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Police are appealing for information following the theft of a mobile phone from a shop in Heywood.

Parklife is back at Heaton Park this weekend with a buzzing crowd, booming stages, and bars and street vendors offering a huge range of drinks to suit every taste, whether you’re after a refreshing lager or a cocktail.

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.

The head of a Greater Manchester mental health charity has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List for her decades-long dedication to improving lives.

A 31 year old critical care nurse and Army reservist from Bury has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours for his extraordinary unpaid work supporting the ex-service community at state events.

Couple’s six day walk supports end-of-life care in memory driven challenge.

Norden’s Paul Ellison has been made an MBE after more than three decades of dedicated service to his local community.

Once set for demolition, the century old Champness Hall is now back in action and preparing to mark its milestone birthday in style.

Roch Valley Radio visited the Maccabi Community Centre in Prestwich, where the Community Impact Team is operating from to support local residents during Parklife and Oasis

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson QPM has received a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours.

A Rochdale pub best known for its award winning beer garden and standout events is going one step further this weekend with its first ever international food festival, promising a mouth watering lineup of street food, tapas and sweet treats from across the world.

One of the seven men convicted for child sex offences in Rochdale has gone on the run after failing to attend court, prompting a nationwide manhunt led by Greater Manchester Police.

Parklife is back at Heaton Park this weekend with a buzzing crowd, booming stages, and bars and street vendors offering a huge range of drinks to suit every taste, whether you’re after a refreshing lager or a cocktail.

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.

Roch Valley Radio visited the Maccabi Community Centre in Prestwich, where the Community Impact Team is operating from to support local residents during Parklife and Oasis

One of the seven men convicted for child sex offences in Rochdale has gone on the run after failing to attend court, prompting a nationwide manhunt led by Greater Manchester Police.

Seven men who subjected two vulnerable girls to years of horrific sexual abuse in Rochdale have been found guilty of 50 offences, following a dedicated Greater Manchester Police investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation.

Drivers heading to festivals like Parklife this summer are being warned that giving friends a lift could land them with hefty fines, if they ask for more than just petrol money.

Police have made fresh arrests after a large group blocked the road with cars and bins in Salford earlier today.

Greater Manchester is set for a bumper transport deal with £2.5bn coming to the city in the next seven years — with 1,000 buses, new tram stops, tram-trains, revamped interchanges, and a Metrolink extension in the offing.

Parklife is back at Heaton Park this weekend with a buzzing crowd, booming stages, and bars and street vendors offering a huge range of drinks to suit every taste, whether you’re after a refreshing lager or a cocktail.

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.

Roch Valley Radio visited the Maccabi Community Centre in Prestwich, where the Community Impact Team is operating from to support local residents during Parklife and Oasis

Drivers heading to festivals like Parklife this summer are being warned that giving friends a lift could land them with hefty fines, if they ask for more than just petrol money.

More than 2,000 pupils at schools close to Heaton Park are set to enjoy additional time away from the classroom next month due to the Oasis shows.

Littleborough’s popular Food and Drink Festival returns this Saturday, 14 June, with a full day of food, music and family fun to mark its tenth anniversary. The free event runs from 11am to 4pm across the town centre.

A kaleidoscope of colour is returning to Rochdale this summer as Colourscape returns for a second year, promising a vibrant and immersive experience for all ages.

Major road closures, Metrolink changes and travel advice as Parklife returns.

Rochdale AFC co-chairman Cameron Ogden says fans have strong reasons to be optimistic ahead of the 2025/26 season, after a year of big improvements on and off the pitch.

A cricket match sparked by a chance meeting in Vatican City will see Elton Cricket Club host its first ever international fixture this Fathers’ Day.

Sir Keir Starmer is to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.

The son of an Air India plane crash victim, who was sitting one row behind the man who survived, has told Sky News he will relive "her last moments" until the day he dies.

The King has marked his official birthday at the Trooping the Colour parade, wearing a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash.

Roads have been flooded and a landslip has disrupted trains as the UK was hit by tens of thousands of lightning strikes during thunderstorms.

There have now been five consecutive nights of ongoing violence and disorder on the streets of Northern Ireland, with Ballymena at the focus of the unrest following an alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in the town on 7 June.

Two skydivers have died at an airfield in Devon.

In 2019, nine men were jailed for raping and abusing two teenage girls living in a children's home in Bradford.

A man has been arrested in the UK over two fatal shootings in Spain.

David Beckham has called it "truly humbling" and an "emotional moment" to be made a knight in the King's Birthday Honours.

British rapper Yung Filly is facing two additional charges over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman while on tour in Australia.

Police are warning rock fans at this weekend's Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit.

