Improving the borough

Rochdale Town Hall restoration

Work to restore this spectacular building and transform the public square outside is underway.

See the work we're doing
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Active Neighbourhoods

Active Neighbourhoods are community-led traffic and road measures that aim to create safer, quieter streets. We decided to trial Active Neighbourhoods in Milkstone and Deeplish for 6 months.

Find out more about the Milkstone and Deeplish Active Neighbourhoods
A side by side of a street in Rochdale, with an artist's impression of the street after improvements.

Greater Manchester Bee Network

The project aims to develop a fully-integrated transport system that includes walking and cycling. The Castleton scheme will make it easier for residents to exercise in a safer environment.

More about improvements to Castleton's transport system
An artist's impression of planned cycle lanes near Castleton Railway Station.

Tell us your ideas

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    Have your say

    Find out about the various ways you can contact us, comment on future plans or take part in consultations.

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    Savings suggestions

    If you have any suggestions for saving money or improving council services, please send us your ideas and views.

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    Comments and compliments

    Tell us what went well and give us ideas about what we could do better to improve services.

Places to go

  • Hollingworth Lake.

    Hollingworth Lake

    Hollingworth Lake spans 118 acres. It was originally built as the main water source during the 19th century.

  • Rochdale Market.

    Markets

    See what markets are held in the borough of Rochdale and when they're open.

  • Fountain at Queens Park.

    Parks and open spaces

    The borough boasts many parks and open spaces. Some have been given the prestigious Green Flag Award.

Decision making

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    Policies, strategies and reviews

    We use policy and strategy documents to guide our decisions. We also use them to develop and run our services fairly and consistently.

  • Councillor's committees

    Councillors and committees

    Councillors are responsible for agreeing provision of services and how the council's money is spent.