Local News Archive

Rochdale Council chief exec accused of ‘grinding’ on young care leaver during drunken awards night

Saturday, 29 November 2025 13:12

Michael Bamford named Man of Rochdale 2025 for outstanding community service

Friday, 28 November 2025 22:17

Decision made on rebuilding homes destroyed by massive gas explosion

Friday, 28 November 2025 15:42

Hundreds of new homes controversially approved for Littleborough

Friday, 28 November 2025 15:38

Man arrested at Manchester Airport in Heaton Park synagogue terror probe

Thursday, 27 November 2025 17:03

Teenage musician sets sights on top Manchester music college

Thursday, 27 November 2025 09:54

Heywood AODS honours retiring President after 40 years at the helm

Wednesday, 26 November 2025 09:25

Businesses warned of budget ‘moment of truth’ as tax fears mount

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 18:38

Fire and light transform Rochdale as Christmas countdown begins

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 16:30

Man arrested after pedestrian hit in serious collision in Bury town centre

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 16:27

Mayor reflects on a busy first half-year of community, culture and commemoration

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 13:47

Reform UK councillor backtracks after falsely claiming Roch Valley Radio insulted him

Monday, 24 November 2025 21:56

Old bank to be transformed into church

Monday, 24 November 2025 18:06

Mum of two makes urgent plea for kidney donor as transplant options run out

Sunday, 23 November 2025 16:05

Rochdale man walks 4,200 miles from Azerbaijan to raise money for homelessness charities

Sunday, 23 November 2025 15:54

Children lead the way as Freehold estate praised for pioneering police partnership

Saturday, 22 November 2025 10:06

Exhibition train marking 200 years of rail travel to stop in Bury

Friday, 21 November 2025 12:09

Emergency road closure on Milnrow Road for final phase of major gas works

Friday, 21 November 2025 11:54

Middleton residents share bold ideas for town’s future at MMDC event

Thursday, 20 November 2025 15:49

Middleton hits reset as Mayoral Development Corporation launches with community backing and call for change

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 21:25

New maternity membership offers discounts for mums across Greater Manchester

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 19:56

Hundreds of homes on Littleborough’s countryside set for approval

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 16:33

Town to get ‘real boost’ from major planning reforms

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 13:31

Plans for battery storage plant on green belt next to country park approved after ‘knife edge’ vote

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 13:29

Hotel expansion approved

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 15:30

New drive-thru planned for Sandbrook Park

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 15:29

Pensioner’s battle over her blue bin

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12:55

Fraud specialists to support residents during Black Friday and Christmas shopping period

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12:18

Mayfield RL’s ‘Movers’ raise over £8,500 for Rochdale charities after 52-mile walk to Blackpool

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12:15

Teenager named after fatal M66 crash as friends set off fireworks at the scene

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 10:51

Lib Dems unveil plan to cut energy bills and support local high streets

Monday, 17 November 2025 16:48

Wheels in motion as Rochdale’s winter gritting service gears up

Monday, 17 November 2025 16:46

Police investigate fatal collision at Simister Island after GMP pursuit

Monday, 17 November 2025 16:44

GMP pays out nearly £9,000 after unlawful arrest of former soldier

Sunday, 16 November 2025 19:56

Seized designer trainers redistributed to help survivors of modern slavery

Saturday, 15 November 2025 15:51

Rochdale man jailed for 16 years after fatal stabbing on New Year’s Eve

Saturday, 15 November 2025 14:09

William Howarth jailed for nine years and eight months for abusing girls online

Friday, 14 November 2025 19:29

Two arrested and over 400 cannabis plants seized in Rochdale town centre raid

Friday, 14 November 2025 17:05

Highway to Littleborough or highway to hell? as MP slams roadworks nightmare

Friday, 14 November 2025 17:02

Fire tears through Rochdale garage as residents told to avoid area

Friday, 14 November 2025 09:52

Valley Thai Boxing Club fighters bring home 15 gold medals for Team GB

Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:25

Historic Rochdale manor house transformed into homes for veterans

Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:22

Bury personal adviser shortlisted for national care leaver award

Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:20

Ignite Fire Festival returns to Rochdale with fiery spectacles and family fun

Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:18

Tributes paid to popular community activist from Milnrow

Thursday, 13 November 2025 11:06

Rochdale sisters strike gold at World Martial Arts Championships in Norway

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 20:17

Andy Burnham launches major Atom Valley scheme in Rochdale

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:56

Suspected shoplifter arrested moments after leaving prison

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:28

Weapons and nitrous oxide seized in Rochdale business unit raid

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:26

Charity shop given festive makeover by UK's biggest preloved bookseller

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:15

Rochdale Christmas Toy Appeal returns to brighten festive season for children in need

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 12:22

Start of Atom Valley project marks ‘big day’ for Greater Manchester

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 09:12

Government to give councils powers to suspend rogue councillors

Tuesday, 11 November 2025 11:47

Lest we forget as borough unites in silence to honour the fallen

Tuesday, 11 November 2025 11:02

Rochdale couple share joy of hosting young people leaving care

Monday, 10 November 2025 20:59

Bury born actress Lisa Riley joins I’m A Celebrity for milestone 25th series

Monday, 10 November 2025 20:12

Hundreds gather for magical lights switch-on at The Rock’s first Christmas parade

