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Greg Couzens invests in Rochdale Online

Popular town centre hairdresser Greg Couzens has become a shareholder in Rochdale Online.

Date Published 23/06/2018


A heatwave on the way

High pressure currently centred to the west of Ireland will bring plenty of fine, sunny and warm weather to the UK this weekend.  However, as we move into the start of next week,...

Date Published 22/06/2018

MPs call for tougher dangerous driving sentences

Liz McInnes, Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton, has written to the Justice Secretary to demand tougher sentences for those who cause death by dangerous driving. The...

Date Published 22/06/2018


MP calls for “much more to be done to tackle ME”

Liz McInnes, Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton, has called for “much more to be done to tackle ME” during a three-hour debate about the debilitating illness at...

Date Published 22/06/2018

Mayor bids to strengthen Greater Manchester’s music scene

Radical new plans to strengthen Greater Manchester’s music scene, from established artists to up-and-coming musicians of all genres, have been revealed.

Date Published 22/06/2018


Wildflower planting creates a buzz

Ten sites across the borough have been chosen to host annual flower meadows including Middleton bus station, Hopwood Park and Sudden junction.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Former councillor calls for CCTV at tram stop due to ongoing antisocial behaviour concerns

A former Rochdale councillor has called for CCTV to be installed at a local Metrolink tram stop due to ongoing antisocial behaviour.

Date Published 21/06/2018


Heywood surgery hosts homeless healthcare

A Heywood surgery has become one of the first in the country to pledge to practice good healthcare for the homeless.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Plan to link Middleton to tram network

Regional transport bosses have signalled their support for Rochdale Borough Council’s plan to link Middleton with Greater Manchester’s Metrolink system.

Date Published 21/06/2018


Bollards on the rise in Rochdale town centre

Rising bollards are set to go live in Rochdale town centre after their installation last year as part of the new paving scheme.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Memory box for Rochdale dementia patients

A ‘memory box’ to help patients with dementia is being put together by Rochdale Funeralcare.

Date Published 21/06/2018


Probation officer at HMP Buckley Hall wins award at the Probation Awards

Angela Oakley, a probation officer based at HMP Buckley Hall has won the award for Change and Innovation at this years’ Probation Awards.

Date Published 21/06/2018

British Red Cross thanks the people of Greater Manchester for donating £568,923 worth of clothes over the past year

The county generously donated thousands of items over the past 12 months to help fund the British Red Cross’ lifesaving work in the UK and around the world:

Date Published 21/06/2018


Strong and stable, says Council Leader Allen Brett

​10 years of austerity, that is the shocking realisation councils such as ours have had to face up to.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Be aware of men in a transit van going door-to-door selling fish

Residents are being warned to be aware of men in a transit van who are going door-to-door selling fish.

Date Published 21/06/2018


Plan carefully due to train strike on Saturday

Rail users are being advised to plan their travel carefully this Saturday due to strike action that will affect the Northern network.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Garden survey reveals sightings of frog and toad are drying up in Greater Manchester

Survey results released today reveal that sightings of our amphibious garden wildlife such as frogs and toads are drying up, with the RSPB calling on people across Greater...

Date Published 21/06/2018


No evidence that vitamin D protects against high blood pressure in pregnancy

There is no strong evidence that vitamin D protects against pregnancy-induced high blood pressure (hypertension) or pre-eclampsia, conclude researchers in The BMJ.

Date Published 21/06/2018

Cars damaged after loose pallets fall from van

A number of cars have been badly damaged after wooden pallets fell from a flat-back transit van in Heywood.

Date Published 20/06/2018


Arrests following anti-social behaviour linked to stolen mopeds

Arrests have been made following serious anti-social behaviour linked to offenders riding stolen mopeds.

Date Published 20/06/2018

Man made threats to obtain a firearm and kill

A man had made threats to obtain a firearm and kill following a domestic dispute on Holborn Street, Rochdale at around 8.40pm on Tuesday.

Date Published 20/06/2018


Roadworks, temporary local road closures, restrictions and parades

Area: Pennines - Virgin Media are currently installing new Fibre Broadband in the Pennines area.

Date Published 20/06/2018

RBH take mutual approach to Downing Street

RBH had the opportunity to demonstrate its pioneering mutual approach at the highest level this week, as Chief Executive Gareth Swarbrick attended a round-table discussion on...

Date Published 20/06/2018


Beware Dr Google’s diagnosis, says Dr Zahid Chauhan

It has caused nothing short of a revolution in communication and how we share information, but when it comes to diagnosing illness, it is always better to wait for a GP...

Date Published 20/06/2018

Bike group raise £2,000 for Hounds for Heroes

Rochdale-based motorcycle club MT Heads presented a cheque for £2,000 to Hounds for Heroes founder and vice-chairman, Allen Parton, on Monday (18 June) at the Flying Horse Hotel.

Date Published 20/06/2018


Letting dogs jump out of high car boots may boost their injury risk

Allowing dogs to jump out of bigger cars with higher boots, popularly known as ‘Chelsea tractors,’ subjects their front legs to undue forces, so potentially boosting their risk of...

Date Published 20/06/2018

Time-poor working parents encouraged to ‘go home on time’ on longest day of the year

Over-worked parents in the North West are being told to ‘go home on time’ on Thursday 21 June and make the most of the longest day of the year with their family instead of putting...

Date Published 20/06/2018


Mayors call on RMT to reconsider rail strike

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham and Mayor of Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram are calling on RMT to reconsider its rail strike.

