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A new apartment block in the heart of Heywood will be built.

A young girl from Rochdale has been honoured by the UK’s Chief Scout for her bravery after saving her injured grandad during a countryside walk.

Every GP practice in Rochdale now has an active Patient Participation Group, thanks to support from Healthwatch Rochdale.

A SCHOOL uniform shop has officially opened its doors at The Rock Shopping Centre in Bury.

Patients in Rochdale will benefit from over 8 million new GP appointments this year, being delivered through Labour’s Plan for Change

Services between Rochdale town centre and Rochdale railway station have restarted with delays, after emergency crews blocked the tracks earlier this morning

Bury shopping centre, The Rock is inviting nominations for its next charity partner, offering local causes the chance to benefit from fundraising and public support.

Bury North MP, James Frith, has joined a nationwide campaign during Mental Health Awareness Week to highlight what he calls a 'crisis in fatherhood' driven by poor paternity rights in the UK.

People living in Middleton have struggled for years with a problem that would baffle many modern day residents.

Metrolink (KAM), operator of the UK’s largest light rail network, is recruiting new tram drivers for its upcoming training programmes, with the next cohort beginning on Monday 2 June 2025.

Rochdale has officially launched its year as Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture for 2025–26 with a preview event packed with local talent, voices and plans for the months ahead.

Several residents on a street in Rochdale were celebrating last week after each scooped a £1,000 prize in the People's Postcode Lottery.

Metrolink (KAM), operator of the UK’s largest light rail network, is recruiting new tram drivers for its upcoming training programmes, with the next cohort beginning on Monday 2 June 2025.

NHS Blood and Transplant has launched an urgent appeal for blood and platelet donors across Greater Manchester, warning that four Bank Holidays in six weeks have put pressure on supplies.

Essential safety improvements on the M60 motorway between junctions 16 and 18 are set to last until August 2025, National Highways has announced.

Landmarks across Rochdale and Bury have been lit in red, white and blue to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Essential engineering work to ensure a Victorian-era tunnel remains safe will result in a reduced tram service on the Bury line this weekend.

Five retired Greater Manchester Police officers, aged between 73 and 81, have been arrested as part of a serious investigation into the sexual exploitation of a girl in the 1960s.

Streets were closed as patriotic residents across Greater Manchester joined in the VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations, donning union flag outfits and hats.

Four Iranian nationals, including a man arrested in Rochdale, can now be held in custody and questioned until Saturday (10th May) as part of a counter terrorism investigation, following the granting of warrants of further detention.

Rochdale has officially launched its year as Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture for 2025–26 with a preview event packed with local talent, voices and plans for the months ahead.

Madrid-based band Track Dogs will perform at The Met in Bury on Wednesday 7 May 2025, as part of their current UK tour.

Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep co-present The Battle, a new comedy based (mostly) on real events.

A vacant nightclub building in the heart of Rochdale has stood since the 1700s, but soon it could be transformed into housing.

A historic engine shed building close to a heritage train line has been granted licence to operate as a railway themed restaurant. A council hearing heard an application sell alcohol at a new venture at the former railway goods shed on Rowlands Road, Summerseat, next to the Bury to Rawtenstall East Lancashire railway.

Littleborough Brass Band has successfully defended its title at the 2025 Holme Valley Brass Band Contest, held in Holmfirth on Sunday 27 April.

Lego enthusiasts of all ages are in for a treat as Bricktastic returns to Rochdale this Saturday, 26 April 2025.

Middleton’s annual MayFest is set to return on Monday 5 May 2025, promising a packed afternoon of entertainment, music, crafts and traditional festivities for all ages.

The funeral of former Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson will take place on Monday, May 12, at 11am at St Mark’s Church, Worsley (M28 2WH).

A newly built sports facility at Redbank Playing Fields has been officially named The Paul Hilton Pavilion, in honour of Paul’s outstanding contribution to sport, Radcliffe Football Club, and the wider Radcliffe community.

Over 200 people from across the Rochdale borough gathered at Rochdale Town Hall on Tuesday evening for a community event hosted by the Ogden family.

After three poor seasons, hopes were high back in July that manager Steve Wilkes had assembled a squad good enough to take the club back onto an upward trajectory.

Jimmy McNulty will reach a significant managerial milestone on Monday when he takes charge of Rochdale AFC for the 100th consecutive league match, as Dale travel to Braintree Town.

Bury FC have confirmed that ten players have departed the club following the end of the 2024/25 season, including long-serving midfielder Nicky Adams, who has announced his retirement from football.

The upcoming Manchester Remembers charity football match, due to take place at Gigg Lane on 14 June 2025, has been cancelled. Organisers have also announced the permanent closure of the Manchester Remembers Foundation.

Two free courses offering sports leadership and community training will take place in Rochdale this summer, aimed at those aged 16 and over who want to boost their CVs and gain practical experience in the community sector.

