Roch Valley Radio

A major boost from TfGM and VolkerRail has taken the historic Heaton Park Tramway a step nearer to welcoming passengers again after over a year out of service.

A new pedestrian crossing has opened on one of Middleton’s busiest roads in a major win for safety and local schoolchildren.

Littleborough Brass Band brought rhythm and revelry to Saddleworth’s streets with a crowd pleasing twist at the 2025 Whit Friday March Contests, bagging a string of fourth section prizes while donning cowboy hats and playing a pop hit.

A man who ran a large scale drug operation from his Rochdale home and violently assaulted an associate has been jailed for more than six years

Rochdale Pride is making a vibrant return this Sunday, 22nd June, with a community celebration and colourful parade.

Comic Con returns to Bury with dinosaurs, dancing stormtroopers and Doctor Who stars in an all day, free family event on Sunday 29 June.

Mizkan’s £17 million investment will boost jobs, innovation and sustainability at its Middleton site

Shoppers at The Rock could win a £1,500 spending spree as part of birthday celebrations

The sudden death of an ‘ultra-fit’ father-of-three while running on Holcombe hill has led to lifesaving cardiac equipment being installed at the Peel monument.

A man who stole from the tip jar of a local Rochdale cafe has been charged and remanded in custody following a wave of public support that helped identify him.

It has been revealed that Bury Council issued 456 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) over one busy weekend, as music fans attending the Parklife Festival and a Catfish and the Bottlemen concert parked illegally in residential areas.

A Rochdale mother has shared her harrowing story of surviving bacterial meningitis, after what began as a simple earache left her in a coma and fighting for her life.

One of the East Lancashire Railway’s most devoted figures, Bob Johnson, has died peacefully aged 93, after dedicating over three decades to the heritage railway.

A free event full of hands-on science and art activities will take over Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre on Sunday 29 June

Mum and Dad (William, fondly known as Lol) shared many happy years as Landlady and Landlord of The Royal Oak in Ramsbottom during the late '80s and '90s

Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for most of England - with temperatures forecast to hit highs of 33C (91F) this weekend.

A driver who killed an eight-month-old baby in a crash outside a hospital has had her sentence reduced.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he gets "frustrated" with politicians who "shout and scream but do nothing" as he defended past comments about a grooming gangs inquiry.

A man who murdered two women on Christmas Day has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 39 years.