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27/11/2024</p> <br class="clear"> </div> <div class="mpu1mobile"></div> <div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158163/our-guide-to-whats-on-in-the-rochdale-borough-this-weekend"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2024108_11552.jpg" alt="A Teenage Market is being held in Middleton on Sunday" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158163/our-guide-to-whats-on-in-the-rochdale-borough-this-weekend">Our guide to what's on in the Rochdale borough this weekend</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158163/our-guide-to-whats-on-in-the-rochdale-borough-this-weekend">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 28/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158102/starstudded-beauty-and-the-beast-panto-to-enchant-heywood-sports-village"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241129_161741.jpg" alt="The cast of Beauty and the Beast" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158102/starstudded-beauty-and-the-beast-panto-to-enchant-heywood-sports-village">Star-studded Beauty and the Beast panto to enchant Heywood Sports Village</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158102/starstudded-beauty-and-the-beast-panto-to-enchant-heywood-sports-village">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 30/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'> <div class="mpu2mobile"></div> <div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158180/winners-of-the-2024-rochdale-diversity-awards"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241129_141038.jpg" alt="The winner and finalists at the Rochdale Diversity Awards" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158180/winners-of-the-2024-rochdale-diversity-awards">Winners of the 2024 Rochdale Diversity Awards</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158180/winners-of-the-2024-rochdale-diversity-awards">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 30/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158124/rochdale-groups-unite-to-promote-white-ribbon-campaign-2024"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241125_124419.jpg" alt="Residents of Rochdale are being encouraged to contribute by sharing their views on what changes would make them feel safer in the borough." /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158124/rochdale-groups-unite-to-promote-white-ribbon-campaign-2024">Rochdale groups unite to promote White Ribbon Campaign 2024</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158124/rochdale-groups-unite-to-promote-white-ribbon-campaign-2024">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 29/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158176/the-war-over-who-should-sort-out-a-roundabout-plagued-by-flooding"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241129_122815.jpg" alt="Flooding at Mainway East Roundabout in Middleton" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158176/the-war-over-who-should-sort-out-a-roundabout-plagued-by-flooding">The war over who should sort out a roundabout plagued by flooding</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158176/the-war-over-who-should-sort-out-a-roundabout-plagued-by-flooding">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 29/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158142/eightyearold-girl-leads-heartwarming-effort-for-bleakholt-animal-sanctuary"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241126_144812.jpg" alt="Lilly Arna Dawson" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158142/eightyearold-girl-leads-heartwarming-effort-for-bleakholt-animal-sanctuary">Eight-year-old girl leads heartwarming effort for Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158142/eightyearold-girl-leads-heartwarming-effort-for-bleakholt-animal-sanctuary">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 29/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158164/views-sought-on-conservation-area-status-for-syke"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241128_13118.jpg" alt="Houses on Syke Road" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158164/views-sought-on-conservation-area-status-for-syke">Views sought on conservation area status for Syke</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158164/views-sought-on-conservation-area-status-for-syke">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.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 28/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class="adv1mobile"></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158162/rochdale-council-‘nowhere-near’-needing-government-bailout-despite-facing-financial-pressures"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2022427_94449.jpg" alt="Rochdale Council offices at Number One Riverside" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158162/rochdale-council-‘nowhere-near’-needing-government-bailout-despite-facing-financial-pressures">Rochdale Council ‘nowhere near’ needing government bailout despite facing financial pressures</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158162/rochdale-council-‘nowhere-near’-needing-government-bailout-despite-facing-financial-pressures">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.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 28/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158143/young-vandals-‘bussing-in-from-blackley-to-cause-trouble-in-middleton-town-centre"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241126_145259.jpg" alt="They youths were spotted by patrolling officers but only one was caught. " /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158143/young-vandals-‘bussing-in-from-blackley-to-cause-trouble-in-middleton-town-centre">Young vandals ‘bussing in from Blackley' to cause trouble in Middleton town centre</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158143/young-vandals-‘bussing-in-from-blackley-to-cause-trouble-in-middleton-town-centre">Young troublemakers from outside Middleton are bussing in to cause havoc, smashing windows and destroying planters, a politician has claimed. According to Councillor Dylan...