Date Published 20/06/2018

Raven cull is a bolt from the blue

A plan to cull ravens in Lancashire and four other English counties has shocked naturalists at the Wildlife Trust.

Date Published 20/06/2018


Tony Lloyd urges constituents and government to do more on Clean Air Day for heart health

This Clean Air Day, Tony Lloyd MP is encouraging his constituents to help improve air quality for all by ditching their cars and getting active.

Date Published 20/06/2018

Inquest into teenager’s death adjourned during hearing

An inquest into the death of a teenager has been adjourned by the coroner during hearing.

Date Published 19/06/2018


For years dismissed as 'laziness', but now cruel disease is finally getting attention it deserves

A devastating disease that for years was cruelly dismissed as laziness is to be discussed in a landmark three-hour parliamentary debate on Thursday (21 June).

Date Published 19/06/2018

Burglar who targeted elderly residents jailed

A burglar who targeted elderly residents in sheltered accommodation has been jailed after admitting a number of offences at Manchester Crown Court.

Date Published 19/06/2018


Rochdale backing Made To Move campaign

Cleaner air and less traffic, a reduction in obesity and better fitness, or more funds for the NHS and living longer.

Date Published 19/06/2018

New mental health books available across Rochdale

Libraries across Rochdale have taken delivery of new mental health books as part of the Reading Well for mental health scheme.

Date Published 19/06/2018


Sunrise Team set to mark week of action on CSE

This week sees the start of the It’s Not Okay Greater Manchester week of action on child sexual exploitation. The theme for this year’s week of action is giving parents and carers...

Date Published 19/06/2018

Personal products containing microbeads are banned from sale

Following a ban in January on the manufacture of personal products containing microbeads, including shower gels, face scrubs and toothpastes, all such items will be banned from...

Date Published 19/06/2018


Beware of getting a tattoo if your immune system isn’t up to scratch, doctors warn

Getting a tattoo may have some unexpected complications if your immune system isn’t up to scratch, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports.

Date Published 19/06/2018

Weekly Column: Mayor Mohammed Zaman

Before I begin my weekly update of events, I would like to mark the end of Ramadan and send Eid greetings to all as we share the joy of this month.

Date Published 18/06/2018


Man who intended on sexually assaulting a mother has been jailed

A Rochdale man who intended on sexually assaulting a mother while she slept in her home has been jailed.

Date Published 18/06/2018

Parents and carers urged to 'switch on' to the risks of online grooming

The mother of a young boy who was sexually abused after being groomed on his games console has spoken out as part of the ‘Keep Switched On’ campaign. The initiative has been...

Date Published 18/06/2018


Tram services along the Rochdale via Oldham line suspended after windows smashed

Parents are being encouraged to know what their children are up to after tram services were temporarily suspended due to antisocial behaviour in Oldham.

Date Published 17/06/2018

Timetables for train strikes on 19, 21 and 23 June

Northern has released its timetables for two of the three days of RMT strike action next week.

Date Published 17/06/2018


Norden Carnival

People turned out in droves for Norden Carnival on Saturday 16 June 2018.

The rain that had been forecast held off as floats from local groups, schools and nurseries paraded...

Date Published 17/06/2018

Hopwood Hall Further Education Awards 2018

Eleven special awards were bestowed to selected staff and students at the Hopwood Hall Further Education Awards at Middleton Arena on Thursday (14 June).

Date Published 16/06/2018


Letter from parliament - Tony Lloyd

It was Carers Week this week, and I supported a campaign to prevent violence in the work place in the caring profession. Of course, this is important across all public services...

Date Published 16/06/2018

Motorcyclist suffers possible life-changing injuries following collision

A motorcyclist suffered possible life-changing injuries following a collision on Broad Lane.

Date Published 15/06/2018


Two women threatened with knife during car robbery

Detectives are investigating after two women were threatened with a knife before having their cars stolen which were driven off towards Rochdale.

Date Published 15/06/2018

Mindless vandalism sweeps Heywood as ATMs and bus stops smashed

Two ATMs and all the bus stops in Heywood town centre have been smashed in a spree of seemingly mindless vandalism – just days before the town’s biggest event, the 1940s day.

Date Published 15/06/2018


RAC demands petrol price reductions

Local motorists could be about to benefit from a petrol price war as supermarket Asda was the first to act after the RAC demanded that reduced wholesale prices be passed on to...

Date Published 15/06/2018

Town Centre Public Space Protection Order to be implemented at end of June

The Public Space Protection Order planned for Rochdale town centre is set to be implemented at the end of June.

Date Published 15/06/2018


Manchester Airport confirms charges for dropping-off

Manchester Airport has confirmed plans to charge £3 for five minutes and £4 for 10 minutes for dropping-off directly outside the terminal buildings - and airport station.

Date Published 15/06/2018

Eid Greetings from the Mayor - Marking end of Ramadan 

Fasting started a month ago and Eid lights were switched on at Milkstone Road, in Deeplish, to welcome the month of Ramadan. Time has quickly, passed and another holy month of...

Date Published 15/06/2018


Roadworks, temporary local road closures, restrictions and parades

Area: Rochdale town centre

To temporarily prohibit pedestrians from proceeding along the following: 
Milton Street, the easterly footway from its junction with Baillie Street...

Date Published 15/06/2018

Warning to drink and drug drivers as World Cup tournament kicks off

Greater Manchester Police is ramping up the fight against drink and drug drivers and warning they are more equipped than ever to catch them, as they launch their latest ‘none for...

Date Published 15/06/2018


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