Nigel Farage has told Sky News he would allow some essential migration in areas with skill shortages but that numbers would be capped.

The combination of full prisons and tight public finances has forced the government to urgently rethink its approach.

A man who used his car as a weapon to chase and kill an e-bike rider has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.

A carnival has closed down after a waltzer car broke off its track and crashed, with three children inside.

A building company and four men have been charged in connection with the death of a woman killed by falling bricks in 2018.

A man suspected of attacking two women with a crossbow in Leeds died as a result of a "self-inflicted gunshot wound" to the head, an inquest has heard.

The government is planning a range of measures designed to restrict immigration to the UK, which will likely further reduce net migration - but without further details the impact is unclear.

A power outage has hit the London Underground, causing major travel disruption in the capital.

One of France's most successful actors has been accused of sexually assaulting two women on the set of one of his films.

The biggest night in British TV, this year's BAFTA TV Awards saw the golden masks handed out to a wide spread of shows - with the BBC's Mr Loverman the only show to take home two awards.

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Mr Loverman were among the big winners at this year's BAFTA TV awards - with Danny Dyer and Ruth Jones picking up comedy prizes.

Stars of the small screen hit the red carpet in the sunshine ahead of the BAFTA TV Awards.

The winners for the BAFTA TV Awards have now been announced.

"I don't want anybody talking about it."

India batter Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing down the curtain on a sparkling career in the longest format just days after captain Rohit Sharma did the same.

Carlo Ancelotti will become the Brazil head coach from May 26 after finishing the season with Real Madrid.

Mikel Arteta described his Arsenal team as "unacceptable" and "nowhere near" the standards of the club in the first 20 minutes of their 2-2 draw at Liverpool.

An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms is on trial.

Bill Gates is speeding up his plans to give away nearly all of his money.

Nigel Farage has told Sky News he would allow some essential migration in areas with skill shortages but that numbers would be capped.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to bring down net migration by the end of this parliament with a system that is "controlled, selective and fair".

A Nobel Prize-winning economist has told Sky News the recently announced UK-US trade deal "isn't worth the paper it's written on".

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Mr Loverman were among the big winners at this year's BAFTA TV awards - with Danny Dyer and Ruth Jones picking up comedy prizes.

The combination of full prisons and tight public finances has forced the government to urgently rethink its approach.

It has been an extraordinary few hours which may well set the tone for a hugely consequential week ahead.

"As far as I'm concerned, there's only three ways to spend the taxpayers' hard-earned when it comes to prisons. More walls, more bars and more guards."

Nigel Farage has told Sky News he would allow some essential migration in areas with skill shortages but that numbers would be capped.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to bring down net migration by the end of this parliament with a system that is "controlled, selective and fair".

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to bring down migration numbers by tightening up the rules on those allowed to come to the UK.

The government is planning a range of measures designed to restrict immigration to the UK, which will likely further reduce net migration - but without further details the impact is unclear.

Care workers will no longer be recruited from abroad under plans to "significantly" bring down net migration, the home secretary has said.

Weight loss injections could help prevent cancer beyond helping people slim down, new research suggests.

It's not often there are security guards on the door and hundreds queuing to get into a local council planning meeting - but such is the strength of feeling here in North Devon, that was exactly the case this week.

The first samples of moon dust brought back to Earth for more than 50 years are in the UK - being studied by scientists in Milton Keynes.

Bill Gates is speeding up his plans to give away nearly all of his money.

Why has there been such a flap about chlorinated chicken?

It has been an extraordinary few hours which may well set the tone for a hugely consequential week ahead.

Of all the fronts in Donald Trump's trade war, none was as dramatic and economically threatening as the sky-high tariffs he imposed on China.

Pope Leo has called for an end to a polarising "war of words" as he hosted an audience with international media for the first time.

A Kurdish militant group has announced it is to disband and disarm as part of a peace initiative with Turkey after four decades of armed conflict.

Donald Trump said he will be working with India and Pakistan to see if a solution can be reached over Kashmir.

One of France's most successful actors has been accused of sexually assaulting two women on the set of one of his films.

Tributes have been paid to two teenage boys who died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal.

Diplomacy over Ukraine has become even more of a game of high-stakes poker.

The US and China have agreed to slash trade tariffs on each other, a move Donald Trump has said was part of a "total reset" in relations.

Of all the fronts in Donald Trump's trade war, none was as dramatic and economically threatening as the sky-high tariffs he imposed on China.

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Experian, the FTSE-100 credit referencing giant, is kicking off a hunt for a successor to its long-serving chairman.

Every week the Money blog interviews top chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more - and they don't come much more celebrated than Lorna McNee, executive chef at Michelin-starred Cail Bruich in Glasgow.

Baggage handlers and plane refuelers at Gatwick Airport are due to go on strike starting this Friday.

Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group are to unveil a merger of their business communications and IT operations in a bid to create a £3bn telecoms powerhouse.