Local News Archive

Emergency services respond after people report illness at Bury premises

Saturday, 28 February 2026 20:27

Together for Bury selects Greg Keeley as Tottington by election candidate

Friday, 27 February 2026 13:52

Hannah Spencer elected new MP for Gorton and Denton

Friday, 27 February 2026 04:56

Observers report high levels of family voting in Gorton and Denton by election

Thursday, 26 February 2026 23:12

By-election called in Tottington

Thursday, 26 February 2026 16:44

Tottington voters to choose new councillor in April by election

Thursday, 26 February 2026 16:09

Bury Council sets budget to protect services amid ongoing financial pressures

Thursday, 26 February 2026 14:55

People in Rochdale will see council tax bills go up – but it’s not all bad news

Thursday, 26 February 2026 14:50

Middleton man jailed after CCTV shows axe attack that left victim with collapsed lung

Thursday, 26 February 2026 14:48

Three teenage boys charged after knifepoint robbery in Prestwich

Thursday, 26 February 2026 11:28

Dancing to She’s Electric and waving banners from a bus, Labour make one final push to stop the unthinkable

Wednesday, 25 February 2026 19:11

Three-way fight goes to the wire in Gorton & Denton

Wednesday, 25 February 2026 15:01

Bury councillor Glyn Marsden defects to Reform UK

Wednesday, 25 February 2026 11:24

Teachers begin strike action at St Cuthbert’s High School over safety and staffing concerns

Tuesday, 24 February 2026 14:55

‘Dangerous predator’ from Rochdale jailed for abusing children

Tuesday, 24 February 2026 08:40

More road closures to hit Prestwich – but the end could be in sight

Monday, 23 February 2026 18:20

Police roll out new electric bikes to tackle crime in Rochdale’s narrow streets

Monday, 23 February 2026 17:03

Council leader’s column: Why Middleton’s regeneration and this year’s budget matter for our borough

Monday, 23 February 2026 16:52

Cafe near Old Trafford fined more than £10,000 after rat infestation and allergen breach

Monday, 23 February 2026 16:28

Great Howarth School celebrates expansion with official reopening

Monday, 23 February 2026 16:25

Rochdale council to begin search for new chief executive

Monday, 23 February 2026 16:22

Sophie's family launch fundraiser for urgent hip operation abroad

Sunday, 22 February 2026 21:00

Tottington councillor Luis McBriar to step down over new politically neutral job

Sunday, 22 February 2026 17:33

Drivers in Bury warned about five sets of roadworks

Sunday, 22 February 2026 16:29

Whitefield women’s-only gym helping community cohesion

Sunday, 22 February 2026 16:26

"I want to earn trust back in Politics": Hannah Spencer talking about the upcoming By-Election

Saturday, 21 February 2026 23:26

Public consultation for Ramsbottom revamp

Saturday, 21 February 2026 15:03

Beloved community and cafe to be broken up by Prestwich demolition

Saturday, 21 February 2026 14:59

Langley community projects completed through ward capital funding

Friday, 20 February 2026 15:50

Rochdale Culture Awards finalists revealed ahead of Town Hall ceremony

Friday, 20 February 2026 11:59

Heywood 1940s Day is at risk without urgent call for volunteers

Friday, 20 February 2026 11:39

Three arrested after 10kg of drugs with a value of £150k seized during Rochdale vehicle stop

Friday, 20 February 2026 09:19

Rochdale arrest among 23 held in major organised crime crackdown

Friday, 20 February 2026 09:11

Social prescribing helping Bury patients rebuild their lives

Friday, 20 February 2026 09:04

Mayor launches children’s writing competition in Bury

Friday, 20 February 2026 08:59

Greater Manchester Police arrest 23 in major organised crime crackdown

Friday, 20 February 2026 08:57

New shops and flats approved for Whitworth Road site

Thursday, 19 February 2026 16:39

Police respond to concerns over Heywood Community Guard

Thursday, 19 February 2026 16:05

Council to begin enforcement action at Primrose Hill Farm in Heywood

Wednesday, 18 February 2026 21:41

EXCLUSIVE first look inside the transformed Heywood Civic

Wednesday, 18 February 2026 20:31

Green light for new gym at former Queensway car dealership

Wednesday, 18 February 2026 17:19

Eleven students secure Oxford and Cambridge offers

Wednesday, 18 February 2026 17:04

Bury’s young voters elect new Youth MP after strong turnout

Wednesday, 18 February 2026 12:30

EXCLUSIVE: Silenced mother’s own FOI reveals nearly £11 million paid out for maternity harm at hospital where she says she was assaulted during childbirth

