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Plastic straws will be banned in the UK from April 2020

Ban to be enforced on plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds 

A ban on plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds in England has today (Wednesday 22 May) been confirmed by the government, following overwhelming public support for the move.

Date Published 26/05/2019


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

Street Eat Festival, Rochdale Artisan Market, Football Funfair, Fashion Show, Live Music, Autism Friendly Golf Sessions, Car Boot Sales, Family Fun Day, Cricket Tournaments, Quiz...

Date Published 23/05/2019

Bumblebees you may spot in your garden this spring and summer

With warmer weather comes the inevitable buzz of spring and summer: the bumblebee. Currently, there are 24 species of bumblebee in the UK, just one species of honeybee, and over...

Date Published 26/05/2019


MP and Councillor donate books to new school library

Local MP Liz McInnes and Councillor Ray Dutton visited St Margaret's C.E. Primary School in Heywood on Friday (17 May) to donate books for their new school library.

Date Published 26/05/2019

Street Eat Festival 2019

Street Eat Festival returned to Rochdale Town Hall Square this weekend, with food lovers enjoying something to eat, drink and free entertainment in fair weather.

Date Published 25/05/2019


St Andrew's fundraising fashion show

St Andrew's Church, Dearnley raised more than £500 for church funds by holding a Colours Fashion Show on Saturday 18 May, attended by nearly 100 fashion-conscious women.

Date Published 26/05/2019

How to feed birds in your garden

Attracting birds to your garden is easy says the The Wildlife Trusts: supplement naturally available food with bird food, and watch them flock in.

Date Published 26/05/2019


Wellfield Health Centre becomes dementia friend for Dementia Action Week

Wellfield Health Centre on Oldham Road held a 'dementia friends' event on Thursday (23 May) to mark Dementia Action Week 2019.

Date Published 25/05/2019

Whitworth students try out cycling at the Velodrome

Competitive cycling proved a huge hit with students from Year 8 at Whitworth Community High School on a trip to Manchester’s Velodrome.

Date Published 25/05/2019


How you can prevent the plight of the bumblebee

Monday 20 May was World Bee Day, a day to champion our favourite pollinators, but how can we help fight their decline?

Date Published 25/05/2019

Support available for young people during exam season

Exam season is well underway, bringing with it the inevitable stress and anxieties associated with A-levels, GCSEs and SATs.

Date Published 25/05/2019


Serious collision between car and motorcycle, Heywood

A silver Toyota Avensis was traveling west along Pilsworth Road at around 6.05am on Friday 24 May 2019, when the vehicle turned right into the entrance of Heywood Distribution...

Date Published 25/05/2019

Boom time at Britain's bird feeders

Britain’s growing love affair with feeding the birds has significantly altered the composition of our garden bird communities over the past 40 years, helping the populations of...

Date Published 25/05/2019


Major grant scheme launched to revive buildings in Rochdale’s historic heart

Almost £800,000 of grants to repair historic buildings in one of Rochdale’s most well-known streets have been made available as the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) project takes...

Date Published 25/05/2019

Middleton fraudster jailed for £45,000 scam

A fraudster used social media to pose as a legitimate loan provider and steal £45,000 from victims, before photographing himself with wads of cash.

Date Published 24/05/2019


Man stabbed in Rochdale named by police

A man who died following a fight in Rochdale has been named by police as David Gavin, from Castleton.

Date Published 24/05/2019

Mayor Billy Sheerin officially reopens Carnegie building

The former Carnegie Library in Castleton was officially re-opened by Mayor Billy Sheerin in a special ceremony on Thursday (23 May), as his first official engagement as the Mayor...

Date Published 24/05/2019


Pride of Britain winner Ella Chadwick raises £700 for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital with Great Manchester Run

Whitworth’s Pride of Britain winner Ella Chadwick has raised £700 for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) this year after crossing the finish line of the Mini Great...

Date Published 24/05/2019

Rochdale holds first inter-school spelling bee

Eight-year-old Billy Powell from Norden Primary school was crowned the Rochdale Spelling Bee champion at the borough’s first grand finale at Rochdale Town Hall on Monday (20 May).

Date Published 24/05/2019


Every flower counts

Gardeners are being asked to look at their lawns this Spring Bank Holiday Weekend (Saturday 25 May to Monday 27 May) for a new annual survey by Plantlife.

Date Published 24/05/2019

Silver international award for Royal Oldham research team

Expert research staff from The Royal Oldham, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA), have won global recognition in the Pharma Times International Clinical Researcher...

Date Published 24/05/2019


Blue BMW stolen from Heywood

A blue BMW was stolen by thieves from a Heywood address during the early hours of Wednesday morning (22 May).

Date Published 24/05/2019

Pilsworth Road closed as motorcyclist receives potentially life-changing injuries after collision

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries after a collision in Heywood on Friday morning (24 May).

Date Published 24/05/2019


School denies children being made to fill in ‘toilet form’

A local primary school has denied pupils are made to fill in forms if they want to visit the toilet.

Date Published 24/05/2019

Police find half a million pounds' worth of cocaine and heroin in container

Half a million pounds' worth of cocaine and heroin were found in a container in Rochdale on Thursday (23 May).

Date Published 24/05/2019


New digital assessment for blood clots to launch

Patients admitted to hospitals at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group’s (NCA) in Oldham, Bury, Rochdale and North Manchester will benefit from improved assessment for suspected...

Date Published 24/05/2019

Tow safely this summer

Highways England is calling on motorists to 'check it before towing it' this Bank Holiday.

Date Published 24/05/2019


Record breaking numbers make their way to community fun day

Over 2,000 people flooded to Hopwood Hall College's 2019 community fun day on Saturday (18 May), a free event held for the surrounding and wider communities in aid of Springhill...

