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Dachser UK’s new multi-million pound warehouse and hub for its Northern England services is now operational from Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale.
Date Published 17/10/2019
A delay in the delivery of new trains has seen rail operator Northern seek approval for its retiring Pacer trains to operate on a small number of routes, but Rochdale is not one...
Date Published 16/10/2019
Rochdale Men's Seconds went into their home game against Didsbury Northern Sixes on Saturday 12 October with back to back wins and were looking to extend the run.
Date Published 15/10/2019
Northern’s new Class 195 trains will begin to operate via Rochdale from Monday 21 October on the Chester to Leeds route, calling at Manchester Victoria and Rochdale.
Date Published 10/10/2019
The shortlist for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group’s Patients’ Choice award has been officially revealed.
Date Published 08/10/2019
HS2 is essential to re-balance the UK’s economy and its future should be resolved without delay. That’s the message from the North’s leaders, who have called on the team leading...
Date Published 07/10/2019
It may not have been a weekend to sail at Hollingworth Lake with the low water level, rain and a very strong breeze but there was activity elsewhere.
Date Published 03/10/2019
The vast majority of Mancunians are behind plans to bring the region’s bus services under public control, according to a new survey.
Date Published 01/10/2019
There was an extreme weather warning in place on Saturday 28 September for the visit of Didsbury Northern Ladies and it was touch and go whether the game would be played - a...
Date Published 30/09/2019
Two thirds of Northern’s trains have now been through initial refurbishments. A mixture of diesel and electric trains are operating across the Northern network and 243 trains in...
Date Published 28/09/2019
Rail firms say they are ‘slowly rebuilding’ the trust of passengers more than a year after timetable changes led to ‘absolute disaster’ across Greater Manchester.
Date Published 18/09/2019
I visited Belfast as Shadow Northern Ireland secretary and was happy to support GMB and Unite trade unions who were fighting to prevent the Harland and Wolff shipyard from...
Date Published 17/09/2019
Rail operator Northern’s performance is worse than it was a year ago, a report by Transport for the North has found.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said he would eventually welcome a ‘northern tax’.
Date Published 16/09/2019
Thousands of customers could win back the cost of their Smart season ticket thanks to Northern’s half a million-pound giveaway.
Date Published 15/09/2019
Northern mayors and combined authorities will have greater control over setting local train fares, timetables, and budgets under sweeping new plans set out by the Prime Minister.
Date Published 13/09/2019
Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, calling for Northern to be stripped of its franchise over rail services in Rochdale and...
Date Published 12/09/2019
Rochdale Infirmary, Fairfield General Hospital, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Salford Royal, North Manchester General Hospital and their community healthcare services are asking the...
Date Published 09/09/2019
Rochdale has been named among the first 100 places from the new £3.6 billion Towns Fund. The fund will enable towns and cities to develop ambitious plans to boost jobs and...
Date Published 07/09/2019
Pete Waterman, famed record producer and rail enthusiast, is one of five judges announced this week for the Department for Transport’s (DfT) ‘Transform a Pacer’ competition. The...
Date Published 04/09/2019
A consultation on changes to the proposed HS2 route to connect the line with Northern Powerhouse Rail closes in just two weeks.
Date Published 28/08/2019
New analysis of the government’s planned transport spending shows that, unless investment in the Northern Powerhouse goes ahead, London is set to receive almost twice as much more...
Date Published 27/08/2019
Staff in the A&E Department at The Royal Oldham Hospital are celebrating after achieving SCAPE accreditation.
Date Published 25/08/2019
The Royal Oldham Hospital is inviting local residents and trust members to join them for a free talk on Thursday 5 September to find out more about the diabetes service.
Date Published 24/08/2019
An independent review will take place into the High Speed 2 rail project, the government announced on Wednesday (21 August).
Date Published 23/08/2019
This weekly column from the Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Billy Sheerin, is about the places he has been and the people he has met during the week commencing Monday 12 August...
Date Published 22/08/2019
The first Northern Pacer train was retired on Monday (12 August 2019) after making its final journey between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.
Date Published 14/08/2019
Charlie Cornish, CEO of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), met on Friday (9 August) with HS2 Ltd CEO, Mark Thurston, at Manchester Airport to discuss progress on the development of...
Date Published 13/08/2019
Four local train stations are being left with no service on Sundays, despite hourly trains passing through without stopping, says a local rail campaign chairman.
Leading northern soul band The Northern SoulTrain fronted a special show to get the crowds dancing at this year’s Feel Good Festival on Saturday (10 August).
Date Published 10/08/2019