Tuesday, 17 February 2026 13:10

Running from Rochdale to London in memory of hospice care that supported a family’s darkest days

Tuesday, 17 February 2026 12:14

Locked out in the cold as Rochdale Train Station staff didn't turn up to unlock the gates

Tuesday, 17 February 2026 10:00

Greenmount jumble sale buyer appeals to return unexpected sex toy found in donated bag

Monday, 16 February 2026 18:18

New private diagnostic centre opens at Rochdale AFC ground

Monday, 16 February 2026 18:09

Romance takes centre stage at The Rock in Bury

Monday, 16 February 2026 17:54

Food drive to support FRGS Hub pantry set for Saturday at Bury FC

Monday, 16 February 2026 16:32

United Utilities to host online recruitment event as wastewater hiring drive continues

Monday, 16 February 2026 15:52

MP visits Heywood engineering academy during National Apprenticeship Week

Monday, 16 February 2026 15:19

Rochdale residents urged to shape new grooming gangs inquiry

Monday, 16 February 2026 09:21

Half of Rochdale GP practices unite under new integrated federation

Monday, 16 February 2026 08:05

Section 60 powers EXTENDED in Chadderton and Oldham after three stabbings

Saturday, 14 February 2026 12:23

Romance fraud warning after 81 year old woman conned out of £5,000

Saturday, 14 February 2026 09:40

New youth parliament members elected to represent Rochdale borough

Saturday, 14 February 2026 09:35

Rochdale Wedding Show to return to town hall in May

Saturday, 14 February 2026 09:33

Bury Council approves £4.5 million investment in leisure centres

Saturday, 14 February 2026 09:31

Young people with SEND design training to reshape inclusion in Bury schools

Friday, 13 February 2026 22:12

Three Rochdale schools launch eco refill shops to cut plastic waste

Friday, 13 February 2026 21:40

Rochdale and York MPs back campaign for extra National League promotion place

Friday, 13 February 2026 21:38

Rochdale pupils explore engineering and apprenticeships during National Apprenticeship Week

Friday, 13 February 2026 21:36

Two men jailed for life over terror plot targeting Jewish communities

Friday, 13 February 2026 15:57

Bury council cabinet approves ‘unavoidable’ 4.99% council tax increase

Friday, 13 February 2026 08:48

Council tax set to increase by 4.99% in Rochdale

Friday, 13 February 2026 08:47

More than 100 volunteers power Roch Valley Radio as World Radio Day 2026 is marked

Friday, 13 February 2026 01:09

Section 60 order in place after three serious assaults in Chadderton and Oldham

Thursday, 12 February 2026 22:09

Hopwood Hall College celebrates apprentices and employers at annual awards

Thursday, 12 February 2026 16:02

Cadets at 85th anniversary of Air Cadet Force

Thursday, 12 February 2026 15:58

Bury mini-market shut down after £40,000 haul of illicit goods

Thursday, 12 February 2026 15:54

Rochdale Infirmary rated Good across all services following unannounced inspection

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 17:33

Rochdale-brewed Signo ale served at Parliament’s Strangers’ Bar

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 16:45

Teen with weapon charged after pram-walking mum hurt in e-bike smash

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 16:04

Mill Gate hails record fundraising success as shoppers raise nearly £90,000 for local causes

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 15:59

Heywood student wins RAF cadet award for leadership and STEM dedication

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 15:50

Children’s Gardening Club aims to sow lifelong love of nature across Greater Manchester

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 07:55

Bin workers injured in suspected road rage attack on Middleton street

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 07:44

Bury and Bolton theatre school earns national recognition for work with young people

Tuesday, 10 February 2026 17:50

New retirement living village plan tabled

Tuesday, 10 February 2026 17:02

The two villages that are about see life change forever

Monday, 9 February 2026 21:11

Family pay tribute to ‘most humble, kind man’ killed in aircraft crash

Monday, 9 February 2026 14:47

Ramsbottom pool to close for urgent repairs from 23 February

Monday, 9 February 2026 11:45

Half term family fun at Rochdale Town Hall promises packed week of free activities

Monday, 9 February 2026 11:44

United Utilities is offering over 100 apprenticeships across the North West in its largest recruitment drive to date.

