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A storm has erupted over a suggestion to name Rochdale’s new leisure centre after Sir Cyril Smith. The idea was put forward by Sir Cyril’s godson Councillor Dale Mulgrew after ...
Date Published 07/10/2011
A special concert in memory of Sir Cyril Smith has been held at the Rochdale Town Hall. The audience, which included relatives of Sir Cyril, were treated to a spectacular...
Date Published 16/09/2011
All are welcome at the morning service at 10.30am on Sunday 4 September. The service will incorporate the dedication of a memorial to Sir Cyril Smith to mark his important...
Date Published 30/08/2011
Well, I don't know Wera personally but I wish her well in her new role and hope that she possesses the skills, vision and forebearence to bring about a sea-change within the...
Date Published 12/05/2011
Presenter John Stapleton will be looking into Rochdale’s past for a new history series on BBC Radio Manchester. The programme is part of a series celebrating the heritage and...
Date Published 04/04/2011
A tribute planned for Sir Cyril Smith has been given the go ahead. A commemorative plaque in his memory will be placed in the Rochdale Town Hall.
Date Published 30/03/2011
Plans to install a blue heritage plaque in honour of the late Sir Cyril Smith – Rochdale’s most famous MP - are in the pipe line.
Date Published 10/03/2011
The Rochdale Online Alliance Football league returned to action after the winter break and the Week 17 highlights saw our last County Cup representatives, Syke, beaten on...
Date Published 12/01/2011
The last 12 months have been filled with highs and lows for the people of Rochdale. Following a year of monumental downs, is 2010 a year we should forget? Rochdale Online...
Date Published 28/12/2010
Rochdale Liberal Democrats have announced that Lib Dem stalwart Norman Smith MBE has been successfully selected as the new President of the local party.
Date Published 24/11/2010
This Sunday Morning Service will be taken by Mr. Cyril Whittle at 10.45am with Sunday Club upstairs at the same time. Mother and Baby/Toddler group continues every Monday and...
Date Published 02/11/2010
As part of Rochdale Online’s Focus on Heywood this month Laura Wild caught up with the town’s Councillor’s to find out a little bit more about who they are and what they do....
Date Published 11/10/2010
Morning service on Sunday 10 October will be a service of memory for Sir Cyril Smith, a lifelong member of Rochdale Unitarian Church. Following the service, the cultural group...
Date Published 08/10/2010
The monthly afternoon tea will take place on Wednesday (6 October 2010) at 4.30pm. This will be followed at 5.15pm by the Stitch 'n' Chatter group, and at 7pm by the Women's...
Date Published 04/10/2010
Local businessman and President of Rochdale Liberal Democrats, Ali Asghar, has received the highest national party award for his outstanding services to the Lib Dems and the...
Date Published 02/10/2010
The Annual Grand Auction takes place on Wednesday (29 September) - viewing from 7pm, auction commences at 7.30pm. First held in 1975, this is always an enjoyable "fun" evening....
Date Published 28/09/2010
Since my last article I have attended the Co-op Party conference in Cardiff. I was able to stay with my daughter who lives and works there. The Co-op Party is a sister party...
Date Published 21/09/2010
Great men should not have great faults Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld I was reading about the reaction of the late Sir Cyril Smith’s family to the rehashed ‘Private Eye’...
Date Published 20/09/2010
Hundreds of people attended the funeral service of Sir Cyril Smith MBE today (Monday 13 September 2010) at Rochdale Town Hall. Sir Cyril passed away in Hurstead Nursing Home...
Date Published 13/09/2010
On Friday 3 September as I was driving from my constituency office I heard the news on the radio of the death of Sir Cyril Smith. Cyril will be remembered as a staunch defender of...
Date Published 06/09/2010
The Leader of Rochdale Liberal Democrats Irene Davidson has today (Monday 6 September) opened a book of condolence for Sir Cyril Smith, who sadly passed away on Friday. The...
Rochdale Euro MP Chris Davies has written a tribute to Sir Cyril Smith who passed away on Friday (3 September 2010). Sir Cyril Smith, ‘Big Cyril’, died on Friday. He first hit...
Date Published 05/09/2010
Guests dressed to impress as they gathered at the Rochdale Town Hall this evening (Friday 3 September 2010) for the Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre’s charity ball. Guests...
Date Published 03/09/2010
Tributes to Sir Cyril Smith have flooded in from people across the borough. Sir Cyril passed away this morning (Friday 3 September 2010). Rochdale’s MP, Simon Danczuk,...
Sir Cyril Smith was educated at Rochdale Grammar School for boys. The Grammar School student first joined the Liberal Party in 1945 and was a member of the National Executive...
Rochdale’s most famous former MP, Sir Cyril Smith, has passed away peacefully this morning (Friday 3 September 2010), aged 82. Sir Cyril had been ill for many months and...
Paul Rowen, the former MP for Rochdale, has today (Friday 3 September 2010) closed the doors to his office for the final time. The office had been kept open for the statuary...
Sunday (29 August 2010) morning's service at 10.30 am will be led by Mr Cyril Whittle. The evening circuit service will take place at the Lakeside at 6.00 pm (near Hollingworth...
Date Published 23/08/2010
War veterans gathered at the Rochdale Cenotaph today (Sunday 6 June 2010) to mark the 66th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Canon Alan Shackleton led the service attended by...
Date Published 06/06/2010
Only five fixtures in the Rochdale Online Alliance Football League last Saturday but all bar one of those carried great significance in terms of silverware destination this...
Date Published 29/04/2010