TfGM is doing all it can to help tackle the spread of coronavirus and support our amazing frontline workers who are doing such an incredible job under really tough conditions. From Saturday 11 April NHS staff and people working in social care will be able to travel for free on Metrolink. In a statement released…
Traffic restrictions have been imposed near Holcombe Hill to deter people from gathering there this weekend in defiance of the Government’s advice on social distancing. For the duration of the Easter weekend, Holcombe Old Road and Cross Lane will be closed to all traffic except for access and emergency vehicles. There will also be no…
Staff and students from Elms Bank have lifted spirits in the community by getting together online for a virtual sing-a-long. Inspired by Gareth Malone’s virtual choir which takes place each evening Elms Bank’s choir leader Catherine Dent collaborated with Amy Johnston from their College team to bring the staff and students together in a rendition…
The borough’s residents are being reminded about the importance of staying inside and following the latest government advice, to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Last month the Prime Minister ordered everyone to only leave home for a limited number of reasons and said non-essential shops should close. Rochdale Borough Council and local police…
Stay away from Holcombe Hill this Easter weekend – that’s the stark message as the death toll from Covid-19 rises daily. Thousands of people traditionally take a trek to Peel Tower on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but this would make social distancing impossible during the coronavirus outbreak. The National Trust, which owns the land,…
The much loved hit TV show is back on BBC 1 for a very special one-off episode. Comedian Peter Kay and co-star Sian Gibson have teamed up to bring us a one-off special of the hit TV show ajnd we think it is EXACTLY what we need. Kay, who is returning to our screens after…
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic began we have seen communities pull together across the World, but leading the community response in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside is Action Together. In Oldham, they have set up three additional hubs to operate alongside the town centre’s food bank. Both the central bank situated in the three crowns pub…
Work is continuing on the £40M Radcliffe and Redvales Flood Alleviation Scheme which, once completed, will better protect over 870 properties from the effects of flooding, the Environment Agency has said. The organisation has, however, confirmed due to COVID-19 and Government advice it is postponing public meetings, including the regular drop-in sessions held in Radcliffe,…
One-off collections of brown bins are being organised to pick up people’s garden and food waste. These collections will start this week, so residents are being urged to sign up for email reminders on when to put their bins out: go to www.bury.gov.uk/bincollections All other bin collections are continuing as normal, including on Good Friday. Councillor…
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson was taken to intensive care at around seven o’clock this evening and is currently conscious. He requested that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab who is the First Secretary of State to deputise for him where necessary. Downing St said, “Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the Prime Minister…