Monday, 9 February 2026 11:42

‘Have you farted?’ No, that’s just Heywood – the smell’s back

Sunday, 8 February 2026 09:59

Saturday roundup as we Sing Hosanna first and then SKA later at Ramsbottom’s Come Together Festival

Sunday, 8 February 2026 00:22

Ramsbottom Come Together Festival in full swing this weekend

Saturday, 7 February 2026 13:09

Bury Hospice awarded £46,000 as part of £25 million national hospice funding boost

Saturday, 7 February 2026 09:13

Therme Manchester launches youth art competition to transform construction site into outdoor gallery

Saturday, 7 February 2026 09:08

Older entrepreneurs invited to launch their own businesses at Bury Library event

Saturday, 7 February 2026 09:06

Tobacco dog Dora helps uncover £25,000 in illegal goods across Bury

Friday, 6 February 2026 23:22

Rochdale marks Hate Crime Awareness Week with community outreach

Friday, 6 February 2026 22:23

The immersive tour of Rochdale, revealing hidden secrets

Friday, 6 February 2026 19:49

Andy Burnham to give homeless kids school bus passes

Friday, 6 February 2026 17:00

Call out to Falinge Park High School leavers from 1996

Friday, 6 February 2026 16:53

Pupils 'not safe' at Royton school, DfE warns, as Ofsted safeguarding concerns trigger closure

Friday, 6 February 2026 15:52

Tributes paid to Arian Abbasi after fatal light aircraft crash in Littleborough

Friday, 6 February 2026 15:20

Greater Manchester borough with one of the ‘lowest funding per person’ faces £14m budget hole

Friday, 6 February 2026 13:26

Massive vision for new neighbourhood gets town hall sign off

Friday, 6 February 2026 13:17

Campaigners criticise climate action group for backing wind farm scheme

Friday, 6 February 2026 13:17

Police appeal after woman killed in Prestwich collision

Friday, 6 February 2026 08:56

Council plans council tax discount scheme for third consecutive year

Friday, 6 February 2026 08:47

Woman dies after collision on Bury New Road in Prestwich

Thursday, 5 February 2026 22:08

Car smashes into entrance canopy at Rochdale Infirmary

Thursday, 5 February 2026 17:34

Passenger caught urinating in the middle of Rochdale Interchange as LiveChat reaches 500 reports

Thursday, 5 February 2026 16:05

Rochdale voices add momentum to growing call for fairer National League promotion

Thursday, 5 February 2026 13:33

Love Notes and Positivity Wall bring Valentine’s cheer to Mill Gate

Thursday, 5 February 2026 12:10

Bury Council faces £14 million gap as budget pressures mount

Thursday, 5 February 2026 00:04

EXCLUSIVE: Labour lays out their strategy for By-election, as Candidate supports Free Breakfast Clubs

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 23:15

Cross pavement chargers could spark electric car revolution in Rochdale

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 18:00

New Islamic girls’ school planned for Bury

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 17:06

Bury Council to use AI to ‘automate mundane administrative tasks’ and ‘gradually reduce workforce’

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 17:05

Bury’s new food market to be named after first shop to sell black pudding

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 17:00

Laura Beal named new Centre Manager at The Rock in Bury

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 12:32

United Infrastructure acquires Rochdale-based engineering firm Simkiss Group

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 10:30

Plans submitted to turn former Rochdale probation centre into 14 flats

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 10:17

Two dead after light aircraft crash near Littleborough

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 18:36

Bury Independents to stand five candidates in May local elections

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 15:31

Light aircraft crash reported in Littleborough as emergency services attend

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 12:32

Three new neighbourhoods, 6,000 more homes

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 11:08

Royal Mail summoned by minister after Rochdale MP steps in over missing post

Monday, 2 February 2026 18:01

Workers Party of Britain will not stand a candidate in Gorton and Denton

Monday, 2 February 2026 14:22

All aboard as Bury LGBTQI+ Forum brings back The Rainbow Train this April

Monday, 2 February 2026 10:15

Light Up a Life appeal raises over £29,000 for Springhill Hospice

Sunday, 1 February 2026 20:43

Parents praise Peel Brow’s new specialist support unit as children thrive

Sunday, 1 February 2026 20:40

MP tours new £5.3 million housing scheme in Heywood

Sunday, 1 February 2026 19:58

Library hits the right note with ukulele loan launch in Middleton

Sunday, 1 February 2026 19:27