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 27/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158152/springhill-hospice-opens-new-shop-in-milnrow"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241127_14175.jpg" alt="Honora Crisp (Springhill Hospice); Hospice mascot, Springy; Paul Waugh MP; Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Shakil Ahmed and Alex Haddock (Springhill Hospice)" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158152/springhill-hospice-opens-new-shop-in-milnrow">Springhill Hospice opens new shop in Milnrow</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158152/springhill-hospice-opens-new-shop-in-milnrow">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 27/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'> <div id="mpu3"> </div> <div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158139/police-call-for-footage-of-dangerous-driving-to-help-make-roads-safer"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2021114_154133.jpg" alt="police car" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158139/police-call-for-footage-of-dangerous-driving-to-help-make-roads-safer">Police call for footage of dangerous driving to help make roads safer</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158139/police-call-for-footage-of-dangerous-driving-to-help-make-roads-safer">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...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 27/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158126/rochdale-coach-wins-prestigious-coach-of-the-year-award"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241125_14535.jpg" alt="Andy Lavery was surprised but over the moon to receive his award " /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158126/rochdale-coach-wins-prestigious-coach-of-the-year-award">Rochdale coach wins prestigious 'Coach of the Year' Award</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158126/rochdale-coach-wins-prestigious-coach-of-the-year-award">A Rochdale coach specialising in helping those over 40 achieve their health and fitness goals has been named Coach of the Year at the Rochdale Active Awards.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 27/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158085/christmas-panto-set-to-bring-the-magic-of-sleeping-beauty-to-life"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241127_162527.jpg" alt="The cast of this year’s Middleton Arena Christmas panto, Sleeping Beauty" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158085/christmas-panto-set-to-bring-the-magic-of-sleeping-beauty-to-life">Christmas panto set to bring the magic of Sleeping Beauty to life</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158085/christmas-panto-set-to-bring-the-magic-of-sleeping-beauty-to-life">A new production of Sleeping Beauty featuring Strictly Come Dancing favourite Karen Hauer is set to land at Middleton Arena this festive season.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 27/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158140/success-for-rochdale-pensioner-as-minister-orders-pension-credit-form-review"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2021427_112156.jpg" alt="Paul Waugh MP" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158140/success-for-rochdale-pensioner-as-minister-orders-pension-credit-form-review">Success for Rochdale pensioner as minister orders Pension Credit Form review</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158140/success-for-rochdale-pensioner-as-minister-orders-pension-credit-form-review">A Rochdale pensioner’s call for change, championed by local MP Paul Waugh, has prompted the Secretary of State to order a review of the daunting Pension Credit application</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 26/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158137/fire-festival-a-dazzling-success-despite-earlier-cancellation"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241126_9149.jpg" alt="The Ignite Fire Festival came back in full force on Sunday" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158137/fire-festival-a-dazzling-success-despite-earlier-cancellation">Fire festival a dazzling success despite earlier cancellation </a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158137/fire-festival-a-dazzling-success-despite-earlier-cancellation">There was no stopping Ignite Fire Festival from lighting up the town centre on Sunday, after the weather calmed down and organisers got the green light that the show must go...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 26/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class="adv2mobile"></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158136/american-star-cheered-onto-stage-by-‘outraged’-community-after-being-dropped-from-hopwood-hall-plans"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241126_171215.jpg" alt="Hopwood DePree at the Smalley Memorial Hall public meeting in Middleton" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158136/american-star-cheered-onto-stage-by-‘outraged’-community-after-being-dropped-from-hopwood-hall-plans">American star cheered onto stage by ‘outraged’ community, after being dropped from Hopwood Hall plans</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158136/american-star-cheered-onto-stage-by-‘outraged’-community-after-being-dropped-from-hopwood-hall-plans">An army of volunteers say they are outraged after being ‘locked out’ of a landmark they’ve been trying to restore for almost a decade. The sudden decision from Rochdale Council to...