Government urges shoppers to visit their local high street and support businesses during Shop Local Week. Shoppers across the UK have been urged to do their bit and take part in Shop Local Week (10-16 August) to help local businesses rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic. Shop Local Week is part of the government’s Enjoy Summer…
New temporary coronavirus mobile testing units are opening this week in the borough of Rochdale. In Rochdale town centre units are opening at Arif Grocers on Ramsay Street and at Kent Street car park. Testing will be available on Friday 7, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August between 10.30am and 3.30pm. You can turn up…
Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd spoke to us this morning regarding the latest Government announcement, He talked about his thoughts on the measures amongst other things; Listen to the interview below:
Local small businesses which are eligible for a coronavirus grant, but have not yet applied, have until 24 August to get their applications in. Across Rochdale, around £44.2m has been paid out to 4,041 businesses since the pandemic started. The government has signalled that the small business grants fund, the retail, hospitality and leisure grants…
From Monday, (3rd August), many pubs and restaurants will take part in a new Government incitive to help the hospitality industry kick back into gear following their re-opening at the start of the month. In Bury places including Bap, McDonalds, Leckenbys and Costa Coffee, West Ivy and the bella italia are some of the places taking part…
Last Friday saw the temporary instalment of cautionary measures in Rochdale to prevent a localised lockdown. No more than two extra people are allowed in one household, face coverings are to be worn in shops and people have to adhere to the two metre rule, not the one metre plus rule. The biggest stat in…
North West Ambulance Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue are on scene of an incident on Halifax Road in Rochdale, Reports on social media suggest a ‘water rescue’ is taking place. We’ve approached the Emergency services for comment More to follow…
Emergency services are on the scene of an incident on Delamere Road in Rochdale this afternoon, It’s believed a number of fire, ambulance and police units are on scene. The nature of the incident is unknown at this stage We’ve approached the emergency services for comment. More to follow…
Seen as arguably the most worrying of all the Greater Manchester regions, the rise in cases for Rochdale could make for grim reading. The number of Rochdale cases has now risen to 1652 from 1608 this time last week following the latest increase in coronavirus cases. In the latest COVID related data revealed last month,…
Both Rochdale and Bury have seen rises in coronavirus cases and deaths in the past seven days. The death increases all small and show no sign of a second wave. with the current figures as they are both regions will hope these trends continue, especially with the hospitality sector re-opening on Saturday. Rochdale saw an…
