Local News Archive
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United Utilities urges residents to protect pipes ahead of freezing weekend
Wednesday, 31 December 2025 12:07
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Bolton Mountain Rescue Team pays tribute to long serving volunteer Geoff Seddon
Tuesday, 30 December 2025 13:17
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Three floors of iconic town centre building could be turned into flats
Tuesday, 30 December 2025 12:01
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Community walking group 'Mayfield Movers' set to start in 2026 to promote active living
Tuesday, 30 December 2025 10:36
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My 5 years at Westminster were dominated by Brexit paralysis
Tuesday, 30 December 2025 10:10
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2025 was the year Roch Valley Radio became your newsroom
Tuesday, 30 December 2025 00:01
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Hopwood Hall College Principal among North West recipients of OBE in King's Honours List
Monday, 29 December 2025 23:09
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Radcliffe commentator Clive Tyldesley honoured with OBE in New Year list
Monday, 29 December 2025 22:48
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Rochdale Lioness Keira Walsh awarded MBE in New Year Honours
Monday, 29 December 2025 22:38
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Chadderton fire service specialist awarded MBE for work supporting burn victims
Monday, 29 December 2025 17:12
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Bury mountain rescue volunteer honoured with MBE for five decades of service
Monday, 29 December 2025 17:07
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Bolton paedophile 'inappropriately' restrained before prison death report finds
Monday, 29 December 2025 17:02
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Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner Vernon Everitt awarded CBE in New Year Honours
Monday, 29 December 2025 17:00
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A man aged 65 has died following suspected heart attack at a bus stop
Monday, 29 December 2025 16:59
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A man aged 65 has died following suspected heart attack at a bus stop
Monday, 29 December 2025 16:58
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Senior GMP detective to receive King’s Policing Medal for disaster victim identification work
Monday, 29 December 2025 16:57
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Your Trust celebrates record 1.6 million engagements across Rochdale borough
Monday, 29 December 2025 10:10
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Crime falls and justice rises as GMP pledges safer 2026 for Greater Manchester
Monday, 29 December 2025 10:05
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Flying Scotsman to return to East Lancashire Railway in 2026
Monday, 29 December 2025 09:11
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Springhill Hospice offers Christmas tree collection service across Rochdale borough
Monday, 29 December 2025 09:07
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Teletubbies, traffic cones and blind mice take over Edgworth in charity race
Sunday, 28 December 2025 20:24
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Army of Kindness hosts record-breaking Christmas Day meal in Rochdale
Saturday, 27 December 2025 18:27
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Key developments coming to Rochdale in 2026
Saturday, 27 December 2025 13:44
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What does the future hold for Rochdale’s Seven Sisters
Saturday, 27 December 2025 13:43
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Holcombe Hunt returns to Pleasington as future of trail hunting faces uncertainty
Friday, 26 December 2025 18:26
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Seven reasons why Prestwich is still ‘on the up’
Friday, 26 December 2025 12:45
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From behind the radio mic to serving free Christmas dinners to support local residents in Bury
Thursday, 25 December 2025 20:10
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‘We’ve been ‘parents’ to 31 children and every one of them means the world to us’
Thursday, 25 December 2025 13:52
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Community centre left with £10,000 of damage just before Christmas
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 16:13
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From survival to belief as Rochdale AFC look ahead to 2026
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 12:36
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Changes to Christmas and New Year bin collections across the borough
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 12:32
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Hephzibah’s Christmas artwork chosen for Rochdale council card
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 12:20
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Heywood AODS and Heykids secure 19 nominations at NODA District 7 awards
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 11:55
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Greater Manchester Police make 671 arrests during Festive Friday weekend
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 11:41
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Young sporting stars honoured in school Hall of Fame
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 11:39
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New letters to loved ones post box opens at Bury Cemetery
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 11:37
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Cycling Santas raise more than £700 for Rochdale homelessness charity
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 11:06
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Army of Kindness spreads festive cheer with hamper delivery to Rochdale residents
