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Man and teenage boy attacked

At around 8.15pm on Saturday 28 January 2012, the 16-year-old victim and 21-year-old victim were walking with friends along the...

Date Online: 09/02/2012

Increased charges for adult care services approved

Drastic changes to Rochdale Council’s charges for social care services received by adults living at home have been approved. Cabinet members...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Council tax frozen

Council tax in Rochdale has been frozen for a second successive year. The decision to freeze council tax for 2012/13...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Friends bid to revive meals on wheels

Two friends have set about replacing Rochdale’s Meals on Wheels service. Diane Chadwick and Marilyn Jones, both 53, are looking...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Real ale recognition for Rochdale pub

The Baum, in Rochdale town centre, has been named CAMRA Pub of the Year 2012 in the Rochdale, Oldham and...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Survey highlights issue of 'forgotten' bus passengers

Blind bus passengers are being left stranded and vulnerable, suggests a new survey by Guide Dogs....

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Hospital care improving

Patients suffering from five of the North-West’s most common conditions are benefiting from improved standards of hospital care, new figures...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Cyclist in collision with car

A cyclist has been taken to hospital following a collision with a car....

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Fire-fighters tackle roof fire in Milnrow

Smoke billowing from the roof raised the alarm that there was a fire at a house in Milnrow....

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Shots fired at house

Police are appealing for information after shots were fired at a house in Middleton. Just before 11.25pm on Monday (6...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Explore Falinge project breached Council’s procurement rules

An internal audit by Rochdale Council into the Explore Falinge project has concluded that procurement rules were breached. In January...

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Rotarians dish out cash to worthy causes

The Rotary Club of Middleton has presented almost £5,000 to a variety of community groups and organisations who applied to...

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Man found dead in Middleton house identified

A man found dead at a house in Middleton has been identified as 31-year-old Edward Mark Worton....

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Call for party people

Residents across the borough can now apply to organise a street celebration to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee....

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Ambulance service calls for falls on ice double

The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been kept busy this morning with double the number of calls relating...

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Appeal to find funeral camera man

The friends and family of a young woman who died in a tragic car crash on Mother’s Day 2010 are...

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Girl, 4, taken to hospital after being hit by car

A four-year-old girl is in hospital after a road traffic collision in Rochdale. Shortly after 3.00pm on Monday (6 February),...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Band prepares for area finals

Members of Milnrow Band are well into rehearsals for the North West Regional Championships in Blackpool later this month....

Date Online: 06/02/2012

‘Police doing a good job,’ say residents

Police across the Rochdale borough have had some favourable feedback from the public. Of the 1,964 people randomly surveyed by...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Work due to start on new fire station

Building work on Rochdale’s new community fire station is due to start next month. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Fire service advice for driving in snow and ice

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is advising motorists to take care when it comes to driving in snow and...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Logs near open fire start blaze

Logs caught fire at a house in Rochdale after they were left too close to an open fire. Fire-fighters from...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Young artists get creative

Budding young artists from Springside and Hamer School have put on an exhibition of their work....

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Men threatened Lidl staff with axe

Three men threatened staff with an axe during a robbery in Heywood. At 8.05pm on Friday (3 February) the men walked...

Date Online: 06/02/2012

Snow much fun!

There’s a blanket of snow covering Rochdale today (5 February) and it’s proving to be fun for all the family. In...

Date Online: 05/02/2012

Brothers charged with murder after body of man found

Two brothers have been charged after the body of a man was found in Middleton. Vincent Ward, 27 and Aaron Ward,...

Date Online: 05/02/2012

Snow causes road chaos

Snow is causing 'chaos' on Rochdale’s roads this evening (Saturday 4 February). Motorists are being advised not to travel unless their...

Date Online: 04/02/2012

Right wing demonstration passes peacefully

Around 100 members of the Infidels of Britain took part in a demonstration in Rochdale today (Saturday 4 February). The demonstration,...

Date Online: 04/02/2012

Up to 300 jobs could go at hospital Trust

Up to 300 jobs could go at the Pennine Acute Trust, Rochdale Online can reveal. Top hospital bosses have discussed that...

Date Online: 04/02/2012

Men arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody

Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in Middleton remain in police...

Date Online: 04/02/2012