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Britain’s first ever illegal vapes sniffer dog has been honoured along with Rochdale trading standards and police teams at a prestigious awards ceremony. Pippa, eight years old, a...
Date Published 18/12/2024
In three weeks, Greater Manchester will undergo ‘the biggest change yet to our public transport’, according to mayor Andy Burnham. But this week, transport staff and the have been...
Skills Bootcamps have helped thousands of people to progress in their careers and support the future of Greater Manchester’s growing workforce. They have been designed to support...
Strikes at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) are OFF this weekend after staff agreed to ‘pause’ industrial action’. TfGM workers walked out over pay last Thursday and...
Date Published 17/12/2024
More than a month on from when a Rochdale estate was closed off to outsiders, residents say they’re feeling safer. On 4 November, police swooped into the Freehold estate and...
Rochdale town centre saw a bolstered police presence on Friday (13 December), as officers set up a mobile police station outside the Regal Moon pub.
The NHS in the North West is advising people to take extra care to avoid a fall in the wake of a yellow cold weather alert issued for the region this week. Last year, more than...
A £120,000 bill to replace two revolving doors has ‘stunned’ the leader of Rochdale Council, and he has asked officers to find a more cost-effective solution. Learning of the...
Date Published 16/12/2024
A teenager and a man are recovering in hospital after a violent knife attack in Smallbridge, Rochdale, on Sunday evening (15 December). Both sustained serious and life-changing...
A body found in a river over the weekend has been sadly confirmed as that of missing dad-of-two Nathaniel Favour Enemona - who had vanished from Heywood at the end of last month....
Greater Manchester Police has intensified its crackdown on firearms-related crime - with officers making 17 arrests across the region and and seizing a significant number of...
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at St Mary in the Baum on Wednesday 11 December for the penultimate Toad Lane Concert of 2024.
Date Published 15/12/2024
MPs, local council leaders, businesses and academics gathered in Manchester to show their support for a new high-speed rail service linking Rochdale with London for the first time...
Local firm RAP Renewables has been awarded the contract to deliver a major solar installation for Cleland McIver at its cutting-edge new sustainable facility in Rochdale.
Date Published 14/12/2024
A literacy journey from Taylor Swift to Shakespeare and beyond was embarked on by AGT (able, gifted and talented) students from Whitworth Community High School. Along with seven...
A fundraising effort for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital by a Rochdale Boroughwide Housing colleague has also seen laptops delivered to elderly people across the borough,...
A court case means the future of Andy Burnham’s enormous, 15-year housing plan hangs in the balance. The Places for Everyone (PfE) plan is a blueprint for development across nine...
Date Published 13/12/2024
This weekend Rochdale were away to play Wigan 2nds, and both teams had an extra player on the pitch - the wind. Even though the weather did its best to make things awkward, both...
A spat between an American actor and Rochdale Council is heating up over ownership of the Grade II listed building at Hopwood Hall. The council said it has decided to cut ties...
Police officers investigating a serious sexual assault in Alkrington Woods on Monday 11 November are appealing to the public for assistance. The incident occurred between 4.30 pm...
Andy Burnham has offered to ‘come to the negotiating table’ with union members over striking Transport for Greater Manchester employees – after taking aim at ‘unjustified’...
I want to start my latest column with the good news that the transformation of Heywood Civic Centre is set to get under way before Christmas. Our investment, in partnership with...
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Riverside Christmas Market, Santa's Grotto, numerous pantos, Springhill Hospice Christmas Cracker, and live music across various...
Date Published 12/12/2024
This Christmas, a ‘shocking’ 16,500 people will be homeless across in Greater Manchester, according to a charity – which says half of them will be children. The statistics,...
Residents in the borough of Rochdale are being urged to participate in the latest Cybercrime Survey, launched in partnership with Cyberhood Watch and cyber security experts Avast....
The council is set to pay £120,000 on just two revolving doors at their main office building. The entrance to Number One Riverside in Rochdale town centre welcomes hundreds of...
PCSOs from the Rochdale North team are increasing their presence in the Bamford area in response to reports of local stores being targeted by known offenders. A key focus of the...
A man’s body has been recovered from Hollingworth Lake today (Wednesday 11 December). Police and fire officers attended the scene mid-afternoon, including the coastguard, who...
Date Published 11/12/2024
Local community investment totalling over £124,000 is being delivered across the borough following the latest round of townships funding agreed by Rochdale Borough Council. Five...
A revamp of Heywood Civic Centre is set to get under way before Christmas, with Lancashire firm Conlon Construction now formally appointed to deliver the project. The scheme will...
