Local News Archive
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Rochdale Council chief exec accused of ‘grinding’ on young care leaver during drunken awards night
Saturday, 29 November 2025 13:12
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Michael Bamford named Man of Rochdale 2025 for outstanding community service
Friday, 28 November 2025 22:17
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Decision made on rebuilding homes destroyed by massive gas explosion
Friday, 28 November 2025 15:42
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Hundreds of new homes controversially approved for Littleborough
Friday, 28 November 2025 15:38
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Man arrested at Manchester Airport in Heaton Park synagogue terror probe
Thursday, 27 November 2025 17:03
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Teenage musician sets sights on top Manchester music college
Thursday, 27 November 2025 09:54
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Heywood AODS honours retiring President after 40 years at the helm
Wednesday, 26 November 2025 09:25
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Businesses warned of budget ‘moment of truth’ as tax fears mount
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 18:38
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Fire and light transform Rochdale as Christmas countdown begins
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 16:30
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Man arrested after pedestrian hit in serious collision in Bury town centre
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 16:27
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Mayor reflects on a busy first half-year of community, culture and commemoration
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 13:47
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Reform UK councillor backtracks after falsely claiming Roch Valley Radio insulted him
Monday, 24 November 2025 21:56
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Old bank to be transformed into church
Monday, 24 November 2025 18:06
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Mum of two makes urgent plea for kidney donor as transplant options run out
Sunday, 23 November 2025 16:05
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Rochdale man walks 4,200 miles from Azerbaijan to raise money for homelessness charities
Sunday, 23 November 2025 15:54
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Children lead the way as Freehold estate praised for pioneering police partnership
Saturday, 22 November 2025 10:06
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Exhibition train marking 200 years of rail travel to stop in Bury
Friday, 21 November 2025 12:09
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Emergency road closure on Milnrow Road for final phase of major gas works
Friday, 21 November 2025 11:54
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Middleton residents share bold ideas for town’s future at MMDC event
Thursday, 20 November 2025 15:49
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Wednesday, 19 November 2025 21:25
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New maternity membership offers discounts for mums across Greater Manchester
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 19:56
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Hundreds of homes on Littleborough’s countryside set for approval
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 16:33
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Town to get ‘real boost’ from major planning reforms
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 13:31
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Plans for battery storage plant on green belt next to country park approved after ‘knife edge’ vote
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 13:29
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Tuesday, 18 November 2025 15:30
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New drive-thru planned for Sandbrook Park
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 15:29
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Pensioner’s battle over her blue bin
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12:55
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Fraud specialists to support residents during Black Friday and Christmas shopping period
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12:18
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Mayfield RL’s ‘Movers’ raise over £8,500 for Rochdale charities after 52-mile walk to Blackpool
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12:15
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Teenager named after fatal M66 crash as friends set off fireworks at the scene
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 10:51
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Lib Dems unveil plan to cut energy bills and support local high streets
Monday, 17 November 2025 16:48
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Wheels in motion as Rochdale’s winter gritting service gears up
Monday, 17 November 2025 16:46
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Police investigate fatal collision at Simister Island after GMP pursuit
Monday, 17 November 2025 16:44
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GMP pays out nearly £9,000 after unlawful arrest of former soldier
Sunday, 16 November 2025 19:56
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Seized designer trainers redistributed to help survivors of modern slavery
Saturday, 15 November 2025 15:51
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Rochdale man jailed for 16 years after fatal stabbing on New Year’s Eve
Saturday, 15 November 2025 14:09
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William Howarth jailed for nine years and eight months for abusing girls online
Friday, 14 November 2025 19:29
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Two arrested and over 400 cannabis plants seized in Rochdale town centre raid
Friday, 14 November 2025 17:05
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Highway to Littleborough or highway to hell? as MP slams roadworks nightmare
Friday, 14 November 2025 17:02
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Fire tears through Rochdale garage as residents told to avoid area
Friday, 14 November 2025 09:52
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Valley Thai Boxing Club fighters bring home 15 gold medals for Team GB
Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:25
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Historic Rochdale manor house transformed into homes for veterans
Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:22
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Bury personal adviser shortlisted for national care leaver award
Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:20
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Ignite Fire Festival returns to Rochdale with fiery spectacles and family fun
Thursday, 13 November 2025 15:18
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Tributes paid to popular community activist from Milnrow
Thursday, 13 November 2025 11:06
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Rochdale sisters strike gold at World Martial Arts Championships in Norway
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 20:17
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Andy Burnham launches major Atom Valley scheme in Rochdale
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:56
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Suspected shoplifter arrested moments after leaving prison
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:28
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Weapons and nitrous oxide seized in Rochdale business unit raid
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:26
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Charity shop given festive makeover by UK's biggest preloved bookseller
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 14:15
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Rochdale Christmas Toy Appeal returns to brighten festive season for children in need
