Roch Valley Radio

An intricate carpet of new paving has been unveiled at Town Hall Square in Rochdale, as the restoration of this grand space continues.

Repairs worth £450,000 will be carried out on Pilsworth Road next week as part of the council’s £30 million programme of highways works.

Today, Stephen Ball (DOB:23/04/1992) of Pear Avenue in Bury, was charged with the murder of Susanne Galvin (aged 55) and was remanded into police custody to appear at Manchester Magistrates on Thursday 21 September 2023.

With just weeks to go before this year’s Williams BMW Rochdale Half Marathon, 10K and Fun Run, organisers are reminding potential participants to make sure they enter online before the deadline of 3pm on 1 October.

Major upgrade works at Rochdale Cemetery have been revealed as a new memorial hall opens alongside expansion works to improve the site’s crematorium facilities.

A new 146-room Hampton by Hilton Hotel has opened in Rochdale town centre.

Sergejus Paskevicius (13/08/1962) of Orchard Street, Heywood was on Friday 15 September 2023 sentenced to three years and two months at Minshull Street Crown Court for the offence of taking a child, removing them from a person of lawful control.

Operation Revoke is continuing to produce results in Bury as officers made a further seizure of drugs this week.

A woman has told Sky News that Russell Brand made her feel "vulnerable and intimidated" - and alleges he refused to call her a taxi until she performed a sex act.

Russell Brand has told his online followers it has been a "distressing" week, in a video breaking his silence after sexual assault allegations were made against him.

Nish Kumar says young women have been advised to steer clear of dressing rooms used by 'predators' still working on the comedy scene.

Rishi Sunak's popularity has plunged to its lowest point since taking office following his watering down of key climate pledges.