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 26/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158128/former-council-office-block-set-to-be-transformed-into-flats"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241125_143415.jpg" alt="CGI of how the new Platinum House building on Sadler Street, Middleton could look upon completion" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158128/former-council-office-block-set-to-be-transformed-into-flats">Former council office block set to be transformed into flats</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158128/former-council-office-block-set-to-be-transformed-into-flats">A former council office block in Middleton is set to be transformed into new apartments. Platinum House on Sadler Street was formerly used by the local authority but now operates...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 25/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158127/roadworks-temporary-road-closures-and-restrictions"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2019225_101711.jpg" alt="Roadworks" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158127/roadworks-temporary-road-closures-and-restrictions">Roadworks, temporary road closures and restrictions</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158127/roadworks-temporary-road-closures-and-restrictions">Information on current and forthcoming roadworks planned to take place across the borough.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 25/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158125/the-ogden-trust-funds-new-rochdale-rockets-physics-programme-at-rochdale-afc"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241125_14239.jpg" alt="The Ogden Trust funds new 'Rochdale Rockets' physics programme at Rochdale AFC" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158125/the-ogden-trust-funds-new-rochdale-rockets-physics-programme-at-rochdale-afc">The Ogden Trust funds new 'Rochdale Rockets' physics programme at Rochdale AFC</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158125/the-ogden-trust-funds-new-rochdale-rockets-physics-programme-at-rochdale-afc">Rochdale AFC Community Trust has announced the launch of the Rochdale Rockets STEM Programme, thanks to funding from The Ogden Trust. This initiative aims to inspire young minds...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 25/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158120/former-newhouse-academy-students-honoured-at-awards-evening"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241125_83052.jpg" alt="The event recognised the hard work and dedication of former Year 11 students" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158120/former-newhouse-academy-students-honoured-at-awards-evening">Former Newhouse Academy students honoured at awards evening</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158120/former-newhouse-academy-students-honoured-at-awards-evening">Newhouse Academy celebrated the achievements of its Class of 2024 with a special awards evening on Thursday 7 November. Held in the theatre of the academy's newly opened building,...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 25/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'> <div id="mpu4"> </div> <div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158123/burst-water-main-causes-travel-disruption-in-castleton"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241125_112215.jpg" alt="The area in Castleton where the water main has burst" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158123/burst-water-main-causes-travel-disruption-in-castleton">Burst water main causes travel disruption in Castleton</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158123/burst-water-main-causes-travel-disruption-in-castleton">A burst water main has caused severe disruption and traffic obstruction in Castleton. There is currently no bus service running between Queensway and Bolton Road, after the leak...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 25/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158122/residents-aim-for-£3000-in-dazzling-christmas-lights-fundraiser"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20211122_105536.jpg" alt="The Christmas lights on Wrenbury Drive, Burnedge" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158122/residents-aim-for-£3000-in-dazzling-christmas-lights-fundraiser">Residents aim for £3,000 in dazzling Christmas lights fundraiser</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158122/residents-aim-for-£3000-in-dazzling-christmas-lights-fundraiser">Residents of Wrenbury Drive in Burnedge, Rochdale, are gearing up for another dazzling festive lights display this December, hoping to raise £3,000 for the local Springhill...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 25/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158121/police-appeal-to-find-missing-heywood-man"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241125_83824.jpg" alt="Nathaniel was last spotted at around 9am wearing a black hooded top with white writing on the front, a white t-shirt, light denim ripped jeans, and grey sliders." /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158121/police-appeal-to-find-missing-heywood-man">Police appeal to find missing Heywood man</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158121/police-appeal-to-find-missing-heywood-man">Greater Manchester Police are appealing for assistance in locating Nathaniel, who was last seen in the Roch Valley area of Heywood on Sunday (24 November).<br /> Nathaniel was last...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 25/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class="adv3mobile"></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158101/call-for-action-as-trains-striking-objects-deliberately-left-on-track"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2023515_121220.jpg" alt="Northern train" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158101/call-for-action-as-trains-striking-objects-deliberately-left-on-track">Call for action as trains striking objects "deliberately" left on track</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158101/call-for-action-as-trains-striking-objects-deliberately-left-on-track">Northern trains across the region struck a whopping 97 objects in the past twelve months, with some items ‘deliberately’ placed on the track.