Monday, 10 November 2025 12:36

North West life sciences firms explore new Irish partnerships

Sunday, 9 November 2025 21:59

Inclusive Cinderella pantomime breaks barriers on stage in Chadderton

Sunday, 9 November 2025 20:26

J Star Academy locked out of studio amid rent dispute as parents and donors demand clarity

Sunday, 9 November 2025 18:12

Security guard jailed after raping woman who asked for help in Manchester

Sunday, 9 November 2025 17:33

Bikers form ‘ring of red’ on M60 to honour Remembrance Sunday

Sunday, 9 November 2025 16:36

Two Edenfield Centre staff charged with ill-treatment of patients following undercover investigation

Sunday, 9 November 2025 15:57

Bury shoppers raise £1,000 for veterans through handmade Wall of Remembrance

Saturday, 8 November 2025 13:28

Officers targeted anti-social behaviour in Rochdale and beyond during Bonfire Night clampdown

Friday, 7 November 2025 11:04

Teen stabbed in Rochdale Bonfire Night attack as police cordon off street

Thursday, 6 November 2025 15:50

Council leader’s column: Unity must prevail as we reject hatred and stand together in remembrance

Thursday, 6 November 2025 13:02

Reg Birch Community Garden and the Richard Bentley Smalley Memorial Hall, Middleton wins Britain in Bloom award on first attempt

Thursday, 6 November 2025 12:02

Major road in Middleton closed as crews tackle phone mast fire and gas safety fears

Thursday, 6 November 2025 08:47

Rochdale community garden earns top award in regional Britain in Bloom scheme

Thursday, 6 November 2025 00:36

Work begins on major housing scheme that will bring 81 new homes to Rochdale

Wednesday, 5 November 2025 23:16

🚒 LIVE: We join Greater Manchester fire crews in Rochdale tonight for a ride-along

Wednesday, 5 November 2025 19:13

The school where phones are locked away

Wednesday, 5 November 2025 15:01

Rochdale-born creative agency founder spotlighted in ‘extraordinary’ Greater Manchester business campaign

Wednesday, 5 November 2025 13:09

Bury bows to GMCA pressure with £12k Cannes trip as taxpayers foot bill for global investor summit

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 21:48

Masked gang targets couple in terrifying early morning burglary in Littleborough

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 17:35

Bury’s Rock Shopping Centre opens giant Christmas donation station to support struggling families

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 15:14

Eight-year jail sentence for man who smuggled drugs into Bury through fake parcels from America

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 15:11

Grooming gang rapist escapes UK and did what the government couldn’t

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 14:48

24 new family homes to be built on derelict Middleton site under £6.79 million housing plan

Tuesday, 4 November 2025 14:33

Driver admits killing 68-year-old woman in Rochdale during car rampage

Monday, 3 November 2025 15:37

Market Street in Bury reopens following £500,000 bridge repairs

Monday, 3 November 2025 15:02

Six-storey block of 40 flats planned at prime town centre site

Monday, 3 November 2025 14:57

Divine intervention sought as developer eyes former convent for 10-flat conversion

Monday, 3 November 2025 14:04

Hopwood Hall College will get huge revamp

Monday, 3 November 2025 12:15

Recycled cremation metals fund £10,000 boost for Rochdale’s Jolly Josh charity

Monday, 3 November 2025 11:59

Free Santa’s grotto returns to The Rock with festive magic and charity cheer

Monday, 3 November 2025 00:42

Spanish grandson retraces his grandfather’s 1936 footsteps in Rochdale

Monday, 3 November 2025 00:36

Rochdale mother with disabled children says damp and collapsing home is putting family’s health at risk

Sunday, 2 November 2025 22:47

Bury GP practice urges action as women call menopause symptoms ‘complete torture’

Sunday, 2 November 2025 21:45

Elderly woman targeted in doorstep burglary by 'clown' on Birch Road

Sunday, 2 November 2025 20:43

‘Devastated’ family pay tribute as police investigate death of Bacup man Luke Harden

Sunday, 2 November 2025 16:34

Estate worried about what’s next for ‘Rochdale’s Chernobyl’

Sunday, 2 November 2025 14:08

Rochdale grooming gang member Adil Khan vanishes during deportation process

Sunday, 2 November 2025 13:24

Postal voters warned to re-apply or risk losing their vote ahead of 2026 deadline

Saturday, 1 November 2025 19:08

Man in his 20s stabbed outside Rochdale Wetherspoons as police launch investigation

Saturday, 1 November 2025 18:34

Middleton locals react to their last bank closing

Saturday, 1 November 2025 18:29

Trams running again after major repairs to Victorian tunnel completed on time

Saturday, 1 November 2025 17:27

Greater Manchester Police targets human trafficking gangs in new crackdown on immigration crime

Saturday, 1 November 2025 17:20

Man dies after being pulled from River Irwell as police launch investigation

Saturday, 1 November 2025 16:36

Gold rush for Middleton as town has a double-win in Britain in Bloom 2025

Saturday, 1 November 2025 16:29

Man dies after being found injured on Bacup street as murder probe launched

Saturday, 1 November 2025 13:25