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 09:22
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Three men convicted after foiled antisemitic terror plot in Greater Manchester
Tuesday, 23 December 2025 17:14
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Rochdale businesses recognised at annual awards ceremony
Monday, 22 December 2025 15:20
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Tetrosyl strike deepens as union accuses employer of illegal tactics and Christmas ‘cruelty’
Monday, 22 December 2025 14:45
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Peine Square transformed in £1m Heywood regeneration project
Monday, 22 December 2025 11:20
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Music and creativity team win national award for bringing joy to supported lives
Monday, 22 December 2025 11:13
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United Utilities begins £4.5 million project to protect Castleton waterways
Monday, 22 December 2025 10:55
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Rochdale to be transformed by immersive nighttime storytelling experience
Monday, 22 December 2025 09:02
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UK economy faces tipping point as small firms warn of rising insolvency risk
Monday, 22 December 2025 08:59
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Prison watchdog flags safety concerns and strained resources at HMP Buckley Hall
Monday, 22 December 2025 08:57
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Grinch Christmas card withdrawn from Sainsbury’s following transphobia complaints
Sunday, 21 December 2025 20:31
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The relief road that could save a town from traffic nightmare
Saturday, 20 December 2025 15:47
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Child Protection Investigation Unit praised for relentless work safeguarding children in Rochdale
Saturday, 20 December 2025 11:44
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Before the red suit this the surprising history of Father Christmas
Saturday, 20 December 2025 11:26
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Man pleads guilty to sending ‘online threat’ to ex-Rochdale MP
Friday, 19 December 2025 16:43
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Changes to council services for Christmas and New Year
Friday, 19 December 2025 11:50
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OMD to headline major music event at Rochdale Town Hall Square in 2026
Friday, 19 December 2025 11:47
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A year of listening, learning and lifting others up
Friday, 19 December 2025 11:34
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Mosque expansion given the green light
Friday, 19 December 2025 10:55
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Local pantries save Rochdale families over £160,000 in essentials and support
Friday, 19 December 2025 08:27
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Woman, 78, dies after being hit by van on supermarket car park
Friday, 19 December 2025 08:23
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William Rush, Waterloo Road star and son of Debbie Rush, dies aged 31
Thursday, 18 December 2025 20:58
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Two arrested in Middleton dawn raids targeting suspected Oldham drug network
Thursday, 18 December 2025 18:40
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Julie Murphy named interim chief as councillors question 'five-week delay'
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 21:32
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Blocks of flats to be built at former care home site
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 16:29
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Nod to area’s past as new 90-home ‘brownfield’ estate launches show homes
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 16:28
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Heywood town centre scheme presented to government
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 16:25
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Julie Murphy on the line up as interim chief executive at Rochdale Council
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 12:47
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Charity Santa’s sleigh run hit by online abuse from ‘shameful, entitled parents’
Monday, 15 December 2025 16:51
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Flood alert issued for Rochdale and Bury as heavy rain continues across Greater Manchester
Monday, 15 December 2025 09:22
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Bury FC part company with Michael Jolley days after managerial appointment following backlash
Sunday, 14 December 2025 18:24
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A candid conversation at Roch Valley Radio with Colin Lambert on truth, trust and local media
Sunday, 14 December 2025 13:32
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Rochdale Scouts to represent UK at World Scout Jamboree in Poland
Sunday, 14 December 2025 13:03
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GMP cracks down on internal corruption in proactive investigation into officer misconduct
Sunday, 14 December 2025 02:27
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Rochdale Council launches consultation on changes to Council Tax Support Scheme
Sunday, 14 December 2025 02:25
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Live music debuts at Theatre Royal with acclaimed Manchester act
Saturday, 13 December 2025 13:22
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71 dogs and puppies rescued from suspected illegal breeders in Bury
Saturday, 13 December 2025 13:05
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£1m cannabis farm dismantled by GMP officers in Heywood raid
Saturday, 13 December 2025 12:47
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AFC Supporters comic Poem written about Rochdale's last match called Muddy Hell!
