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Shop assistant threatened with a knife during armed robbery in Heywood

The Premier Convenience Store, Middleton Road, Heywood

A man wielding a knife stole money and tobacco from the Premier Convenience Store on Middleton Road, Heywood on Saturday morning (23 October).

Date Published 24/10/2021

Our guide to what you can do in and around the borough this weekend

Meet and Greet: Dan Rhodes, Prostate Cancer Testing Day, Fireground Museum Open Day, Giant Halloween Globe, Rochdale AFC v Sutton United, Craft Fair, and Live Music and...

Date Published 22/10/2021

Wardle Scarecrow Festival raises £600 for Rochdale Children’s Moorland Home

This year’s annual Wardle Scarecrow Festival has raised £600 for charity.
At the start of October, residents made and displayed over 100 scarecrows in the village as the festival...

Date Published 23/10/2021

Question Time with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham returns

The Mayor's Question Time is returning to Greater Manchester for the first time in 18 months, following an extended break during the coronavirus pandemic.

Date Published 23/10/2021

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers support HMP Prison service with hard hitting talks to students

Four schools across the borough received a talk from the National Offender Management Service event, Actions Have Consequences, which aims to break the cycle of criminality.

Date Published 23/10/2021

Little Amal heading to Rochdale during epic journey

Details have been confirmed about the visit to Rochdale of Little Amal – a nine-year-old refugee girl in the form of a 3.5 metre puppet.
‘The Walk’ is a public art...

Date Published 23/10/2021

Belfield branded “cesspit” by resident due to “constant” fly-tipping

A local resident has branded the Belfield area of Rochdale “a cesspit” due to “constant” fly-tipping in the area.

Date Published 23/10/2021

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Achieve your dream goal weight with Slimming World

Wayne and Joanne Helliwell before and after their Slimming World journey

Joanne Helliwell joined Slimming World to support her husband, Wayne, who lost an incredible 4.5 stone thanks to the magic of Food Optimising. Inspired, Joanne has now launched her own group in Littleborough to help others achieve their dream goal weight and transform their lives the way Wayne has.

Date Published 19/10/2021

Sport News

Olympic boxer returns to Rochdale home club to inspire the next generation

Hamer coach Steven Connellan (centre, left) and Kevin Taylor (centre, right) with the Hamer boxing team

Rochdale’s only Olympic boxing representative Kevin ‘The Demolition Man’ Taylor paid a rare visit to Hamer Amateur Boxing Club on Saturday 16 October.

Date Published 23/10/2021

Rugby league: England call-up for Victoria Molyneux and Paige Travis ahead of historic televised clash

Victoria Molyneux and Paige Travis, both of Rochdale, have been named as part of a 20-strong England Women squad to face France in the sport's first televised live fixture this...

Date Published 21/10/2021

Rochdale powerlifter wins bronze at International World Championships

A Rochdale powerlifter has brought home bronze from the International Powerlifting Federation World Championships in Sweden.

Date Published 21/10/2021

Hockey: Rochdale Ladies 1 - 2 Timperley Ladies 4ths

After an unexpected break the previous weekend, Saturday 16 October saw Rochdale Ladies host Timperley 4ths at home.

Date Published 21/10/2021

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club: annual Felucca Trophy

Hollingworth Lake saw close racing with 16 Merlin Rockets on the water competing for the annual Felucca Trophy over the weekend of 16 and 17 October.
Visitors came from Berwick...

Date Published 21/10/2021

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Double-digit sales for specialist PTG machines

The company’s dual weld-head process is aimed directly at manufacturers of skateboard chassis structures

Local manufacturer Precision Technologies Group (PTG) has achieved double-digit sales of a specialist dual weld-head friction stir welding machines in the automotive construction industry, launched just two years ago.

Date Published 18/10/2021

Greater Manchester launches bid to become easiest place in the UK to be a zero carbon business

The Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (GM LEP), alongside an alliance of businesses and partner organisations, has launched Bee Net Zero – an ambitious commitment to...

Date Published 21/10/2021

Practice in Milnrow ranked amongst top GP surgeries in England

Milnrow Village Practice has achieved a national ranking of 26 out of 6,658 practices across the country in this year’s GP Patient survey.

Date Published 20/10/2021

Little ‘Pink’ Borough: Busy Beans Coffee and The Image Warehouse named best dressed windows

Busy Beans Coffee and The Image Warehouse beauty salon have been named the joint winners of this year’s Little ‘Pink’ Borough campaign in aid of Cancer Research UK.

Date Published 19/10/2021

BES trainee completes apprenticeship with a first class honours degree

An apprentice from Rochdale-based company, BES Ltd, has achieved a first class honours degree from UCLan (University of Central Lancashire) after his employer enabled him to...

Date Published 19/10/2021

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