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 24/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158116/toad-lane-concerts-john-powell-baritone-and-elin-rees-piano"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241122_122442.jpg" alt="Elin Rees and John Powell" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158116/toad-lane-concerts-john-powell-baritone-and-elin-rees-piano">Toad Lane Concerts: John Powell baritone and Elin Rees piano </a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158116/toad-lane-concerts-john-powell-baritone-and-elin-rees-piano">Two more prominent north west musicians performed an elegant and stimulating concert in the superb acoustic of St Mary in the Baum, bringing eloquent warmth to the coldest day of...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 24/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158119/striking-new-mural-unveiled-at-voltalab-sound-studios-in-rochdale"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241122_151717.jpg" alt="The artwork, commissioned by Voltalab and supported by Rochdale Development Agency, commemorates Curtis’s lasting influence on music and culture" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158119/striking-new-mural-unveiled-at-voltalab-sound-studios-in-rochdale">Striking new mural unveiled at Voltalab Sound Studios in Rochdale</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158119/striking-new-mural-unveiled-at-voltalab-sound-studios-in-rochdale">A stunning new mural honouring Ian Curtis, the iconic lead singer of Joy Division, has been unveiled outside Voltalab Sound Studios in Rochdale.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 24/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158096/plan-for-tackling-genderbased-violence-against-men-and-boys-highlighted-on-international-mens-day"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241120_132426.jpg" alt="The plan was launched on International Men’s Day 2024 (Tuesday 19 November)" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158096/plan-for-tackling-genderbased-violence-against-men-and-boys-highlighted-on-international-mens-day">Plan for tackling gender-based violence against men and boys highlighted on International Men's Day</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158096/plan-for-tackling-genderbased-violence-against-men-and-boys-highlighted-on-international-mens-day">Greater Manchester has become the first place in the UK to have a dedicated plan for tackling gender-based violence against men and boys.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 23/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158117/rochdaleinspired-novel-wins-international-honour"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2023919_10433.jpg" alt="Liam Findlay promotional image with his book cover, The Doom Town Dummies" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158117/rochdaleinspired-novel-wins-international-honour">Rochdale-inspired novel wins international honour</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158117/rochdaleinspired-novel-wins-international-honour">A children’s novel inspired by the work of Rochdale-based company AromaPrime has received international recognition in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 23/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158087/whitworth-high-boxer-and-footballer-is-runnerup-in-rochdale-active-awards"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241119_132736.jpg" alt="Whitworth Community High School student Harrison Wright – who was runner up in the Young Sports Achiever category in Rochdale Borough Active Awards" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158087/whitworth-high-boxer-and-footballer-is-runnerup-in-rochdale-active-awards">Whitworth High boxer and footballer is runner-up in Rochdale Active Awards</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158087/whitworth-high-boxer-and-footballer-is-runnerup-in-rochdale-active-awards">A teenage boxer from Whitworth Community High School, who is in training for a national title fight next year, was runner-up in Rochdale Borough Active Awards.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 23/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158099/radio-star-gemma-atkinson-supports-bleakholt-animal-sanctuary’s-shoebox-appeal"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241121_82157.jpg" alt="Gemma Atkinson at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158099/radio-star-gemma-atkinson-supports-bleakholt-animal-sanctuary’s-shoebox-appeal">Radio star Gemma Atkinson supports Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary’s Shoebox Appeal</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158099/radio-star-gemma-atkinson-supports-bleakholt-animal-sanctuary’s-shoebox-appeal">Gemma Atkinson, a presenter on Hits Radio, has lent her support to Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary’s Shoebox Appeal, aiming to ensure that every animal at the Edenfield-based sanctuary...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 23/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158105/burnham-responds-to-tfgm-staff-after-strike-vote"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2019329_165322.jpg" alt="The Metrolink at Rochdale Railway Station" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158105/burnham-responds-to-tfgm-staff-after-strike-vote">Burnham responds to TfGM staff after strike vote</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158105/burnham-responds-to-tfgm-staff-after-strike-vote">Andy Burnham has responded to Transport for Greater Manchester staff after they voted to strike yesterday (21 November), asking to ‘sit down and discuss’. TfGM employees rejected...