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Feel Good Festival: Feeder interview

Rochdale Online caught up with legendary 90s band Feeder ahead of their headline set at the Feel Good Festival.

Date Published 18/08/2018


Feel Good Festival: Scuttlers interview

After their festival debut on the main stage on Saturday at the Feel Good Festival, Rochdale Online caught up with winner of this year’s Battle of the Bands, local rock four-piece...

Date Published 18/08/2018

Feel Good Festival: Kaze interview

Following an energetic and lively set at this year’s Feel Good Festival, Kaze sat down with Rochdale Online for an exclusive interview.

Date Published 18/08/2018


Mayor visits Feel Good Festival

Mayor Mohammed Zaman visited the Feel Good Festival.

Date Published 18/08/2018

Letter from Parliament - Tony Lloyd

I would like to extend my public congratulations to the fire and rescue team who did an amazing job battling the fire at the mill on Greenfield Lane.

Date Published 17/08/2018


Weekly Column: Mayor Mohammed Zaman

Hundreds of people were out on the streets on Monday night - shocked to watch a huge fire as flames rose from a mill. It was a horrific scene.

Date Published 17/08/2018

Riverbank outdoor market opens Saturday

The long-awaited Riverbank outdoor market opens on Saturday.

Date Published 17/08/2018


Local domestic violence and abuse victims tell their story

A group of women who access domestic violence and abuse services at local Charity Rochdale Connections Trust (RCT) were asked for their response to pieces of art which depict...

Date Published 17/08/2018

Manchester Airport: view images and video of the transformation

After one year of construction at Manchester Airport, readers can view images and video of the work completed so far in transforming the airport.

Date Published 17/08/2018


Man with outstanding immigration application detained

Immigration Enforcement officers detained a man at a Castleton business on Monday 13 August.

Date Published 17/08/2018

Police news

Michael Roberts (31/01/1973), from Rochdale, was charged with breach of a restraining order and was conveyed to Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning (14...

Date Published 17/08/2018


Funding boost for scheme assisting entrenched rough sleepers

Greater Manchester has secured several hundred thousand pounds of further funding to boost the ongoing drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across the city-region.

Date Published 17/08/2018

Environment Agency issues drought permits

The Environment Agency announced today (16 August) that it has issued United Utilities with drought permits  which allow the water company  to take additional water from...

Date Published 16/08/2018


Litterbugs who failed to pay fines hit with extra costs and criminal records

Three people who did not pay their littering Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) have been prosecuted and ordered to pay a total of £650 in fines and associated costs. The guilty three...

Date Published 16/08/2018

Help bring a Hydrotherapy Pool to Castleton Health and Leisure Centre

Hydro 16, Enlightening and Castleton Leisure Ltd are working in partnership to bring hydrotherapy to Castleton Health and Leisure Centre and they need your help.

Date Published 16/08/2018


Rail fare increase is 'an insult' to hard-pressed commuters, says TUC

Commenting on the announcement of rail fare increases, TUC North West regional secretary Lynn Collins said: “This is an insult to commuters across the region.

Date Published 15/08/2018

'A fare freeze is the least passengers deserve', says Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester

Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Hughes has reacted to the news that passengers are set to be hit by a 3.2% increase to regulated rail fares.

Date Published 15/08/2018


Council apprenticeship team makes it to regional finals

Rochdale Borough Council apprenticeship team is one of only three councils to make it through to the regional finals of the National Apprenticeship Awards, alongside Stockport and...

Date Published 15/08/2018

Three charged as part of an investigation into modern slavery in Rochdale

Three people have been charged as part of an investigation into modern slavery in Rochdale.

Date Published 15/08/2018


Changes to taxi ranks in Rochdale town centre

The taxi rank on The Butts will become a shared rank from this Friday (17 August) for taxi drivers and market stall holders.

Date Published 15/08/2018

Labour councillor who committed electoral offence urged to resign

The newly-elected Labour councillor who was caught having committed an electoral offence earlier this year has been urged to stand down.

Date Published 15/08/2018


Historic wooden setts to be restored during Heritage Action Zone scheme

King Street’s historic wooden setts will be restored as part of Rochdale centre’s Heritage Action Zone scheme, the council has confirmed.

Date Published 15/08/2018

The family of a man who died in Rochdale has paid tribute to him

The family of a man who died in Rochdale has paid tribute to him.

At around 10.15pm on Saturday 11 August 2018 emergency services were called to a report of an unresponsive man...

Date Published 15/08/2018


Mayor’s charity dinner 2018

Rochdale Town Hall was packed for the Mayor’s annual charity dinner to celebrate Pakistan’s 71st Independence Day on Tuesday (14 August).

Date Published 15/08/2018

Two people charged in connection with Rochdale murder

Two people have been charged in connection with a murder investigation in Rochdale.

Date Published 15/08/2018


Preparing local stations for longer trains

As part of the multi-million-pound Great North Rail Project, Network Rail, Transpennine Express and Northern, are working on stations, including Smithy Bridge, Mills Hill and...

Date Published 15/08/2018

Childhood obesity crisis

Children in particular are encouraged to be more active than ever before, yet childhood obesity levels are worryingly on the increase.