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 12:22
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Start of Atom Valley project marks ‘big day’ for Greater Manchester
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 09:12
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Government to give councils powers to suspend rogue councillors
Tuesday, 11 November 2025 11:47
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Lest we forget as borough unites in silence to honour the fallen
Tuesday, 11 November 2025 11:02
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Rochdale couple share joy of hosting young people leaving care
Monday, 10 November 2025 20:59
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Bury born actress Lisa Riley joins I’m A Celebrity for milestone 25th series
Monday, 10 November 2025 20:12
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Hundreds gather for magical lights switch-on at The Rock’s first Christmas parade
Monday, 10 November 2025 12:36
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North West life sciences firms explore new Irish partnerships
Sunday, 9 November 2025 21:59
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Inclusive Cinderella pantomime breaks barriers on stage in Chadderton
Sunday, 9 November 2025 20:26
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J Star Academy locked out of studio amid rent dispute as parents and donors demand clarity
Sunday, 9 November 2025 18:12
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Security guard jailed after raping woman who asked for help in Manchester
Sunday, 9 November 2025 17:33
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Bikers form ‘ring of red’ on M60 to honour Remembrance Sunday
Sunday, 9 November 2025 16:36
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Two Edenfield Centre staff charged with ill-treatment of patients following undercover investigation
Sunday, 9 November 2025 15:57
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Bury shoppers raise £1,000 for veterans through handmade Wall of Remembrance
Saturday, 8 November 2025 13:28
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Officers targeted anti-social behaviour in Rochdale and beyond during Bonfire Night clampdown
Friday, 7 November 2025 11:04
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Teen stabbed in Rochdale Bonfire Night attack as police cordon off street
Thursday, 6 November 2025 15:50
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Council leader’s column: Unity must prevail as we reject hatred and stand together in remembrance
Thursday, 6 November 2025 13:02
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Thursday, 6 November 2025 12:02
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Major road in Middleton closed as crews tackle phone mast fire and gas safety fears
Thursday, 6 November 2025 08:47
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Rochdale community garden earns top award in regional Britain in Bloom scheme
Thursday, 6 November 2025 00:36
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Work begins on major housing scheme that will bring 81 new homes to Rochdale
Wednesday, 5 November 2025 23:16
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🚒 LIVE: We join Greater Manchester fire crews in Rochdale tonight for a ride-along
Wednesday, 5 November 2025 19:13
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The school where phones are locked away
Wednesday, 5 November 2025 15:01
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Wednesday, 5 November 2025 13:09
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Bury bows to GMCA pressure with £12k Cannes trip as taxpayers foot bill for global investor summit
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 21:48
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Masked gang targets couple in terrifying early morning burglary in Littleborough
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 17:35
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Bury’s Rock Shopping Centre opens giant Christmas donation station to support struggling families
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 15:14
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Eight-year jail sentence for man who smuggled drugs into Bury through fake parcels from America
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 15:11
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Grooming gang rapist escapes UK and did what the government couldn’t
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 14:48
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24 new family homes to be built on derelict Middleton site under £6.79 million housing plan
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 14:33
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Driver admits killing 68-year-old woman in Rochdale during car rampage
Monday, 3 November 2025 15:37
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Market Street in Bury reopens following £500,000 bridge repairs
Monday, 3 November 2025 15:02
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Six-storey block of 40 flats planned at prime town centre site
Monday, 3 November 2025 14:57
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Divine intervention sought as developer eyes former convent for 10-flat conversion
Monday, 3 November 2025 14:04
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Hopwood Hall College will get huge revamp
Monday, 3 November 2025 12:15
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Recycled cremation metals fund £10,000 boost for Rochdale’s Jolly Josh charity
Monday, 3 November 2025 11:59
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Free Santa’s grotto returns to The Rock with festive magic and charity cheer
Monday, 3 November 2025 00:42
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Spanish grandson retraces his grandfather’s 1936 footsteps in Rochdale
Monday, 3 November 2025 00:36
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Sunday, 2 November 2025 22:47
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Bury GP practice urges action as women call menopause symptoms ‘complete torture’
Sunday, 2 November 2025 21:45
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Elderly woman targeted in doorstep burglary by 'clown' on Birch Road
Sunday, 2 November 2025 20:43
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‘Devastated’ family pay tribute as police investigate death of Bacup man Luke Harden
Sunday, 2 November 2025 16:34
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Estate worried about what’s next for ‘Rochdale’s Chernobyl’
Sunday, 2 November 2025 14:08
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Rochdale grooming gang member Adil Khan vanishes during deportation process
Sunday, 2 November 2025 13:24
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Postal voters warned to re-apply or risk losing their vote ahead of 2026 deadline
Saturday, 1 November 2025 19:08
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Man in his 20s stabbed outside Rochdale Wetherspoons as police launch investigation
Saturday, 1 November 2025 18:34
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Middleton locals react to their last bank closing
Saturday, 1 November 2025 18:29
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Trams running again after major repairs to Victorian tunnel completed on time
Saturday, 1 November 2025 17:27
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Greater Manchester Police targets human trafficking gangs in new crackdown on immigration crime
Saturday, 1 November 2025 17:20
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Man dies after being pulled from River Irwell as police launch investigation
Saturday, 1 November 2025 16:36
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Gold rush for Middleton as town has a double-win in Britain in Bloom 2025
Saturday, 1 November 2025 16:29
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Man dies after being found injured on Bacup street as murder probe launched
Saturday, 1 November 2025 13:25
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