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To mark the start of the national fostering campaign, carers in the borough of Rochdale are to be handed an extra payment to help them cope with the demands currently being placed...
Date Published 13/05/2020
A visually-impaired Manchester City FC fan from Rochdale has been fundraising for The Royal Oldham Hospital to say thank you to NHS staff for the amazing job they are doing during...
Hopwood Hall College has launched a mammoth charity challenge called the #Hopwood1000. It sees staff, students and partners being sponsored as they attempt to cover a huge...
A lamb got in a bit of bother after getting stuck in a disused water tank near Whitworth before United Utilities staff working at Spring Mill reservoir came to the rescue.
Springhill Hospice has received overwhelming support from local businesses and members of the public with recent donations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the...
An 82-year-old Heywood man’s life savings of £14,000 have been stolen following a burglary. The man had taken his savings out of the bank to redecorate his house, buy some...
Date Published 12/05/2020
Local golf courses will be re-opening from tomorrow (Wednesday 13 May) which means they will now be inaccessible and potentially dangerous to the public who may have been...
A number of leaders and councillors across Greater Manchester say that the government’s change in position will see employees going back to the workplace without clear guidance on...
Rochdale AFC has announced that the vast majority of non-playing staff have now been furloughed (in addition to those already furloughed last month) which will result in online...
The RSPCA has received more than 1,600 reports of abandoned animals across England & Wales since lockdown began - that’s 40 a day.
New ‘Covid-19 secure’ guidelines have been released to help get UK businesses back up and running and workplaces operating as safely as possible.
The coronavirus job retention scheme for furloughed workers has been extended to the end of October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced today (Tuesday 12 May).
Rochdale Council is now accepting applications for the government’s additional coronavirus small business grants, after lobbying for extra cash to help businesses which were not...
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group is celebrating International Nurses Day on 12 May, and 144 aspirant nurses (student nurses in their final six months of training) are joining...
The public is advised to consider wearing face coverings in enclosed public spaces where you may be more likely to come into contact with people you do not normally meet.
Plans for schools, colleges and early years settings across England to potentially open to more children and young people have been set out by the government. As the Prime...
The government has established a new ‘Covid Alert System’, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in his national address on Sunday 10 May.
Heywood-based Cartwheel Arts has launched a new website full of fun activities to join in with at home.
Date Published 11/05/2020
A £1,000 donation has been made by the Buckley Hall Charity Committee to assist the Oldham/Rochdale Branch of the Samaritans, following a recent appeal from the branch.
Households in Greater Manchester are being encouraged by WaterSafe to save water and help protect the environment as it partners with Waterwise for the sixth annual Water Saving...
Afternoon tea and social distancing street parties were the order of the day on Friday 8 May, as the Rochdale borough celebrated the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day –...
Leisure providers which provide vital sport and cultural services for communities are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support, the Local...
A number of GPs in the Rochdale borough have recorded health advice videos and audio to help the local community understand more about Covid-19 during this pandemic. The messages...
M6 Theatre Company is streaming A Tiger’s Tale from now until Sunday 24 May 2020. Written by Olivier award-winning Mike Kenny (The Railway Children), one of England’s leading...
Rochdale businessman Stuart Wild is taking on a series of challenges to raise £1,000 for Springhill Hospice.
Date Published 10/05/2020
Are the birds singing louder this spring? It’s a question sprung on conservationists quite a lot this year.
Man of Rochdale Paul Ellison is celebrating his 38th birthday (Saturday 9 May) by marking 30 whole years of volunteering in the local community.
Date Published 09/05/2020
Volunteers at Littleborough History Centre have been researching the service personnel from the Pennine districts of Rochdale (Littleborough, Milnrow, Newhey, Smallbridge and...
At a time when gyms are closed and the population is being asked to stay at home, finding ways to keep active can be challenging. Regular physical activity is strongly associated...
Jeanette Toombs, Rochdale and District Mind’s wellbeing co-ordinator, has shaved her hair off to raise money for the mental health service.