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 22/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158103/middletons-funeral-services-launch-christmas-toy-appeal"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241121_111259.jpg" alt="Christmas Toy Appeal" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158103/middletons-funeral-services-launch-christmas-toy-appeal">Middleton's Funeral Services launch Christmas Toy Appeal</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158103/middletons-funeral-services-launch-christmas-toy-appeal">Middleton's Funeral Services are urging the community to come together this festive season to support their annual Christmas Toy Appeal. The initiative aims to bring joy and magic...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 22/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158118/friday-and-saturday’s-fire-festival-cancelled-due-to-severe-weather"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20231129_111257.jpg" alt="A fire breathing dragon from Global Grooves was one of a host of attractions at Ignite Fire Festival" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158118/friday-and-saturday’s-fire-festival-cancelled-due-to-severe-weather">Friday and Saturday’s fire festival cancelled due to severe weather </a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158118/friday-and-saturday’s-fire-festival-cancelled-due-to-severe-weather">Tonight and tomorrow’s Ignite Fire Festival in Rochdale (Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November) have been cancelled due to the severe weather. Freezing temperatures, heavy rain and...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 22/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158104/greater-manchester-could-finally-receive-an-answer-about-congestion-zone-left-‘in-limbo’"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2023215_17524.jpg" alt="Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158104/greater-manchester-could-finally-receive-an-answer-about-congestion-zone-left-‘in-limbo’">Greater Manchester could finally receive an answer about congestion zone left ‘in limbo’</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158104/greater-manchester-could-finally-receive-an-answer-about-congestion-zone-left-‘in-limbo’">Greater Manchester could finally get answers about the region’s clean air zone (CAZ), Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said. Speaking to the public in the mayor’s hotseat...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 22/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/157873/greater-manchester-outlines-plan-to-encourage-active-sustainable-school-travel"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241031_959.jpg" alt="The initiative targets a shift toward walking, wheeling, cycling, and public transport for primary, secondary, and further education students across the region" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/157873/greater-manchester-outlines-plan-to-encourage-active-sustainable-school-travel">Greater Manchester outlines plan to encourage active, sustainable school travel</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/157873/greater-manchester-outlines-plan-to-encourage-active-sustainable-school-travel">People are being urged to have their say on how children and young people travel to school and college in Greater Manchester.<br /> The new School Travel Strategy targets a shift...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 22/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158114/new-pilsworth-landfill-facility-would-stop-it-stinking-say-waste-bosses"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20231215_154630.jpg" alt="Pilsworth South Landfill" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158114/new-pilsworth-landfill-facility-would-stop-it-stinking-say-waste-bosses">New Pilsworth landfill facility would stop it stinking, say waste bosses</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158114/new-pilsworth-landfill-facility-would-stop-it-stinking-say-waste-bosses">A huge new recycling centre at the site of a notorious landfill will not smell, its operator says. Valencia Waste Management Ltd, which runs Pilsworth landfill site just off the...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 22/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158091/our-guide-to-whats-on-in-the-rochdale-borough-this-weekend"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20231129_111329.jpg" alt="The Rochdale Christmas lights switch on is happening this Sunday" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158091/our-guide-to-whats-on-in-the-rochdale-borough-this-weekend">Our guide to what's on in the Rochdale borough this weekend</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158091/our-guide-to-whats-on-in-the-rochdale-borough-this-weekend">Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Rochd'ale' Winter Ale Trail, Victoria Ash Art - Christmas Glass painting, Barbara, Wizarding weekend, Ignite - Fire Festival,...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 21/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158044/local-multi-academy-trust-welcomes-new-school"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241115_15120.jpg" alt="Heap Bridge Headteacher, Mr Marcus Cockcroft, Hollingworth Learning Trust CEO, Mr Darren Randle, and the 2024-2025 pupil leadership team at Heap Bridge." /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158044/local-multi-academy-trust-welcomes-new-school">Local Multi Academy Trust welcomes new school</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158044/local-multi-academy-trust-welcomes-new-school">Heap Bridge Village Primary School in Heywood has joined Hollingworth Learning Trust after just over two years of collaboration as an affiliate member.