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Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Marvellous Christmas Markets, Santas Grotto, Winter Wonderland Christmas Party, Live music across various venues, Meet The...
Date Published 19/12/2024
A cherished and long-standing town centre business, Flower Studio, marked its 30th anniversary just three days after the passing of the owner's mum - a much-loved face at the...
A new face to face housing service, set up by the council, has supported over 500 people since opening its doors earlier this year. The new office at number 2 Smith Street in...
Greater Manchester is setting out a new package of support for people sleeping rough this winter, as new figures show sustained pressure on local services.
Police officers have issued Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) to two men found begging in the central reservation of St Mary’s Gate, a busy 40mph road in Rochdale. The...
A man wanted in connection with multiple offences in Rochdale has been arrested and sentenced following a string of incidents across the town. Kurtis Jones was apprehended by...
Date Published 18/12/2024
A man has been arrested for breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in Rochdale Town Centre, highlighting the ongoing efforts to maintain safety and security in the area. The...
Britain’s first ever illegal vapes sniffer dog has been honoured along with Rochdale trading standards and police teams at a prestigious awards ceremony. Pippa, eight years old, a...
In three weeks, Greater Manchester will undergo ‘the biggest change yet to our public transport’, according to mayor Andy Burnham. But this week, transport staff and the have been...
Strikes at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) are OFF this weekend after staff agreed to ‘pause’ industrial action’. TfGM workers walked out over pay last Thursday and...
Date Published 17/12/2024
More than a month on from when a Rochdale estate was closed off to outsiders, residents say they’re feeling safer. On 4 November, police swooped into the Freehold estate and...
Rochdale town centre saw a bolstered police presence on Friday (13 December), as officers set up a mobile police station outside the Regal Moon pub.
The NHS in the North West is advising people to take extra care to avoid a fall in the wake of a yellow cold weather alert issued for the region this week. Last year, more than...
A £120,000 bill to replace two revolving doors has ‘stunned’ the leader of Rochdale Council, and he has asked officers to find a more cost-effective solution. Learning of the...
Date Published 16/12/2024
A teenager and a man are recovering in hospital after a violent knife attack in Smallbridge, Rochdale, on Sunday evening (15 December). Both sustained serious and life-changing...
A body found in a river over the weekend has been sadly confirmed as that of missing dad-of-two Nathaniel Favour Enemona - who had vanished from Heywood at the end of last month....
Greater Manchester Police has intensified its crackdown on firearms-related crime - with officers making 17 arrests across the region and and seizing a significant number of...
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at St Mary in the Baum on Wednesday 11 December for the penultimate Toad Lane Concert of 2024.
Date Published 15/12/2024
MPs, local council leaders, businesses and academics gathered in Manchester to show their support for a new high-speed rail service linking Rochdale with London for the first time...
A literacy journey from Taylor Swift to Shakespeare and beyond was embarked on by AGT (able, gifted and talented) students from Whitworth Community High School. Along with seven...
Date Published 14/12/2024
A fundraising effort for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital by a Rochdale Boroughwide Housing colleague has also seen laptops delivered to elderly people across the borough,...
A court case means the future of Andy Burnham’s enormous, 15-year housing plan hangs in the balance. The Places for Everyone (PfE) plan is a blueprint for development across nine...
Date Published 13/12/2024
A spat between an American actor and Rochdale Council is heating up over ownership of the Grade II listed building at Hopwood Hall. The council said it has decided to cut ties...
Police officers investigating a serious sexual assault in Alkrington Woods on Monday 11 November are appealing to the public for assistance. The incident occurred between 4.30 pm...
Andy Burnham has offered to ‘come to the negotiating table’ with union members over striking Transport for Greater Manchester employees – after taking aim at ‘unjustified’...
I want to start my latest column with the good news that the transformation of Heywood Civic Centre is set to get under way before Christmas. Our investment, in partnership with...
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Riverside Christmas Market, Santa's Grotto, numerous pantos, Springhill Hospice Christmas Cracker, and live music across various...
Date Published 12/12/2024
This Christmas, a ‘shocking’ 16,500 people will be homeless across in Greater Manchester, according to a charity – which says half of them will be children. The statistics,...
Residents in the borough of Rochdale are being urged to participate in the latest Cybercrime Survey, launched in partnership with Cyberhood Watch and cyber security experts Avast....
The council is set to pay £120,000 on just two revolving doors at their main office building. The entrance to Number One Riverside in Rochdale town centre welcomes hundreds of...