Thursday, 11 December 2025 13:28
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Bury GPs urge parents to vaccinate children against flu ahead of Christmas
Thursday, 11 December 2025 13:21
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Rochdale teenager clinches national racing title in debut car season
Thursday, 11 December 2025 12:57
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Mill complex left derelict by massive fire goes up for sale
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 17:11
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Ellie Roebuck completes Joseph Holt training course at pub that shares her name
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 13:52
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New canopies unveiled as Bury Market revamp takes major step forward
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 11:10
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Man charged with rape of two teenage girls in Bolton
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 11:07
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Family-led bands raise hundreds for Uganda summer school through Drumbeat UK
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 10:59
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Roof repairs completed at historic Hopwood Hall as £640,000 restoration project finishes
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 10:56
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Photography exhibition marks 25 years since KFOR deployment in Kosova
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 08:02
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What grooming gang chair announcement means for Oldham as town to be at centre of investigation
Tuesday, 9 December 2025 17:18
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‘Iconic’ former town centre pub and club on the market for £725k
Tuesday, 9 December 2025 17:11
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“I was training for an ultra-marathon and felt a groin strain – 10 days later I had terminal cancer”
Tuesday, 9 December 2025 17:10
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Bury men jailed for historic sexual abuse of five girls
Monday, 8 December 2025 15:52
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Rochdale firm chosen for hydrogen mission to Bosch HQ in Germany
Monday, 8 December 2025 13:33
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Forget Me Not tree recycling service expands to Oldham and Rochdale
Monday, 8 December 2025 10:22
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Vets warn festive food could be fatal for pets this Christmas
Sunday, 7 December 2025 19:45
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MP condemns Rochdale firm over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics before Christmas
Sunday, 7 December 2025 19:39
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Wheelchair-accessible ‘Pennine Queen’ boat launches at Hollingworth Lake
Sunday, 7 December 2025 18:48
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Rochdale Mayfield canteen to become community café thanks to lottery funding
Sunday, 7 December 2025 18:33
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Magic, mayhem and mega laughs as Aladdin shines in Middleton
Sunday, 7 December 2025 18:19
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The big ‘Bee Network Boats’ proposal Andy Burnham’s team ‘would support’
Friday, 5 December 2025 21:20
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Heavy delays near Prestwich and Simister Island after M60 breakdown blocks lanes
Friday, 5 December 2025 10:44
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Man charged with terrorism offences following synagogue-related arrest at Manchester Airport
Thursday, 4 December 2025 16:10
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Bolton Cancer Voices to host festive concert at Bolton Parish Church
Thursday, 4 December 2025 13:07
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Rochdale Trading Standards win national award after £16 million fake goods seizure
Thursday, 4 December 2025 12:58
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Police appeal after man in his 20s stabbed in Rochdale
Thursday, 4 December 2025 12:56
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Rochdale MP hails record road funding to tackle potholes and improve journeys
Wednesday, 3 December 2025 11:28
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Tributes paid to former Rochdale academy player Ellis Robinson following his death aged 22
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 19:01
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Two arrested after high-speed chase following Oldham burglary
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 18:13
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Wildlife Trust launches £1 Christmas appeal to restore local habitats
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 18:12
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Tuesday, 2 December 2025 18:10
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Village pub to be transformed into flats
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 17:58
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Timescale for emptying Seven Sisters tower blocks revealed
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 17:56
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Bury FC launches search for new men’s first team manager amid club restructure
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 17:45
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Emergency crews respond to Rochdale crash involving child and two adults
Monday, 1 December 2025 21:48
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Middleton lights up in memory of beloved council officer Lauren Mason
Monday, 1 December 2025 21:27
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Another bank will be converted into a church in Middleton
Monday, 1 December 2025 20:12
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Rochdale Council Leader Neil Emmott provides update on suspended Chief Exec
Monday, 1 December 2025 17:41
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Chief executive of Rochdale council suspended
Monday, 1 December 2025 17:07