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 21/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158090/rochdale-gramophone-society-to-close-after-93-years"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241120_103333.jpg" alt="All 8 members at the final Autumn lunch on 1 November, at the Bulls Head restaurant in Ogden" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158090/rochdale-gramophone-society-to-close-after-93-years">Rochdale Gramophone Society to close after 93 years</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158090/rochdale-gramophone-society-to-close-after-93-years">Rochdale Gramophone Society, the second-oldest recorded music society in the United Kingdom, is set to close its doors after 93 years of operation. Founded in 1931 by Frank...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 21/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158046/team-from-whitworth-high-named-stem-challenge-winners"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241115_16114.jpg" alt="The Whitworth team was selected from the Able, Gifted and Talented cohort in Year 8" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158046/team-from-whitworth-high-named-stem-challenge-winners">Team from Whitworth High named STEM challenge winners</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158046/team-from-whitworth-high-named-stem-challenge-winners">A clever time machine toy to entertain and educate won a team from Whitworth Community High School the North West STEM Challenge title. Six schools took part in the Science,...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 21/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158071/deputy-mayor-‘concerned’-about-gmp’s-use-of-arrests"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2023825_162823.jpg" alt="Deputy mayor Kate Green" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158071/deputy-mayor-‘concerned’-about-gmp’s-use-of-arrests">Deputy mayor ‘concerned’ about GMP’s use of arrests</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158071/deputy-mayor-‘concerned’-about-gmp’s-use-of-arrests">Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor Kate Green has said she is “concerned” with examples of how police officers in the region are justifying arrests.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 21/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158088/mp-spotlights-‘hidden-horror’-of-domestic-abuse-with-dedicated-surgery"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241119_14432.jpg" alt="Elsie Blundell MP" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158088/mp-spotlights-‘hidden-horror’-of-domestic-abuse-with-dedicated-surgery">MP spotlights ‘hidden horror’ of domestic abuse with dedicated surgery</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158088/mp-spotlights-‘hidden-horror’-of-domestic-abuse-with-dedicated-surgery">Elsie Blundell, Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton North, is holding a dedicated surgery in November for anyone needing support and help as a result of domestic abuse.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 20/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158086/week-of-action-begins-as-gmp-get-tough-on-antisocial-behaviour"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241120_1364.jpg" alt="Police in Rochdale on an anti-social behaviour operation" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158086/week-of-action-begins-as-gmp-get-tough-on-antisocial-behaviour">"Week of action" begins as GMP get tough on anti-social behaviour </a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158086/week-of-action-begins-as-gmp-get-tough-on-antisocial-behaviour">Greater Manchester Police has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) as it launches a week-long initiative aimed at raising awareness and addressing the...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 20/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158089/council-announces-plans-for-hopwood-hall-estate-as-angry-hopwood-depree-holds-urgent-public-meeting"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2024111_144917.jpg" alt="Hopwood Hall" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158089/council-announces-plans-for-hopwood-hall-estate-as-angry-hopwood-depree-holds-urgent-public-meeting">Council announces plans for Hopwood Hall Estate, - as angry Hopwood DePree holds "urgent" public meeting</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158089/council-announces-plans-for-hopwood-hall-estate-as-angry-hopwood-depree-holds-urgent-public-meeting">Rochdale Council has said that it has committed to a new feasibility study to develop options for the future of Hopwood Hall following the end of an exclusivity agreement with...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 20/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158070/camera-trial-reveals-the-shocking-truth-about-drivers-scrolling-and-texting-with-children-on-board"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241119_111427.jpg" alt="Shocking images show drivers holding mobile phones in front of their face, to their ear while behind the wheel with children on board. " /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158070/camera-trial-reveals-the-shocking-truth-about-drivers-scrolling-and-texting-with-children-on-board">Camera trial reveals the shocking truth about drivers scrolling and texting with children on board</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158070/camera-trial-reveals-the-shocking-truth-about-drivers-scrolling-and-texting-with-children-on-board">Thousands of Greater Manchester drivers have been caught using their phones while driving or not wearing seat belts - as part of a trial of state-of-the-art cameras in the region.