Date Published 23/05/2019

Tree planted in Heywood in memory of Manchester Arena victims and Fusilier Lee Rigby

A tree has been planted in Heywood to remember the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombing and Fusilier Lee Rigby.

Date Published 23/05/2019


Crime survey for Milnrow and Newhey residents

Residents of Milnrow and Newhey are being asked to take part in a crime survey by local police.

Date Published 23/05/2019

A fifth of Rochdale residents have never switched energy supplier, survey shows

One fifth of Rochdale residents have never switched energy supplier, a new survey has revealed.

Date Published 23/05/2019


Poetry book launched in memory of local writer to help children with autism

Over 50 local residents attended a poetry book launch and community Iftar event at All Saints & Martyrs Church in Middleton on Sunday (19 May), jointly organised by councillor Sue...

Date Published 23/05/2019

Is your car ready for your journey this Bank Holiday weekend?

With the roads prepared for the holiday getaway, Highways England is also calling on motorists travelling this bank holiday to make sure their vehicle is ready for the journey...

Date Published 23/05/2019


Cars damaged by 'boulders' thrown from East Lancashire Railway Bridge at Heywood

Children throwing ‘boulders’ from the East Lancashire Railway Bridge at Heywood have damaged four cars travelling on the motorway.

Date Published 23/05/2019

Councillor Billy Sheerin is the new Mayor of Rochdale

Billy Sheerin was sworn in as the new Mayor of Rochdale 2019 – 2020 at the annual Mayor Making Ceremony on Wednesday (22 May) evening.

Date Published 23/05/2019


Cast your vote today for the European Parliamentary election

Today (Thursday 23 May) is polling day for the elections of European Parliament.

Date Published 23/05/2019

Prime Minister’s Brexit deal must be in best interest for the UK, say local MPs

The Prime Minister’s latest Brexit deal “must be in best interest of the UK”, local MPs Tony Lloyd and Liz McInnes have said, following Theresa May’s latest plan.

Date Published 23/05/2019


Member organisation Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Circle to speak in Brussels

Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Circle has been invited to present their use of technology at a workshop in Brussels on Tuesday (28 May).

Date Published 23/05/2019

Weekly Column: Mayor Mohammed Zaman

This weekly column from the Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Mohammed Zaman, is about the places he has been and the people he has met during the week commencing Monday 13 May...

Date Published 22/05/2019


Used needles discarded near a primary school in Castleton – again!

Used needles have been discarded near a primary school in Castleton for a second time.

Date Published 22/05/2019

RBH 'magnificent seven' raise hundreds for Alzheimer’s Research UK

A team of runners from Rochdale Boroughwide Housing raised close to £1,000 for a dementia charity when they took part in the annual Great Manchester Run 10k on Sunday (19 May).

Date Published 22/05/2019


Rochdale businessman aiming to raise £2,000 for maternity hospital in Ghana

A Rochdale businessman is hoping to raise £2,000 to help build a maternity hospital in Ghana after visiting the country on a charity mission.

Date Published 22/05/2019

Littleborough woman to donate hair to charity

A woman from Littleborough will be donating her hair to charity after raising £1,100 for the Little Princess Trust.

Date Published 22/05/2019


New train timetable omits service frequenting Castleton

A new train timetable has omitted a service frequenting Castleton, say local rail campaign group STORM (Support the Oldham Rochdale Manchester rail line).

Date Published 22/05/2019

Armed robbery leaves shop staff shaken in Middleton

Staff were left shaken after an armed robbery at a shop on Kenyon Lane in Middleton on Sunday (19 May).

Date Published 22/05/2019


Rochdale families in need helped by Planet Mercy volunteers

Rochdale families in need received aid from an Oldham-based charity on Sunday (19 May).

Date Published 22/05/2019

Magic Milnrow teenager impresses Britain’s Got Talent judges after sawing Amanda Holden in half

A teenager from Milnrow wowed Britain’s Got Talent judges during auditions on Saturday (18 May) with his magic act, after seemingly sawing judge Amanda Holden in half.

Date Published 21/05/2019


Rotary Club of Heywood celebrate their 86th year

The Rotary Club of Heywood held their 86th Charter Night at Rochdale Golf Club on Tuesday 14 May.

Date Published 21/05/2019

‘Benidorm or Bust’ charity drive raises hundreds of pounds for Blood Bikes Manchester

Two men from Castleton and Middleton have raised just under £1,000 for Blood Bikes Manchester with the annual ‘Benidorm or Bust’ car rally.

Date Published 21/05/2019


Fruit means fun at Street Eat

There’s plenty to keep young children occupied at the Street Eat festival this weekend – and they can tuck in and enjoy healthy fruit as well as taking part in food inspired...

Date Published 21/05/2019

Liz McInnes MP completes 10th 10k

Liz McInnes, Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton, completed the Great Manchester Run 10k on Sunday (19 May), for the tenth year running.

Date Published 21/05/2019


Kingsway students come third in maths challenge

A group of students from Kingsway Park High School came third overall in the annual inter-school Progression Plus Programme Maths Challenge at Rochdale Sixth Form College on 14...

Date Published 21/05/2019

Taylor Park spruced up by volunteers

Volunteers armed with spades, trowels and hedge cutters turned out in force for the annual tidy-up of Taylor Park in Norden on Sunday (19 May).

Date Published 21/05/2019


World War One pop-up garden being moved to Rochdale Memorial Gardens

Work has started to move the World War One pop-up garden from Gracie Island in Rochdale centre to a very fitting permanent home.

Date Published 21/05/2019

Roadworks, temporary local road closures, restrictions and parades

Information on current and forthcoming roadworks and road closures across the borough.

Date Published 21/05/2019


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