Local News from Thursday, October 16th, 2025
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Fire and ice set to dazzle Rochdale as Ignite Festival returns bigger and brighter
The countdown to Christmas starts in fiery fashion this November, as Rochdale’s Ignite Fire Festival returns with dazzling displays, a new torchlight procession, ice rink and festive market.
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Manchester Pride on brink of collapse amid unpaid artists and financial losses
Manchester Pride Ltd is preparing to enter administration after revealing heavy losses and failing to pay performers from this year’s event, raising serious questions about the future of the city’s flagship LGBTQ+ festival.
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Powerless for days as Rochdale residents evacuated after burst pipe causes major outage
Residents of a high-rise block in College Bank were forced to evacuate and spend two nights in emergency accommodation after a burst pipe triggered a power failure, plunging flats into darkness.
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New nursery opens at Heywood school as MP praises childcare expansion a ‘huge boost for families’
A school in Heywood has opened a new nursery with £130,000 of government funding, as part of a wider Labour drive to expand childcare and help parents return to work.
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Stronger Minds, Stronger Community as Rochdale Comes Together for World Mental Health Day
Local charities, residents and public figures gather at Riverside One to celebrate emotional wellbeing and mental health support.
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Rochdale nurse’s tribute to sister highlights urgent call for cornea donors
Thousands are living in avoidable sight loss across the UK due to a critical shortage of cornea donors, but a grieving Greater Manchester nurse hopes her sister’s story will inspire others to register
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Homeowners could be forced to sell long empty properties
A council is set to force the sale of some long term empty properties to bring more homes back into use.
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Ramsbottom neighbours launch Bury’s first Right to Grow project on derelict land
A new community garden in Ramsbottom marks the first official site in Bury’s Right to Grow programme, led by local residents determined to turn disused land into a shared food-growing hub.
