InYourArea News
Rochdale circus nominated for ‘most curios and colourful’ events award
Skylight Circus Arts runs specialist events for a whole host of different abilities and circumstances, including its Circus Rainbow events for LGBTQIA teens
Rochdale
InYourArea News
Rochdale pupils raise nearly £800 for Springhill Hospice during enterprise week
The initiative saw the pupils raise an impressive £797 out of an initial £50 investment, which will allow Springhill Hospice to offer counselling sessions and provide visits from specialist nurses
InYourArea News
Rochdale political leaders react to Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation
Her spell in Downing Street was marked by days of chaos, Conservative in-fighting and economic turmoil after a disastrous 'mini-Budget', alongside the death of the Queen which happened just a day after she had taken office
InYourArea News
Rochdale town hall seeking new manager ahead of 2023 reopening
The council is recruiting a strategy and operations manager with the successful candidate having the opportunity to work in one of the finest Victorian town halls in the country
InYourArea News
Rochdale’s community champions recognised with Civic honours
Six community champions and charity workers, a local businessman and a former medical director have been given the freedom of the borough, while four former councillors were made Aldermen
InYourArea News
Rochdale council to offer free mobile phone connection to residents on low incomes
Organised by the Good Things Foundation, the aim of the initiative is to reduce isolation and give people the ability to do what many of us take for granted as well as reducing the poverty gap
InYourArea News
Five community gardening projects in Norden score top marks from RHS
Norden in Bloom volunteer Paul Ellison said more than 100 people had given up their time to help across the five entries, including gardening clubs, scout groups and school children
InYourArea Community
Rochdale What's On: October 19
All Across the Arts columnist Steve Cooke takes a look at the upcoming events happening in and around the Rochdale area
InYourArea News
Rochdale MP claims households will face ‘eye-watering’ jump in mortgage repayments
Tony Lloyd, Labour MP for Rochdale, said analysis by his party estimates that 7,490 households in Rochdale will be paying hundreds of pounds a month more from next year as rates top 6%
InYourArea News
Bus links between Rochdale and Oldham to improve with £600,000 funding
The funding will be used to develop a Quality Bus Transit (QBT) corridor to improve the link between the two boroughs meaning residents are better connected
InYourArea Community
Rochdale planning applications lodged up to October 14
Planning applications lodged with Rochdale Borough Council up to the week ending Friday, October 14
InYourArea News
Rochdale children’s arts and crafts group celebrates a year at new Littleborough site
Star Tree Studio opened in a new facility at The Gig House in Hare Hill Park last year, and has been running arts and crafts sessions for children as well as loaning the space to other community groups