News and events
Media centre: news,
events, multimedia, contacts and more
Get the latest media headlines from around the
borough. Older stories are available in our news archive. Find out how to access
news in an emergency.
Vehicle users have been stopped and educated about the importance of wearing a seatbelt.
Rochdale is ready for a right royal knees up with events across the borough to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Legendary magician Paul Daniels is promising to leave the audience ‘spellbound’ when he brings his live show to the Middleton Arena later this year for the Manchester Comedy Festival.
A tenant who failed to tell the council when she left a rented property and pocketed more than £5,000 in housing and council tax benefit has been given a three-month curfew order.
The Olympic Torch will receive a very special welcome to Rochdale next month courtesy of the award winning Wardle High Youth Band.
If you are an accredited member of the media you can contact us
with any enquiries on 01706 924761. You can also
sign up for news releases and
we'll email them to you.
Please note that we can only deal with enquiries from the media
on this number - if you are a resident or business and have a query
about a council service, see our council
contacts page.
Filming permissions
We get many requests from production companies wanting
permission to film in the Rochdale borough. If you would like to
request permission to film on council land or property, please
contact our press office and
we''ll get back to you as soon as we can (usually within 24
hours).
Media and publicity protocols
Our job is to protect and improve the reputation of the council
and to keep people informed about decisions, services and
activities that might affect them. Find out about communications
and the law and media and publicity protocols.
Find out about events going on around the borough of
Rochdale.
Useful information
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