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 20/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158028/toad-lane-concerts-the-kell-wind-trio"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20231116_105943.jpg" alt="The Kell Wind Trio" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158028/toad-lane-concerts-the-kell-wind-trio">Toad Lane Concerts: The Kell Wind Trio</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158028/toad-lane-concerts-the-kell-wind-trio">The Kell Wind Trio belongs to an uncommon genre which is tricky to arrange music for. The players have to be expert with their instruments to cover all the musical ground that...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 19/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158052/rochdale-hosts-first-ever-music-summit-to-boost-local-talent"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241119_11258.jpg" alt="Live music " /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158052/rochdale-hosts-first-ever-music-summit-to-boost-local-talent">Rochdale hosts first ever music summit to boost local talent </a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158052/rochdale-hosts-first-ever-music-summit-to-boost-local-talent">Rochdale will host its first-ever music summit at Rochdale Town Hall on Monday 25 November, in an effort to support the borough’s grassroots music scene.</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 19/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158051/rochdale-charity-reopens-its-rebound-therapy"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241118_103950.jpg" alt="A Rochdale Gateway Leisure service enjoys a therapy session on the trampoline" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158051/rochdale-charity-reopens-its-rebound-therapy">Rochdale charity reopens its rebound therapy</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158051/rochdale-charity-reopens-its-rebound-therapy">For the first time since Covid, a charity in Rochdale has reopened its therapeutic trampoline to offer rebound therapy to service users and the wider public.<br /> Rochdale Gateway...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 19/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158068/finding-comfort-together-new-bereavement-support-group-comes-to-middleton"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241119_82539.jpg" alt="Gavin Vitler " /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158068/finding-comfort-together-new-bereavement-support-group-comes-to-middleton">Finding comfort together: new bereavement support group comes to Middleton</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158068/finding-comfort-together-new-bereavement-support-group-comes-to-middleton">A new bereavement support group aimed at helping residents in Middleton cope with grief will hold its launch night on Wednesday 4 December, from 6pm to 8pm at Bowlee Pavilion in...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 19/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158057/thousands-of-illegal-vapes-seized-by-local-authority-in-trading-standards-crackdown"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2023117_15338.jpg" alt="Illegal vapes seized by trading standards and police" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158057/thousands-of-illegal-vapes-seized-by-local-authority-in-trading-standards-crackdown">Thousands of illegal vapes seized by local authority in trading standards crackdown</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158057/thousands-of-illegal-vapes-seized-by-local-authority-in-trading-standards-crackdown">Thousands of illegal vapes have been seized across the Rochdale borough in the last two years, data has revealed. Since the beginning of January 2023, a total of 44,874 illegal...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 19/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158069/parking-war-sparked-after-council-install-controversial-double-yellow-lines"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241119_82923.jpg" alt="Double yellow lines on Major Street, Milnrow which have caused parking problems" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158069/parking-war-sparked-after-council-install-controversial-double-yellow-lines">Parking war sparked after council install controversial double yellow lines</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158069/parking-war-sparked-after-council-install-controversial-double-yellow-lines">A war over parking has been sparked on a small street in Rochdale after double yellow lines were painted by the council. Residents in and around Major Street in Milnrow were left...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 19/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158056/gmp-ends-welfare-strip-searches-after-report-on-treatment-of-women-in-custody"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2023215_17524.jpg" alt="Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158056/gmp-ends-welfare-strip-searches-after-report-on-treatment-of-women-in-custody">GMP ends welfare strip searches after report on treatment of women in custody</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158056/gmp-ends-welfare-strip-searches-after-report-on-treatment-of-women-in-custody">Greater Manchester Police has announced major changes following a harrowing report on the treatment of women and girls in custody. Strip searches for welfare purposes have ended,...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158055/council-confirms-gritters-at-the-ready-ahead-of-winter-weather"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2020930_1894.jpg" alt="You may see gritters out on the roads this week" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158055/council-confirms-gritters-at-the-ready-ahead-of-winter-weather">Council confirms gritters at the ready ahead of winter weather</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158055/council-confirms-gritters-at-the-ready-ahead-of-winter-weather">The council’s fleet of gritters is ready to hit the road once again, as the highways team’s winter service moves into full gear. With Met Office weather warnings for snow and ice...