Read all about it: Willy Russell among writers to ‘dazzle’ at Rochdale Literature Festival
Leader of Rochdale Council Richard Farnell has said this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas festival will dazzle and entertain both the young and old.
Bury’s Flitcroft fascinated by League Two promotion race
Bury’s league form has been indifferent of late after two losses in their last three, but David Flitcroft’s promotion candidates still sit third in the table
Rochdale abuse ‘cover-up’: Detective investigating GMP calls for fresh information
The senior detective in charge of investigating allegations that GMP had a ‘lack of desire’ to prosecute child abusers is appealing for fresh information from the public.
Rochdale families evacuated as 50ft blaze rips through unoccupied house
Fire-fighters arrived at the property on Sheriff Street, Milnrow at 4:10am to put out the blaze, with flames reaching 50ft high
Food for thought: Rochdale teens tackle homelessness with £4 a day initiative
Teenagers in Rochdale are attempting to raise awareness of homelessness – by suggesting people across Greater Manchester try to live on just £4 a day.
Hunt for ‘scumbag’ Middleton vandals who damaged 150 vehicles in tyre-slashing spree
Police are continuing their hunt for car vandals who slashed the tyres of more than 150 cars in Middleton on Monday morning.
We’re unpredictable! Rochdale’s Keith Hill says team’s technicians hold key to building fear factor
Rochdale lost 1-0 to Barnsley on Saturday and face Walsall in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tonight
End The Fear: Rochdale police promote personal safety from ‘Door 2 Door’ for new awareness campaign
Personal safety during daily journeys will be the focus of a police campaign across Rochdale next week
Punching above their weight: Rochdale’s competitive edge keeping them in League One hunt, says Beech
Rochdale are flourishing in League One, sitting fifth in the table after a productive September where they notched five wins from six games, scoring 15 goals in the process
The future’s bright: Rochdale gives power back to people with solar farm first to turn Manchester green with envy
Renewable energy will soon be shining bright and available to the public as Greater Manchester’s first accessible solar farm will be opened later this month in Rochdale.
Ed Miliband brands Farage and UKIP ‘more Tory than the Tories’ as battle for Heywood and Middleton heats up
Ed Miliband has slammed Nigel Farage claiming that people will be able to see through the UKIP leader’s bravado and realise that the party ‘don’t have the answers’.