Latest news
25 June 2019
Young people from across the borough can now apply for grants of up to £2000 from the council’s Youth Opportunity Fund.
25 June 2019
Residents are being asked their views on our food waste collections in a bid to improve the borough’s recycling performance even further.
24 June 2019
A former taxi driver has been prosecuted after he drove a taxi without a hackney carriage licence and car insurance.
21 June 2019
Local country band Between The Vines are celebrating after getting a slot on the main stage at this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.
20 June 2019
Local groups from the voluntary, not for profit and charitable sector are now able to apply for grant funding.
20 June 2019
A mental health support worker, who pioneered innovative new services to support local residents, has been nominated for a top regional award.
20 June 2019
We're joining forces with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy to launch a new scheme to tackle the ‘careful’ littering that is affecting one of the region’s best-loved beauty spots.
19 June 2019
We've underlined our commitment to the environment by switching our mayoral car to an electric model.
19 June 2019
Springhill Hospice will be the official charity for Williams BMW Rochdale Half Marathon, 10K and Fun Run again this year and we want the event to smash last year’s fundraising total.
18 June 2019
An evening of free live music is on offer in Rochdale this week as part of an international celebration of music.
13 June 2019
The borough of Rochdale is taking a stand and creating flowering grass verges to help stop the worrying decline of bees and other insect pollinators.
13 June 2019
Hundreds of children across the borough of Rochdale have been visited by tooth fairies as part of National Smile Month.
12 June 2019
Most of us don’t give much thought to what happens to our waste once it’s thrown away but children at a local primary school are learning about just that.
11 June 2019
Rochdale Digital Festival returned with over 650 people visiting Number One Riverside on Saturday, 8 June 2019 and hundreds more taking part in tech workshops on Friday, 7 June 2019.
06 June 2019
We've been nominated for a top national award for the innovative services we deliver to residents across the borough.
06 June 2019
The 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings was commemorated at Rochdale Cenotaph as scores of people from across the borough came together to reflect and remember.
04 June 2019
Final preparations are well under way for Saturday’s Rochdale Digital Festival, which is being held at Number One Riverside this weekend.
29 May 2019
Almost £40 million of private sector investment has been brought into the borough of Rochdale over the last financial year, bringing a number of new businesses to the borough, creating 286 new jobs.
29 May 2019
6 candidates from across the borough are nominees for this year’s children’s champion role as elections are set to take place in primary schools.
28 May 2019
Almost £800,000 of grants to repair historic buildings in one of Rochdale’s most well-known streets have been made available as the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) project takes another step forward.
28 May 2019
8-year-old Billy Powell from Norden Primary school was crowned the Rochdale Spelling Bee champion at the borough’s first grand final.
28 May 2019
The Bank Holiday weekend’s Street Eat festival is being hailed as the best one yet, as crowds of well over 3000 tucked into a double helping of food, drink, family entertainment and live music around Rochdale Town Hall Square.
28 May 2019
Nature lovers will be in raptures after we hatched plans for another ‘Name the peregrine falcon chick’ competition.
28 May 2019
Global retail giant H&M will be coming to Rochdale for the first time after a deal was struck to bring it to Rochdale’s new £80 million retail and leisure development, Rochdale Riverside.
24 May 2019
With just weeks to go before Rochdale Digital Festival returns, we can revealed more about the event.
24 May 2019
Need extra motivation to sign up for the Williams BMW Rochdale Half Marathon and 10K? A prize fund of more than £3,000 has just been announced for the 2019 event.
23 May 2019
The borough welcomed its new mayor last night as Councillor Billy Sheerin was sworn in to office during a ceremony at our historic Town Hall.
21 May 2019
There’s plenty to keep young children occupied at the Street Eat festival this weekend, including free activities promoting healthy eating.
20 May 2019
6 new apprentices have taken up roles across the council in a variety of departments.
20 May 2019
The borough of Rochdale’s new LGBT+ identity has been officially launched.
16 May 2019
A popular food festival will be the first in the borough to be plastic free when it is held in Rochdale Town Hall Square in May.
14 May 2019
We’re supporting Foster Care Fortnight in a bid to recruit foster carers in the borough of Rochdale.
14 May 2019
Around 120 pupils from Broadfield Community Primary School descended on Number One Riverside for a really wild natural history adventure as schools across Rochdale get ready to welcome Dippy the dinosaur next year.
14 May 2019
Mr Bloom and his ‘compostarium’ band will open the main stage at this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.
13 May 2019
We’re working to put a stop to criminal gangs grooming children and vulnerable adults to commit crime.
09 May 2019
A growing Heywood technology company is celebrating a decade in the town.
09 May 2019
Building and construction company Willmott Dixon are supporting this month’s Street Eat festival.
08 May 2019
The coffee connoisseur behind the Manchester Coffee company is full of beans after opening his latest venture in Rochdale town centre.
03 May 2019
Grass verges across Rochdale are going to look a bit different this summer as a scheme set to boost bees, butterflies and small insects gets under way.
02 May 2019
2 more acts have been added to the line-up for this year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.
01 May 2019
There are just days left for anyone wishing to have their say in the European Parliamentary Elections to ensure they are registered to vote.
26 April 2019
A new police and council safeguarding initiative called Operation Encompass is giving immediate support for children and young people affected by domestic abuse.
25 April 2019
The countdown has begun to the European Parliament Elections.
24 April 2019
A former takeaway owner has been prosecuted over food safety offences after selling products containing milk to a customer who reported being allergic to it.
23 April 2019
Residents came together to celebrate St George’s Day at Rochdale Town Hall.
18 April 2019
A festival which celebrates the borough’s growing digital economy will take place in June 2019.
18 April 2019
Local bands or solo artists can bag themselves a spot playing in front of thousands of people as this year’s Rochdale Feel Good – Battle of the Bands opens for entries.
17 April 2019
Businesses across Rochdale town centre saw customer numbers surge on the back of the event.
17 April 2019
3 more acts have been revealed for this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.
12 April 2019
Rock band The Coral will headline Rochdale’s Feel Good Festival this summer.
11 April 2019
The search is on for the borough’s next young superstar as the Mayor’s Youth Awards launches.
11 April 2019
The search is on for the borough’s best new buildings, regeneration schemes, open space improvements and heritage projects.
08 April 2019
Primary schools across the borough have taken part in Rochdale’s first ever Spelling Bee challenge.
05 April 2019
The Daily Mile has got 7000 children moving across the borough of Rochdale.
04 April 2019
It’ll be a half term to remember for local pupil Josh Spanswick, who’s been selected to enter a top global dance competition in LA.
02 April 2019
Fans of tasty treats are in for another Bank Holiday extravaganza with the return of the Street Eat festival.