday 8 August with enhanced safety measures in place.
A manufacturer in Rochdale has embraced a new approach to leadership during the coronavirus crisis.
A business in Heywood has been forced to close by Rochdale Council following multiple breaches of Covid-19 regulations.
9-year-old Maddie Nixon from Norden has become a young entrepreneur after setting up her very own tie-dyeing business, despite the current pandemic.
Local small businesses which are eligible for a coronavirus grant, but have not yet applied, have until 24 August to get their applications in. Across Rochdale, around £44.2m has...
Back in mid-July Rochdale had the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester and officials were concerned it could follow Leicester into a local lockdown.
Date Published 11/08/2020
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks and road closures across the borough.
More than half a million disabled young people will be hit by a double disadvantage as they try to move from education to employment unless urgent action is taken, disability...
Businesses in Greater Manchester are being invited to make use of funding available for apprenticeship training as part of a package of support to recover from Covid-19.
Milnrow and Newhey volunteer Yvette Howarth has gone above and beyond to help the elderly and vulnerable throughout the pandemic – but she humbly says it “wouldn’t have been...
A man in his 30s has been seriously injured following a collision in Broadley, Whitworth on Saturday evening (8 August).
Leader of the local Liberal Democrats, Councillor Andy Kelly will no longer be standing as the Liberal Democrat candidate to be Metro Mayor of Manchester.
The Mayor of Rochdale and Castleton ward councillor, Billy Sheerin, reopened the newly refurbished Castleton Health and Leisure Centre on Friday (7 August) with an official ribbon...
Andy Burnham has admitted it would be ‘difficult to resist’ calls to close pubs if it meant Greater Manchester’s schools could reopen safely.
Date Published 10/08/2020
A huge lorry fire on the eastbound carriageway of the M62 caused 5 mile tailbacks today (Monday 10 August) and the motorway was closed in both directions whilst the fire was dealt...
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester and Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region, plus the General Secretary of the TUC, have launched a new national campaign today...
Whitworth Post Office has now reopened after moving to a new location. Now based at WME Convenience Store, 303 Market Street, Whitworth Post Office opened on Monday (3 August) at...