Round three of the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Community Fund from the LGBT Foundation and George House Trust is now open to applications.
Date Published 19/07/2023
A defibrillator has been installed at the Blue Pits Housing Action office on Drake Street, after a series of fundraising efforts.
Mayfield travelled to Leeds on Saturday 15 July knowing that if they were to win this game it would relight their season, and that very nearly happened. Once again these two…
A new floor has been installed at the Burnside Centre in Middleton.
Daniel Swain is missing from his Whitworth home; have you seen him? Rossendale Police are really concerned for his welfare, so are now asking the public for help.
An investigation has been launched after a 40-year-old woman was found dead on New Barn Lane in Rochdale on Monday morning (17 July).
Date Published 18/07/2023
Further strikes by First Manchester bus drivers are set to take place this month on the 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28 and 31 July, and on the 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 August.
A long-serving and much-loved school crossing patrol officer from Littleborough is celebrating 35 years of service. Jacqueline Robinson, 75, has been helping children get safely…
From 1 September, the shingles vaccination will be offered to younger age groups so individuals, particularly those with a weakened immune system due to changes recommended by…
Cornerstone Place, a social enterprise that provides property solutions to homeless support charities, has received a social investment loan of £884k from Social and Sustainable…
With 100 days to go, the UK’s biggest armed Forces charity, the Royal British Legion, is appealing for new volunteers to help run its annual Poppy Appeal in Rochdale.
Tributes have been paid to Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Kay, who passed away peacefully at home on 16 June, aged 74.
Date Published 17/07/2023
John Taylor is the leader of the local Conservative party in Rochdale and a councillor for Wardle and West Littleborough. This month he dedicates his column to discussing the…
Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.
Construction company Willmott Dixon recently came together with Rochdale-based charity Petrus and timber workshop Touch Wood for the opening of a new workshop at a community…
Brethren from the East Lancashire Masons – which encompasses Rochdale and Middleton – recently donated £1,200 to The Christie. The funds raised have been allocated to the Oldham…
The body of a woman has been discovered behind Sandbrook Park this morning (Monday 17 July), close to the footpath from New Barn Lane and Ashfield Road.
A jobs fair focused on the health and social care sector will be held at Middleton Arena on 20 July. A range of health and care providers and employers from across the borough…
Date Published 16/07/2023
The Toad Lane audience was delighted to welcome back pianist Duncan Glenday in a typically elegant and moving recital on Wednesday 12 July. The vintage 1933 Challen grand piano…
Twenty-seven players from R-Kix Academy, a Rochdale-based football club, have signed their first contracts with professional club academies. The seven and eight-year-old boys…
Independent coffee house Bean celebrated three years of business on 7 July. The popular coffee house opened in its own unit on Riverside Walk in July 2020 during a staggered…
Date Published 15/07/2023
A sponsored toddle around Denehurst Park has raised over £1,100 for Cancer Research UK.
Independent women’s boutique Pretty Parade – which has stores in Littleborough and Ramsbottom – has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2023 Drapers Independent Awards.
Teenage artist Misha Kamran has been painting and drawing all her life, and now her work is being sold. The Whitworth Community High School Year 10 student is taking Art GCSE and…
National Lottery funding has enabled local community group Y4 Youths to support people with their mental health and wellbeing.
Date Published 14/07/2023
Industrial action by the RMT union is set to disrupt thousands of Northern customers next week, as the first of three strikes in July gets underway. RMT members will walk out on…
Springhill Hospice has closed its Coffee @ the Craven café, citing “the steep increase in running costs and ongoing struggles of the economic climate.”
The Clean Air Zone delay has led to an outcry from transport bosses who have described the latest roadblock as ‘disappointing’, ‘farcical’ and ‘deeply frustrating’.
Saturday 15 July sees Mayfield in the game of the day as they travel to Leeds where they face table-topping Hunslet. With only two defeats from fifteen games, Hunslet is the team…
The new hotel being built in Rochdale town centre is due to open this autumn. The Hampton by Hilton hotel is part of the Upperbanks scheme which also includes two apartment…
Date Published 13/07/2023
