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Residents in Middleton and North Blackley are being invited to find out about a new project that will improve the water quality in the River Irk.
Date Published 11/03/2024
Seven years on from Greater Manchester’s darkest hour, the city’s fire service is ‘the best prepared in the UK’ for a terrorist attack says Dave Russel, the Chief Fire Officer for...
Rochdale Hornets faced Leigh Leopards reserves on Sunday 3 March in a testimonial game for Gregg McNally. Hornets’ head coach Gary Thornton handed a start to the former Leigh man...
Pianist John Sabar was the performer at this week's Toad Lane Concert at St Mary's Church on Wednesday 6 March.
Date Published 10/03/2024
Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market – one of the biggest and most popular in Greater Manchester - returns for its 2024 season this month. Organised by Rochdale Borough Council, the...
A group of 13 young people, aged between 16 and 25, have recently supported a community project at the Spotland Community Centre on Spotland Road in Rochdale. The participants in...
Date Published 09/03/2024
On Saturday 2 March, 13-year-old Scarlett “The Starlett” Holden travelled to the Community Centre in Macclesfield to represent Hamer Amateur Boxing Club when meeting Kayla Dryden...
Not only did the Black Dyke Mills Band fill the air in the celebratory procession at the opening of Rochdale Town Hall in 1871, but its successors, the current champion band of...
It was a quiet start to the season of racing at Hollingworth Lake on Sunday 3 March. There were 9 boats out in the sunshine and light westerly wind. The wind faded for the third...
Date Published 08/03/2024
A 70-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car while crossing Halifax Road on Wednesday 6 March. GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is appealing for information...
A young dad and football coach has been diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 31 with the local community and his club backing him in his bid to kick the disease. Kyle...
This week sees both Mayfield open-age men's sides at home with the NCL side facing Siddal and the NWML entertaining newly promoted Oldham side Waterhead Warriors. Both games...
A special Asda awards night celebrating achievements within the haulage industry has raised an incredible £54,957 for Greater Manchester charity, Veterans into Logistics.
Following last night's (7 March) Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), where shareholders approved the issue of nine million new shares, Rochdale AFC has said that a Letter Of...
Repairs to a gas pipe in Bamford Road, Heywood, will mean another set of temporary traffic lights will be in place from Monday (11 March), in a blow to motorists already...
Two evenly matched sides battled out a hard-fought game in atrocious conditions at Wath Brow's Cleator Moor ground on Saturday (2 March) afternoon.
Date Published 07/03/2024
Operation Wolverine reached another significant milestone as the team from Greater Manchester Police’s Specialist Operations Branch recovered £2,227,571.36 from 10,990 vehicles...
A support fund that has acted as a lifeline to families across the country has been extended – which has been welcomed in part by Rochdale’s council leader.
Sadly on 27th February 2024, Elizabeth, aged 68 years. Much loved Mum of Rebecca, Joanne and the late Daniel, Mother in law to Antony, loving Grandma to Jodie, Mia, Tia, Ellie,...
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident yesterday (Wednesday 6 March) which has left a 70-year-old man in a critical condition.
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Rochdale AFC v Oxford City, LABC 5k Race, Sparrow Hill, Springhill Hospice Fundraiser, Rochdale Borough Festival of Ideas,...
A sustained academic engagement programme has been launched in Rochdale. This is a ground-breaking university access initiative, an extraordinary coalition – made up of the...
Date Published 06/03/2024
Officers at Greater Manchester Police are still using a ‘sub-optimal’ IT system that the Chief Constable said would be abandoned two years ago.
Two Rochdale sections of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trail, that take walkers through the borough have now been signposted. The two trails have been...
This weekend Rochdale Ladies had an away match against Didsbury Grey 2nds, who are currently in contention to win the league. So Rochdale's players knew they had their work cut...
Rochdale Town Hall reopened with a fanfare on Sunday 3 March 2024 after being closed for more than three years for restoration work.
Date Published 05/03/2024
New proposals looking to improve journeys in Heywood town centre have been revealed. They include new signal-controlled pedestrian and cycle crossings, a bus and cyclist-only...
Two new housing complexes for those at risk of homelessness have been approved for Heywood, following a tense meeting of the planning committee. The meeting at Number One...
48 members from the Dojo Karate Centre in Rochdale have been selected to represent England at the European Championships being held in August in High Wycombe.
Date Published 04/03/2024
An autistic author and blogger from Middleton has released her latest book on 1 March, aimed at surviving puberty as a teenage girl.