Local News from Friday, August 15th, 2025

A service of reflection was held at the town's Second World War Memorial to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War.

A commemorative tree was planted by the Commonwealth War Graves area during Friday’s tributes to the end of the Second World War.

Families gathered in Bury yesterday as the Fusilier Museum commemorated 80 years since VJ Day with community events and the launch of a new wartime exhibition.

Plans to replace the historic roof of Rochdale’s Grade II listed Touchstones Arts and Heritage Centre have been given the go-ahead, marking the next step in a multi-million pound renovation to transform the site into a major creative hub.

Sitting on the edge of Greater Manchester, at the foot of the Pennines, sits a town and a village bisected by the M62 motorway.

A wide ranging £100M redevelopment of Prestwich centre is underway which will eventually see the creation of a market hall that opens straight onto a village square.

Young people across Rochdale and Middleton are celebrating life-changing university offers and job wins after receiving their college results on Thursday.