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"Defining moment" for Rochdale town centre as a further £150M to be invested

Whilst Rochdale town centre has already benefitted from unprecedented levels of investment, with a £250million regeneration programme almost complete, there is more to come with a further £150million to be invested.

Date Published 20/07/2018


Castleton to Rochdale town centre to be one of the first new cycling and walking schemes

Castleton to Rochdale town centre is to be one of the first new cycling and walking schemes set to transform how people travel in every area of Greater Manchester.

Date Published 20/07/2018

Violent crime up massively in Greater Manchester

Total recorded crime in Greater Manchester has risen by 27%, with a rise across the majority of crime types, including sexual offences and robbery, and violence against the person...

Date Published 20/07/2018


Rochdale flood defence scheme given £5m boost by Government

The government has given a major boost to a £46m flood defence scheme to be built in the borough of Rochdale.

Date Published 20/07/2018

Revised Spatial Framework timetable to go before leaders

Revised plans for the timetable of the publication and consultation on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) will go before leaders at next week’s Greater Manchester...

Date Published 20/07/2018


Letter from Parliament – Tony Lloyd

I’m thrilled that Rochdale has been awarded £5m in flood defences. Liz [McInnes MP for Heywood and Middleton] and I have lobbied for this over the past few months and it’s great...

Date Published 20/07/2018

Graffiti gang’s £77k of damage during rail rampage

Two brothers from Middleton who were part of a Manchester graffiti gang which blighted the rail network with £77,000 pounds’ worth of damage, have been sentenced.

Date Published 20/07/2018


Government fail to confirm timetable for new laws, ignoring MPs and campaigners

In response to a letter from more than 70 MPs, the government have yet again failed to confirm when they will introduce tougher sentences for those who cause death by dangerous...

Date Published 20/07/2018

Former coach jailed for non-recent sex abuse

A former coach is one of the first to be jailed as part of a nationwide investigation by GMP into non-recent sexual abuse in football.

Date Published 20/07/2018


Trust security team recognised as best in the country

The Pennine Acute security team has won a national award for ‘Best Team,’ proving they are a ‘safe pair of hands’ for staff, patients and visitors alike.

Date Published 20/07/2018

Rochdale, Oldham and District Samaritans pleased to be part of The Big Listen

Samaritans in Rochdale are asking commuters and visitors to improve their listening skills as part of the charity’s The Big Listen event at Rochdale Railway Station.

Date Published 20/07/2018


Call for tighter taxi and private hire regulation

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is spearheading a drive to help improve standards for local taxi and private hire customers, asking people across Greater Manchester to give...

Date Published 20/07/2018

Rochdale market to open in August

The long-awaited new Rochdale Market on The Butts and in the former Santander Bank is set to open in August.

Date Published 19/07/2018


Roadworks, temporary local road closures, restrictions and parades

Littleborough Rushbearing Festival and Parades 21 and 22 July temporary road closure of: Canal Street - for its entire length. Church Street - from its junction with Hare Hill...

Date Published 19/07/2018

Newbold Metrolink stop could receive netting over stones to prevent antisocial behaviour

The stones at the Newbold Metrolink tram stop could be covered by netting to stop youths throwing them.

Date Published 19/07/2018


Weekly Column: Mayor Mohammed Zaman

On Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 July, I was invited to Rochdale Sixth Form College as students had mock interviews with various business people and organisations. The interviewers...

Date Published 19/07/2018

Council pledges to exert pressure on Northern Rail for better service

Rochdale Borough Council will continue to pressure Northern Rail and the government to provide better service, following a motion passed at Wednesday’s (18 July) council meeting.

Date Published 19/07/2018


Hitting the road for the holidays? Check before you travel

It is on course to be one of the hottest summers in years – and motorists preparing to hit the road for the holidays are being urged to check their vehicles before they travel.

Date Published 19/07/2018

Rochdale one of the worst areas in England for premature deaths

People living in deprived parts of the UK are more likely to die prematurely, and Rochdale is the 17th worst area across the whole of England.

Date Published 19/07/2018


News trams on the way for Metrolink

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has signed a £72m contract that will see 27 new Metrolink trams bolster the UK’s largest tram network.

Date Published 19/07/2018

Paramedics to strike

Paramedics are to strike for a fourth day of action on Saturday 21 July.

Date Published 19/07/2018


Morrisons announces ‘Quieter Hour’

Morrisons is to introduce a quieter hour for customers who would benefit from a calmer shopping trip.

Date Published 19/07/2018

Blood in your wee: Lives at risk by not looking for an important sign of bladder and kidney cancer

A new survey shows that just 15% of North West adults aged 50 and over check their wee when they go to the toilet, meaning they might not notice blood – a key symptom of bladder...

Date Published 19/07/2018


Blooming marvellous: Rochdale In Bloom’s ‘Silent Soldier’ exhibit is best in category at RHS flower show

Rochdale In Bloom’s ‘Silent Soldier’ exhibit has been awarded a plaque for the best Blooming Border exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society’s flower show in Tatton Park.

Date Published 18/07/2018

Heywood in Bloom judging

Judges from the Royal Horticultural Society visited Heywood for the annual North West in Bloom judging on Monday (16 July).

Date Published 18/07/2018


Major Edmund Gartside dies peacefully at home surrounded by family

Former President of Rochdale and District Fusilier Association and the Rochdale Royal British Legion, Major Edmund Gartside died peacefully at home on Saturday (14 July) at the...

Date Published 18/07/2018

More arrests after raid on caravan park

A total of five arrests have been made after morning raids at a Rochdale caravan park.

