Local News from Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

Rochdale’s Culture Co-op has been awarded £1 million to put local people at the heart of cultural decision-making, as part of a £42 million national programme run by Arts Council England.

Middleton Library plays host to spellbinding session with Rochdale’s poet laureate Sammy Weaver

Rochdale MP Paul Waugh says national grooming inquiry must win survivors’ trust and 'follow the evidence wherever it leads’

Rochdale’s Pizza Hut restaurant is among dozens of UK branches set to permanently shut, after the company that operated the brand in the UK fell into administration.

A long-established childminder in Rochdale has been graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted for the fifth inspection in a row, a rare achievement spanning over two decades.

As the days become colder and the nights grow darker, many families will be looking forward to bonfire night season to brighten their autumn.

Primary school children in Bury North are being offered the chance to have their artwork seen across Westminster as local MP James Frith launches his first-ever Christmas card competition.

A new Greggs could soon be built at a petrol station in Littleborough.

Adoption campaign challenges outdated myths as number of prospective parents falls amid cost-of-living crisis