Date Published 15/08/2018


Finding and applying for your first job

As young people in England and Wales await their A-level results on Thursday (16 August), the proportion of young people who are unemployed and not in full time education is at a...

Date Published 14/08/2018

Rochdale shopping centre celebrating 40 years

Rochdale Exchange is marking a milestone anniversary this September as the centre hits the big 4-0, and to mark this very special occasion, the centre is hosting a day of birthday...

Date Published 14/08/2018


Man charged with attempted sexual assault after approaching teenage girls

A man has been charged with sexual offences after teenage girls were approached in a Rochdale park.

Date Published 14/08/2018

71st Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated at Town Hall

Hundreds gathered at Rochdale Town Hall on Tuesday (14 August) to celebrate Pakistan’s 71st Independence Day.

Date Published 14/08/2018


Roadworks, temporary local road closures, restrictions and parades

Rochdale Feel Good Festival 2018 Saturday, 18 August - temporary road closures and temporarily prohibit waiting restrictions

Date Published 14/08/2018

Promotional flags cost you £9,000

44 flags promoting the borough have cost taxpayers over £9,000.

Date Published 14/08/2018


Two released without charge in murder investigation

Two women aged 44 and 47, arrested as part of a murder investigation in Rochdale, have been released without further action.

Date Published 14/08/2018

Fire at mill on Greenfield Lane - one side of Queensway remains closed 

7.15am update: One side of Queensway has reopened but the other side remains closed, avoid the area if you can.

Date Published 14/08/2018


Residents being evacuated due to mill fire

Roughly 20 to 30 nearby homes are being evacuated due to the huge mill fire on Greenfield Lane off Queensway

Date Published 14/08/2018

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, Grace’s Place, awarded £132,146 by BBC Children in Need

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice is delighted to announce that BBC Children in Need has awarded the charity a grant of £132,146 over three years.

Date Published 14/08/2018


Rochdale house building rates still behind levels before recession

House building rates in the borough of Rochdale have not recovered to pre-recession levels, new figures from the BBC has revealed.

Date Published 14/08/2018

Huge fire at mill on Greenfield Lane

Firefighters are tackling a huge fire at a mill on Greenfield Lane, Rochdale.

Date Published 13/08/2018


Rochdale councillor accepts police caution for electoral offence

A Rochdale councillor has accepted a police caution for an electoral offence.

Date Published 13/08/2018

Increased police and staff presence on Metrolink

There will be an increased police and staff presence on the Oldham and Rochdale Metrolink line over the next week.

Date Published 13/08/2018


Vehicles seized as police target off-road bikers

Officers from GMP’s Safer Roads Targeting Team, Neighbourhood Team and United Utilities have conducted another off-road bike operation on the moors above Spotland and Norden.

Date Published 13/08/2018

First look at new market building

As the new market’s 'soft' launch grows closer, Rochdale Online can reveal a glimpse of how the new venue will look.

Date Published 13/08/2018


‘Temporary’ tarmac laid two years ago still covers site of historic wooden setts

Tarmac is still covering the site of historical wooden setts in Rochdale centre, despite being laid two years ago on a ‘temporary’ basis.

Date Published 13/08/2018

Taxi driver robbed at knifepoint

A Rochdale taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint on Wince Close in Middleton during the early hours of Tuesday 31 July.

Date Published 13/08/2018


Six people now in custody following Rochdale murder

Six people are currently in custody in connection with a murder investigation in Rochdale.

Date Published 13/08/2018

Cut whiplash injuries with the headrest test

Whiplash injuries and claims can be avoided if drivers and passengers do a simple test this Injury Prevention Day (Wednesday 15 August).

Date Published 13/08/2018


Northern Mayors demand fare freeze on Northern and TransPennine

The Mayor's of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, have today (Monday 13 August) written to the Secretary of State for Transport to...

Date Published 13/08/2018

Deputy Mayor responds to Government's rough sleeping strategy

Responding to the publication of the Government’s rough sleeping strategy, Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Hughes said: “Any investment into ending the humanitarian crisis...

Date Published 13/08/2018


Arrests following murder investigation after body of man discovered

Three people have been arrested and a murder investigation launched after the body of man was discovered at a property on Palatine Street, Rochdale on Saturday night.

Date Published 12/08/2018

Lisa Stansfield releases video for new single ‘Never Ever’

As she prepares for her first North American tour in two decades, one of Rochdale’s most famous singers, Lisa Stansfield, has released a new single from her latest album,

Date Published 11/08/2018


CockaDoodleMoo launches cocktail bar

CockaDoodleMoo launched a new cocktail bar in Rochdale town centre on Friday.

Date Published 11/08/2018

Devastation after car crash in Wardle

Several cars have been written off following a collision on Birch Road in Wardle during the early hours of Thursday morning (9 August).

Date Published 11/08/2018


Teenager pleads guilty to murder

A teenager has pleaded guilty to murder after a man was stabbed to death on the Lower Falinge estate.

Date Published 11/08/2018

Everyday flood prevention with the Environment Agency

Rochdale Online caught up with the Environment Agency earlier this week to learn more about the day-to-day work carried out to prevent flooding – small, but necessary action.

Date Published 11/08/2018


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