Rochdale Borough Council

Tickets for Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival are on sale now, with 25% off, so book yours early and save money this month.

This year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival will make its Family Zone smokefree for the first time.

Local nursery providers Jayne and Darren Grindrod who run nurseries in Heywood, are the first providers in the borough of Rochdale to achieve an accredited first aid award.

Gardening experts from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) arrived in Rochdale on Thursday, 9 August 2018 to judge the town’s planting power.

Rochdale Feel Good Festival will be tickling tastebuds and filling the town with live music this month.

As Rochdale’s Flying Horse Hotel prepares to welcome the crowds for its busiest day of the year, manager Patricia Boothman looks ahead to this month’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

The first 4 names on the line-up for this year’s Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival have been revealed.

We've been shortlisted for the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Annual awards for Best Service Team: Waste Management and Recycling.

The team that manages our apprenticeship programme have been shortlisted for the North West Regional Finals of the National Apprenticeship Awards.

Businesses in Middleton are backing our plan to bring Metrolink to the town.

A Rochdale textile company which was founded nearly 150 years ago is looking for staff to help meet the growing demand for the ‘Made in Britain’ brand.

We're holding an information and advice day for the thousands of residents across the borough with hearing, sight and speech problems.

We've launched a new scheme to help reduce energy bills for residents and ensure they’re not left out in the cold once the summer ends.

An innovative campaign is launched in time for summer holidays to provide parents with guidance and advice on out of school activities.

45 day consultation launched as Rochdale plans to save a further £3.6 million for General Services

If you've always wanted to know more about the rewarding role of fostering, our team are holding an information session at The Royal Toby in Castleton.

The government has given a major boost to a £46 million flood defence scheme to be built in the borough of Rochdale.

Primary school children swapped the classroom for Rochdale Town Hall’s historic chamber as part of National Democracy Week.

An aspiring young writer will have his ‘A Different story of Rochdale’ narrative performed on the stage after winning a playwriting competition.

Local Rochdale primary school teacher, Chris Lowe, has been awarded a coveted place to visit CERN - the European Organisation for Nuclear Research - in Switzerland by The Ogden Trust, the charity dedicated to promoting the teaching and learning of physics

The official beer for this year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival has been unveiled.

It’s well known for live music, but the food and drink will be drawing admirers too at Rochdale Feel Good Festival this summer.

Lowerplace Primary School crowned their first ever spelling bee champion as a new competition created a buzz.

Former Member of Youth Parliament, Sarah Mahmood, is praised for her work improving the lives of young people in the borough by being awarded a Diana Award.

Denehurst Park and Middleton Memorial Gardens have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as some of the very best in the world.

One of the nation’s best loved children’s comics will provide the inspiration for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge across local libraries.

Residents can now nominate a member of our staff or team they feel deserves recognition. Nominations are open for our ACE Staff Awards.

Children at Smithy Bridge Primary School are flying high after again winning our ‘name the peregrine falcon chick’ competition.

Rochdale’s Kentmere Academy came out top of the class with the prestigious Primary School of the Year accolade in the record breaking Manchester School Awards.

A massive programme to repair roads across Rochdale borough has moved up a gear, with townships approving a hit list of more than 950 streets.

Hundreds of young people and carers were entertained at our celebration day for the achievements of the borough’s cared for children.

Finding hundreds of boxes of toothpaste strewn across Eafield Road play area on Sunday didn’t make councillors Allen Brett or Aftab Hussain smile.

We are reviewing polling districts and polling places and seeking your feedback. We want to know if you think we are using the most convenient places for you to vote.

Rochdale Town Hall hosted a special ceremony on Tuesday, 3 July 2018, as schoolchildren across the borough elected their new children’s champion.

A beautiful floral pop up display has been installed next to the Gracie Fields Statue outside Rochdale Town Hall to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

Digital communications stores O2 Rochdale and O2 Middleton are backing this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

Our cabinet member for adult care has accused the government of ‘dither and delay’ over its continued failure to find a long-term funding solution for social care.

We've been recognised as one of the top employers in the country after the Government hailed our pioneering apprenticeship scheme.