Date Published 18/07/2018


Arrests at Rochdale caravan park

Three arrests have been made after warrants were executed at a Rochdale caravan park on Wednesday morning (18 July).

Date Published 18/07/2018

Councils urged to follow Rochdale and adopt bee friendly grass-cutting

Councils are being urged to do more to do more to help Britain’s bees and other pollinators – such as cutting areas of grass less often in parks and roadside verges to allow wild...

Date Published 18/07/2018


Life-saving campaign launched

A life-saving campaign has been laucnhed after alarming new figures revealed a four year high in the number of young people risking their lives on the region's railways.

Date Published 18/07/2018

Unemployment down and more people in work

Unemployment figures show more people in Rochdale, Oldham and Tameside are in work than in 2010, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.

Date Published 18/07/2018


Tetra Pak cartons no longer accepted in local recycling

Tetra Pak cartons will no longer be accepted in local recycling meaning residents will have to throw the cartons in their general waste bins.

Date Published 17/07/2018

Denehurst Park and Middleton Memorial Gardens awarded Green Flag

Denehurst Park and Middleton Memorial Gardens have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme – meaning the borough of Rochdale now has ten award-winning parks.

Date Published 17/07/2018


Implementing staff pay increase could have a damaging impact, says Springhill Hospice CEO

Springhill Hospice Chief Executive, Julie Halliwell is calling for change after it was revealed that a government funding life-line, put in place to support non-NHS organisations...

Date Published 17/07/2018

Hosepipe ban to be imposed

A hosepipe ban is to be imposed following what is believed to be the longest heatwave since 1976.

Date Published 17/07/2018


Samantha Smith needs 'aggressive' £150,000 operation in America by October

One year after undergoing several life-saving operations to stabilise her neck and spine, Samantha Smith has revealed the devastating news that she needs further aggressive...

Date Published 17/07/2018

Young people urged to stay Safe4Summer

A programme of events is being offered to young people to ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer.

Date Published 17/07/2018


Safestyle UK fined £120,000 for aggressive sales tactics

HPAS Limited of Bradford, which trades as Safestyle UK, have been fined £120,000 for aggressive sales tactics across the country, including Rochdale.

Date Published 17/07/2018

Greater Manchester to be the country’s first walking city-region

£2million funding from Greater Manchester’s Health and Social Care Partnership Transformation Fund will see Greater Manchester become the country’s first walking city-region.

Date Published 16/07/2018


GMFRS scale back from moorland fires

After three weeks of firefighting on moorlands across Greater Manchester, the hard work of fire crews, the military, mountain rescue and many other partners, along with a...

Date Published 16/07/2018

Greater Manchester awarded £10m National Lottery Funding by Sport England to get people active

Sport England has awarded Greater Manchester £10m National Lottery funding, having chosen the region as a pilot area to make getting active even easier.

Date Published 16/07/2018


Greater Manchester health and care champions

Fourteen outstanding health and care champions, including Dadly Does It, Unlimited Potential, Salford & Rochdale for Innovation and Outstanding Carer, Pauline Fardon, from...

Date Published 16/07/2018

Making it easier to drive through roadworks

Drivers could be allowed to travel at increased speed through motorway roadworks depending on what day of the week they are travelling, under new plans from Highways England.

Date Published 16/07/2018


Rochdale vintage, classic, collectors' car and motorcycle show

The sun shone brightly as thousands of enthusiasts descended on Rakewood, Littleborough for the 2018 Rochdale vintage, classic, collectors' car and motorcycle show on Sunday (15...

Date Published 15/07/2018

Our guide to recycling single-use plastics

Plastic is a versatile material which covers a multitude of products – sometimes quite literally - from plastic bottles to pots and polythene packaging, it can be difficult to...

Date Published 14/07/2018


Manchester Airport ‘poorest airport in UK for disabled access’

Manchester Airport is the poorest airport in the UK for providing access for disabled travellers, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said.

Date Published 14/07/2018

Letter from Parliament - Tony Lloyd

In Northern Ireland this week, I attended one of the annual Orange Lodge parades, organised by the largest Protestant organisation in the region. The parades mark the anniversary...

Date Published 13/07/2018


Vandals cause thousand pounds worth of damage in Rochdale park

Vandals have caused over a thousand pounds’ worth of damage in a park in Rochdale centre.

Date Published 13/07/2018

Van stuck under rail bridge

A van got stuck under a railway bridge in Rochdale on Thursday (12 July).

Date Published 13/07/2018


Demolition work at Roch Wood sparks residents' concerns

Local residents remain concerned about potential vandalism and theft of public land after diggers were spotted demolishing land at Roch Wood off Chichester Street during the first...

Date Published 13/07/2018

East Lancashire Railway extension moves a step closer

Plans to extend the East Lancashire Railway to Castleton are building up a head of steam, with a feasibility study set to be drawn up by Network Rail.  

Date Published 13/07/2018


Heywood Tanks help battle Winter Hill blaze

Heywood Tanks helped in battling the raging moorland fire on Winter Hill in Bolton this week.

Date Published 13/07/2018

Fawn spotted in Rochdale centre

It’s not every day you spot a deer in Rochdale, and certainly not one crossing the River Roch.

Date Published 13/07/2018


Councillors' Allowances: Council's complaint to Independent Press Standards Organisation about Rochdale Online article rejected

Rochdale Borough Council's complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) that Rochdale Online breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in...

Date Published 13/07/2018

Decisions on remuneration of sleep in shifts

The Court of Appeal judgement in the case of Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake handed down today Friday 13 July, on the case of backdated sleep ins liabilities, has decided in favour of...

Date Published 13/07/2018


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