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158042/new-raising-rochdale-education-awards-celebrate-the-best-in-borough’s-schools"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241115_141735.jpg" alt="Christine and Jack Dunbar, Caretakers at Holy Family RC & CE College, Heywood" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158042/new-raising-rochdale-education-awards-celebrate-the-best-in-borough’s-schools">New 'Raising Rochdale' education awards celebrate the best in borough’s schools</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158042/new-raising-rochdale-education-awards-celebrate-the-best-in-borough’s-schools">Parents, students, teachers and support staff from schools and colleges across the borough came together to recognise the outstanding achievements and contribution that staff make...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158049/coffee-morning-fuels-new-wave-of-volunteer-enthusiasm"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241118_84010.jpg" alt="The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is a mark of excellence in the voluntary sector" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158049/coffee-morning-fuels-new-wave-of-volunteer-enthusiasm">Coffee morning fuels new wave of volunteer enthusiasm</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158049/coffee-morning-fuels-new-wave-of-volunteer-enthusiasm">Aspire 2 Inspire Communities hosted a lively coffee morning in Rochdale, marking the first event of its kind in the area. Attended by over 25 local organisations, the gathering...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158053/met-office-issues-yellow-warning-for-snow-and-ice-overnight"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2015616_132238.jpg" alt="The most likely scenario is for most of the snow to accumulate on hills" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158053/met-office-issues-yellow-warning-for-snow-and-ice-overnight">Met Office issues yellow warning for snow and ice overnight</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158053/met-office-issues-yellow-warning-for-snow-and-ice-overnight">A yellow weather alert has been issued for snow and ice in the north west from 7pm tonight (18 November).<br /> The Met Office says: “A period of rain, sleet and snow will occur during...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158045/conservative-leaders-column-recent-events-show-the-strength-of-our-communities"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_2024712_13479.jpg" alt="Councillor Stephen Anstee" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158045/conservative-leaders-column-recent-events-show-the-strength-of-our-communities">Conservative leader's column: Recent events show the "strength of our communities"</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158045/conservative-leaders-column-recent-events-show-the-strength-of-our-communities">Steve Anstee is the leader of the local Conservative party in Rochdale and a councillor for Bamford. This month he dedicates his column to the importance of unity around...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158048/rochdale-homelessness-charity-urges-community-to-support-‘season-of-sharing’-appeal"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241118_8353.jpg" alt="The ‘Season of Sharing’ appeal is back" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158048/rochdale-homelessness-charity-urges-community-to-support-‘season-of-sharing’-appeal">Rochdale homelessness charity urges community to support ‘Season of Sharing’ appeal</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158048/rochdale-homelessness-charity-urges-community-to-support-‘season-of-sharing’-appeal">Petrus Community has launched its new ‘Season of Sharing’ appeal to raise vital funds for its homelessness services this winter. Having supported people who are homeless, or at...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><br class='clear'><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158043/lantern-academy-hosts-nonuniform-day-to-support-alder-hey-children’s-hospital"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241115_142538.jpg" alt="The students raised £300 for Alder Hey" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158043/lantern-academy-hosts-nonuniform-day-to-support-alder-hey-children’s-hospital">Lantern Academy hosts non-uniform day to support Alder Hey Children’s Hospital</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158043/lantern-academy-hosts-nonuniform-day-to-support-alder-hey-children’s-hospital">Lantern Academy, based in Rochdale, organised a non-uniform fun day over the weekend of 19/20 October to raise funds for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.<br /> The event was dedicated to...</a></p> <p class="dateonline">Date Published 18/11/2024</p> </div></div><div class='onecolumn'><div class='teaser'> <a href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158047/-amnesty-bins-reduce-knife-crime-across-the-rochdale-borough"> <noscript class="idle"> <img class="decorate thumb" src="/uploads/f1/news/img/thumb_20241115_162058.jpg" alt="The amnesty bins, allow people to dispose of their knives they no longer need or those that are illegal, with no questions asked" /> </noscript> </a> <h3><a class="plain" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158047/-amnesty-bins-reduce-knife-crime-across-the-rochdale-borough"> Amnesty bins reduce knife crime across the Rochdale borough</a></h3> <p><a class="teaser-link" href="/news-features/2/news-headlines/158047/-amnesty-bins-reduce-knife-crime-across-the-rochdale-borough">Three months after their introduction, knife amnesty bins outside Heywood, Middleton, and Rochdale police stations have 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