The borough came together to mark the annual Armed Forces Day with a series of special flag raising events across local communities.

4 primary school pupils from the borough of Rochdale have been announced winners of a competition to design a 70th birthday card for the NHS in this very special year.

A solution for stressed out office workers may have been found in Rochdale – after massage therapist and reflexologist Michelle Mills moved to Globe House business centre in the town.

Plans to redevelop Rochdale’s Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum are firing on all cylinders, with the National Lottery approving a £1.7 million grant to transform the space.

One of the most important centenaries in British history – the Representation of the People Act 1918 was celebrated in Rochdale last week during a special evening at the town hall.

Our youth service has launched its new Youth Opportunity Fund to give young people across the borough the chance to apply for money to finance new activities.

We're warning residents that unless two ‘desperately-needed’ new schools are built hundreds of primary school children face long journeys or even leaving the borough for their secondary education.

Local band Scuttlers are celebrating after getting a slot on the main stage of this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

Primary schools in the borough of Rochdale have been commended for their commitment to providing healthier food options to their pupils.

Green-fingered residents are being encouraged to get gardening as the Alleyways in Bloom competition returns for its 11th year.

Bees, butterflies and a host of small insects and animals are getting the boost they need thanks to our scheme.

Outgoing children’s champion George Holt shares his highlights as the borough gets set to elect a new children's champion.

Rockets, magnets, and electricity were among many of the things on test at Lowerplace Primary School as part of the national Great Science Share.

Families packed into Rochdale’s Springfield Park for an afternoon of stories, songs and games to celebrate National Bookstart Week.

Regional transport bosses have signalled their support for our plan to link Middleton with Greater Manchester’s Metrolink system.

This week sees the start of the It’s Not Okay Greater Manchester week of action on child sexual exploitation.

Entry for Williams BMW Rochdale Fun Run opens next month.

Libraries across Rochdale have taken delivery of new mental health books as part of the Reading Well for mental health scheme.

We don’t believe that anybody feels the way we do about the volunteers who joined forces to plant the new ‘Wonderwall’ at Rochdale’s Crown Oil Arena.

The hopes of the 6 candidates are now in the hands of primary schools across the borough.

They already have a bird’s eye view of Rochdale and now the falcon chicks nesting at the Town Hall have names to be proud of.

We've signed up to a new campaign to promote healthier drink choices for under 5s across the borough.

It’s so-fa so good for the new Heywood furniture business, Simpson Furniture, which has just opened its doors at Church Place.

An evening of free live music is on offer in Rochdale this week as part of an international celebration of music.

Women in Rochdale are being encouraged to check they are up to date with their cervical screening as part of cerraged to check they are up to date with their cervical screening as part of cervical screening awareness week.

Local groups from the voluntary, not for profit and charitable sector are now able to apply for thousands of pounds of new grant funding.

Four schools in the borough have been shortlisted in to the Greater Manchester School Awards.

A new fun and interactive Family Zone for parents and children is being introduced as part of Rochdale Feel Good Festival this summer.

The 1st of 40 new industrial units to help growing businesses in Rochdale have been snapped up, bringing 15 new jobs into the borough.

Rochdale nursing home The Mews has been praised by our cabinet member for adult care after its outstanding inspection report.

Rochdale Music Service’s youth brand band hit top marks and top notes at the annual Saddleworth band contest.

Move over Picasso - pupils from schools in Heywood are showing off their artistic talent for all to see.

Later this month Rochdale celebrates one of the most important centenaries in British history – the Representation of the People Act 1918 which paved the way to all men and women over 21 gaining the right to vote 10 years later.

Renowned local business The Flying Horse Hotel has thrown its support behind Rochdale Feel Good Festival, sponsoring the main stage for the 10th consecutive year.

Rochdale’s excellent transport links have moved up a gear, with the opening of a new link road to connect Oldham Road and Rochdale railway station.

There's lots to do during the school holidays, whether it's in the library, ​countryside or one of the many other venues in the Rochdale borough​.

Fabulous FREE entertainment in Rochdale town centre. There will be live music, a quality food and drink village and family entertainment.

Rochdale Half Marathon and 10K returns for its 4th year. It’s one of the highlights of our sporting calendar.