Local News from Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

A group of Scouts and Explorers from Wardle Scout Group successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday 3 May to raise funds for future international travel opportunities.

A front-page investigation in The Daily Telegraph revealed that Facebook reported 6.9 million fewer child sexual abuse incidents to global authorities in 2024 than the year before.

A disused church building could be converted into offices. Plans have been submitted to change the use of the the former New Jerusalem Church, Stand Lane, Radcliffe.

A new temporary special needs school could be built on an industrial estate in Middleton.

Budding artists, schoolchildren and creative residents in Bury are being encouraged to get their pens, paints and digital tools out for a special competition launched by The Rock Shopping Centre.

Locals can find out about a range of different health, care and council services at a special event, which is taking place this month at Rochdale Town Hall.

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following a series of road traffic collisions in Rochdale.

Six blocks of flats in the centre of Rochdale are now doomed and one man now fears his house is next.

A new public defibrillator has been installed outside The Famous Gamecock Inn on Rochdale Old Road in Bury, marking the 40th external defibrillator provided by the charity Restart the Heart CIO.

Harwood Park Primary School in Rochdale has been awarded the Silver Rights Respecting School Award by UNICEF UK.

A woman who spent three decades dedicating her life to hospice care has been named Woman of Rochdale 2025.