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Two local charities, Rochdale Connections Trust (RCT) and WHAG (formerly Women's Housing Action Group), led a powerful procession through Rochdale to raise awareness of the White...
Date Published 03/12/2024
Mohammed Ilyas, a devoted volunteer at Jamia Masjid Bilal in Rochdale, has been honoured with the ‘Best Mosque Volunteer Award’ at the British Beacon Mosque Awards 2024.
A former council office block in Middleton will be transformed into an apartment block. Platinum House was formerly used by the local authority but now operates as a retail...
Old taxis pumping out too much pollution will soon be banned from the streets of Greater Manchester – but the councils can’t force this on every cabby. Rochdale council officers...
At the meeting of Whitworth Town Council on 19 September 2024, the Town Council voted to bestow the title of Honorary Townsman of Whitworth on Councillor Alan Neal. The nomination...
Date Published 02/12/2024
Both local MPs voted against a bill on assisted dying in the House of Commons on Friday (29 November) - the first time the issue of ‘choice at the end of life’ has come before the...
An operation targeting off-road bikes on the moorland areas of Rochdale North was carried out on Saturday, 30 November, involving officers and PCSOs from Rochdale North...
The flag of Palestine has been raised in Rochdale on the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November). The decision to raise the flag...
Born in Exeter in 2001 of Croatian Serbian descent, Nina Savicevic began her studies at St Petersburg's Rimsky Korsakov Conservatoire, giving her first concert after three months....
Date Published 01/12/2024
A 74-year-old writer has achieved a lifelong dream by publishing his first book, despite struggling with severe dyslexia since childhood.
A star-studded line up will tell ‘a tale as old as time’ this Christmas when Beauty and the Beast hits the stage at Heywood Sports Village. Coronation Street‘s Steven Arnold and...
Date Published 30/11/2024
The winners of this year's Rochdale Diversity Awards have been revealed at a ceremony on 22 November at Rochdale Town Hall with over 300 guests, finalists and and representatives...
Rochdale Connections Trust (RCT) is partnering with WHAG (Women’s Housing Action Group) and other local organisations to promote the White Ribbon campaign for 2024. The initiative...
Date Published 29/11/2024
Three walking footballers who play for Rochdale AFC Walking Football team have been selected to represent England.
A roundabout often left underwater is at the centre of a long-running spat. The roundabout on Mainway East in Alkrington, Middleton was almost submerged when Storm Bert hammer the...
An outstanding eight-year-old girl has launched a heartfelt campaign to support Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Lilly Arna Dawson, a pupil at Newhey Primary...
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: PossAbilities Decade of Light, Gallery Exhibitions, Christmas markets, Christmas with the Curleys, Winter Wonderland Christmas...
Date Published 28/11/2024
Residents are being asked for their views on proposals to give Syke conservation area status in order to celebrate and help protect its historic character.
Rochdale AFC is giving away free tickets to their National League Cup game against Manchester United U21s on Tuesday 3 December.
Rochdale Council has a budget gap of £3.4m – but a senior councillor insists the authority is ‘nowhere near’ in need of a government bailout.
Rochdale town centre is preparing to welcome the festive season with a range of Christmas attractions, including the return of its beloved Christmas Markets, Santa’s Post Box, and...
Two men have been put behind bars for grooming and sexually abusing young boys in Rochdale and Manchester in the 1980s and 1990s.
Date Published 27/11/2024
Young troublemakers from outside Middleton are bussing in to cause havoc, smashing windows and destroying planters, a politician has claimed. According to Councillor Dylan...
Milnrow shoppers were out in force recently as they headed to the newest Springhill Hospice shop. Opened on 16 November by the Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Shakil Ahmed and Paul...
A Rochdale coach specialising in helping those over 40 achieve their health and fitness goals has been named Coach of the Year at the Rochdale Active Awards.
Greater Manchester Police is calling on residents across the borough to help make local roads safer by submitting footage of dangerous driving via its relaunched dashcam...
A new production of Sleeping Beauty featuring Strictly Come Dancing favourite Karen Hauer is set to land at Middleton Arena this festive season.
Rochdale’s business community gathered at Rochdale Town Hall on Friday (15 November) for the 11th annual Rochdale Business Awards.
Date Published 26/11/2024
A Rochdale pensioner’s call for change, championed by local MP Paul Waugh, has prompted the Secretary of State to order a review of the daunting Pension Credit application
There was no stopping Ignite Fire Festival from lighting up the town centre on Sunday, after the weather calmed down and organisers got the green light that the show must go...
