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Greater Manchester Police's teams responsible for tackling online child sexual abuse and managing sex offenders in the community took part in a dedicated week of action between 25...
Date Published 14/04/2024
Following the Easter break, the Toad Lane Concerts resumed with a highly qualified and experienced duo (both first class honours and postgraduates of the RNCM and Manchester...
Candidates standing for election to Rossendale Council in a whole-council poll for every single seat on 2 May have been confirmed. All seats in every borough ward will be...
Date Published 13/04/2024
Residents are being asked for their views about plans to introduce a new Rochdale borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour.
Former Rochdale AFC midfielder Joe Thompson has vowed to fight cancer once again after announcing that he has been diagnosed with the devastating disease for a third time.
Date Published 12/04/2024
Mushrooms have grown behind the skirting boards at the home of a family plagued by a leak. Shannon Hopley, who lives on Rochdale’s Freehold estate, claims she’s had a leaking bath...
Date Published 11/04/2024
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: The Mersey Beatles, Riverside Artisan Market, Rochdale AFC v Dorking Wanderers, Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market, Springfield...
A Rochdale junior football club really stepped up their fund-raising efforts for one of their coaches by completing a gruelling 24-hour walk around Hollingworth Lake.
Labour officially launched their local election campaign this week – and have vowed not to let it become “a circus” like the by-election. Councillor Neil Emmott, leader of the...
Date Published 10/04/2024
An investigation into the conduct of the incoming Rochdale mayor has concluded. Councillor Shakil Ahmed, who chairs the council’s planning and licensing committee, faced an...
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Date Published 09/04/2024
Much-loved former Man of Rochdale John Swinden has passed away suddenly. Affectionately known as 'the singing jeweller', businessman John, a prolific fund-raiser for local...
An unlikely alliance has formed between Rochdale MP George Galloway and one of his by-election rivals from February. Billy Howarth has been named as a candidate flying the...
The Liberal Democrats and the Middleton Independents have declared they do not want to be associated with George Galloway despite a Worker’s party press release endorsing some of...
Dozens of election hopefuls will be hoping to pull off a similar upset in the local elections to Rochdale MP George Galloway did in the February by-election. The leader of the...
Date Published 08/04/2024
Rossendale Council elections will be held just once every four years, with all seats in every ward contested, councillors have decided.
The regular meetings of the Friends of Rochdale Art Gallery group are continuing even without a gallery to be friends of. However, the relationship between the Friends and...
Date Published 07/04/2024
Citizens Advice Rochdale is a local charity that provides free, independent, impartial, confidential advice to people in Rochdale. Each month, we share advice around a key issue...
More local community investment totalling over £470,000 will be delivered across the borough following the latest round of townships funding agreed by Rochdale Borough Council.
Date Published 06/04/2024
The Rochdale and Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of Phase 1A (Littleborough), marking a crucial step forward in...
The list of candidates for this year’s Greater Manchester mayoral election has been confirmed. Nominations to run in the election officially closed at 4pm on Friday (5 April),...
Motorists are being advised to take care on the roads tomorrow (Saturday 6 April) with Storm Kathleen expected to bring high winds to the west of the UK. National Highways has...
Date Published 05/04/2024
A new high school planned for Littleborough that was supposed to open last year is now estimated to open in 2027. The new high school, Star Lakeside Academy, was given the...
Police have arrested a wanted man at Manchester Airport after he was previously charged as part of an investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rochdale.
A beloved green space in Littleborough has been torn up by council workers conducting studies to see if it could be suitable for housing or a car park and local residents are...
A care home in Rochdale remains in special measures after a damning report from inspectors highlighted unaddressed trip hazards and choking risks.
Members and friends of the Whitworth Leisure Centre Community Interest Company (WLC CIC) are celebrating a significant funding boost which will enable an exciting transformation...
Date Published 04/04/2024
A busy stretch of road was plagued with temporary traffic lights for 100 days in 2023 – leaving many residents sitting in snaking queues on a regular basis.
A primary school in Heywood has celebrated their continued ‘outstanding’ status following their first Ofsted inspection in 13 years.
Three people were arrested this morning as neighbourhood officers from GMP executed an early morning warrant on Muriel Street, Rochdale.
Date Published 03/04/2024