Video game actors in the US have ended their strike after nearly a year of industrial action, over the use of artificial intelligence by game studios. 

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of committing a criminal sexual act in a retrial in New York.

Tottenham have appointed Thomas Frank as their new head coach.

Brentford's set-piece coach Keith Andrews is one of the main candidates to replace Thomas Frank as head coach.

Liverpool have agreed a £116.5m deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz - so why will they break the British transfer record for the attacking midfielder and where could he play under Arne Slot?

Max Verstappen topped an unusual first practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix as McLaren were left off the pace after appearing to use the session to experiment.

South Africa defeated Australia to win the World Test Championship at Lord's.

Police are warning rock fans at this weekend's Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit.

A Syrian contractor made a historic discovery when clearing the rubble of a destroyed home, stumbling upon remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex.

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to see the remains of a revered Spanish saint, more than 440 years after her death, prompting debate over whether such displays "encourage morbid curiosity".

Dairy-loving daredevils from around the world have descended on Gloucestershire and thrown themselves down Cooper's Hill in the annual cheese-rolling race.

An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms has given evidence in court.

A father returning home after scattering his wife's ashes was among the victims of the Air India crash, leaving his two young children suddenly orphaned.

A powerful new supercomputer will be built in Edinburgh after all, the chancellor has announced. 

As hundreds lie dead following the latest tragedy to beset a Boeing passenger plane, it is too early to determine blame.

Why did Israel attack Iran? Certainly, it was worried about the threat of a nuclear weapon being developed.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called for "restraint" and "diplomacy" after Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes on Iran early on Friday.

David Beckham has called it "truly humbling" and an "emotional moment" to be made a knight in the King's Birthday Honours.

Sir Keir Starmer is to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.

A manhunt is under way after a US politician and her husband were shot dead in their home in a "politically motivated assassination" - and another politician and his wife were also shot.

Sir Keir Starmer is to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.

In 2019, nine men were jailed for raping and abusing two teenage girls living in a children's home in Bradford.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called for "restraint" and "diplomacy" after Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes on Iran early on Friday.

A sporting icon courted by prime ministers past and present, newly knighted Sir David Beckham is renowned for being extremely media savvy.

Campaigners have described losing a High Court challenge over the imposition of VAT on private school fees as a "huge disappointment".

Video game actors in the US have ended their strike after nearly a year of industrial action, over the use of artificial intelligence by game studios. 

The sun's south pole has been seen for the first time from outside the ecliptic plane in unprecedented images sent back to Earth by a solar orbiter.

A new treaty to govern international waters is "tantalisingly close" after countries - including Britain - promised to sign it into law.

A powerful new supercomputer will be built in Edinburgh after all, the chancellor has announced. 

There is a poorly understood but plausible chance winter temperatures could one day plummet in the UK even as global temperatures soar.

Why did Israel attack Iran? Certainly, it was worried about the threat of a nuclear weapon being developed.

The son of an Air India plane crash victim, who was sitting one row behind the man who survived, has told Sky News he will relive "her last moments" until the day he dies.

A father returning home after scattering his wife's ashes was among the victims of the Air India crash, leaving his two young children suddenly orphaned.

More than 1,000 Ukrainian bodies have been handed back to Kyiv after a prisoner-of-war exchange - as Volodymyr Zelenskyy renews calls for sanctions.

US President Donald Trump has revealed details of a one-hour phone call with his Russian counterpart, in which they agreed the conflict between Israel and Iran should end.

An Irish politician who was detained in Egypt trying to cross into Gaza says the police were violent towards the group after seizing his phone.

Tributes have been paid to victims of the Air India plane crash, including a couple and their three children and a man returning home after scattering his wife's ashes.

The Middle East is the world's foremost oil-producing region and a major centre for maritime trade.

Harrods is preparing to take legal action against the estate of its former owner, Mohamed al-Fayed, as the multimillion-pound legal bill for compensating his sexual abuse victims continues to escalate.

The high street lender Metro Bank has been approached about a private equity-backed takeover in a move that could lead to the disappearance of another company from the London Stock Exchange.

The Middle East is the world's foremost oil-producing region and a major centre for maritime trade.

As hundreds lie dead following the latest tragedy to beset a Boeing passenger plane, it is too early to determine blame.

Rachel Reeves is a "gnat's whisker" away from having to raise taxes in the autumn budget, a leading economist has warned - despite the chancellor insisting her plans are "fully funded".

China will "always honour its commitments" when it comes to negotiating trade disagreements with the US, according to a spokesperson for the Chinese government.

The owners of American Golf, Britain's biggest specialist golf retailer, are teeing up a sale of the chain nearly seven years after rescuing the company.

The FTSE 100 has secured a new record closing high after riding out a US trade war-linked slump.