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Police in Rochdale are appealing for help to locate Elliot Newman, who is wanted on recall to prison. Newman, born on 7 July 2002, is known to have links to Rochdale, Middleton,...
Date Published 05/12/2024
An 18-year-old has been killed in a large car crash on Manchester Road. The Greater Manchester Police Serious Collision investigation unit is now appealing for information after...
Date Published 04/12/2024
A stretch of the M62 near Rochdale was closed today following a police incident, in which there was concern for a person’s welfare on a viaduct. Officers attended the scene and on...
Five new football pitches will be built across the Rochdale borough thanks to a £1.35m cash boost. Work has started to deliver Football Foundation PlayZones in all five townships...
Emergency services rushed to a major road junction last night (Tuesday 3 December) after reports of a serious collision between multiple vehicles. Manchester Road was closed in...
Deeplish Community Centre hosted a community health seminar late last month, marking one year since the first seminar on stroke awareness was held in 2023. The event, organised to...
A pension fund with 400,000 members in Greater Manchester is putting money into “climate change destruction and war”, a councillor has claimed. The Greater Manchester Pension Fund...
Reed Hill car park which has just reopened in Rochdale town centre in time for Christmas. The opening is part of the wider redevelopment of St Mary Gate, which the council says...
The annual Littleborough Christmas lights switch-on drew crowds to Littleborough on Saturday (30 November) delivering festive cheer and showcasing local talent. Organised by...
Date Published 03/12/2024
Two local charities, Rochdale Connections Trust (RCT) and WHAG (formerly Women's Housing Action Group), led a powerful procession through Rochdale to raise awareness of the White...
Mohammed Ilyas, a devoted volunteer at Jamia Masjid Bilal in Rochdale, has been honoured with the ‘Best Mosque Volunteer Award’ at the British Beacon Mosque Awards 2024.
A former council office block in Middleton will be transformed into an apartment block. Platinum House was formerly used by the local authority but now operates as a retail...
Old taxis pumping out too much pollution will soon be banned from the streets of Greater Manchester – but the councils can’t force this on every cabby. Rochdale council officers...
At the meeting of Whitworth Town Council on 19 September 2024, the Town Council voted to bestow the title of Honorary Townsman of Whitworth on Councillor Alan Neal. The nomination...
Date Published 02/12/2024
Both local MPs voted against a bill on assisted dying in the House of Commons on Friday (29 November) - the first time the issue of ‘choice at the end of life’ has come before the...
An operation targeting off-road bikes on the moorland areas of Rochdale North was carried out on Saturday, 30 November, involving officers and PCSOs from Rochdale North...
The flag of Palestine has been raised in Rochdale on the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November). The decision to raise the flag...
Born in Exeter in 2001 of Croatian Serbian descent, Nina Savicevic began her studies at St Petersburg's Rimsky Korsakov Conservatoire, giving her first concert after three months....
Date Published 01/12/2024
A star-studded line up will tell ‘a tale as old as time’ this Christmas when Beauty and the Beast hits the stage at Heywood Sports Village. Coronation Street‘s Steven Arnold and...
Date Published 30/11/2024
The winners of this year's Rochdale Diversity Awards have been revealed at a ceremony on 22 November at Rochdale Town Hall with over 300 guests, finalists and and representatives...
Rochdale Connections Trust (RCT) is partnering with WHAG (Women’s Housing Action Group) and other local organisations to promote the White Ribbon campaign for 2024. The initiative...
Date Published 29/11/2024
A roundabout often left underwater is at the centre of a long-running spat. The roundabout on Mainway East in Alkrington, Middleton was almost submerged when Storm Bert hammer the...
An outstanding eight-year-old girl has launched a heartfelt campaign to support Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Lilly Arna Dawson, a pupil at Newhey Primary...
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: PossAbilities Decade of Light, Gallery Exhibitions, Christmas markets, Christmas with the Curleys, Winter Wonderland Christmas...
Date Published 28/11/2024
Residents are being asked for their views on proposals to give Syke conservation area status in order to celebrate and help protect its historic character.
Rochdale Council has a budget gap of £3.4m – but a senior councillor insists the authority is ‘nowhere near’ in need of a government bailout.
Two men have been put behind bars for grooming and sexually abusing young boys in Rochdale and Manchester in the 1980s and 1990s.
Date Published 27/11/2024
Young troublemakers from outside Middleton are bussing in to cause havoc, smashing windows and destroying planters, a politician has claimed. According to Councillor Dylan...
Milnrow shoppers were out in force recently as they headed to the newest Springhill Hospice shop. Opened on 16 November by the Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Shakil Ahmed and Paul...
Greater Manchester Police is calling on residents across the borough to help make local roads safer by submitting footage of dangerous driving via its relaunched dashcam...
