Rochdale Borough Council

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.

4 more acts have been added to the line-up for this year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

Entries are set to flock in for our ‘Name the peregrine falcon chick’ competition. Find out how you can get involved.

Town Hall Square is set to undergo a massive redevelopment as part of plans to put it at the centre of a transformed public realm in the heart of Rochdale.

Hundreds of children are set to pack into Rochdale’s Springfield Park to enjoy an afternoon of stories, songs and games to celebrate National Bookstart Week.

As temperatures soared, appetites were well and truly satisfied as crowds tucked into a double helping of food, drink and entertainment at the Street Eat festival.

Local carers will take centre stage during a week of celebrations to mark National Carers’ Week from Monday, 11 to Monday, 18 June.

Aspiring young writers can show off their creative talents in a special playwriting competition asking them to pen a ‘different story of Rochdale’.

Young people from across the borough were invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate their Duke of Edinburgh’s success.

Last-minute preparations are under way for Street Eat which takes place over the May Bank Holiday Weekend. The 2-day festival will be serving up another helping for anyone looking for something to eat, drink and free entertainment.

Residents of the borough of Rochdale came together to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT).

The revival of one of Rochdale’s most famous historic shopping streets has moved a step closer, following the official launch of the Heritage Action Zone project in the town centre.

2 ex-members of the armed forces are forging a new career helping to build the new Rochdale after landing jobs at Willmott Dixon, the local contractor building the £80m Rochdale Riverside retail and leisure development.

The borough welcomed its new Mayor as Councillor Mohammed Zaman was sworn-in during a ceremony at Rochdale Town Hall last night.

More acts have been added to the line-up for this year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

Plans to transform Rochdale Town Hall, one of the best examples of Victorian architecture in the country, have been given an initial boost after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) approved the first stage of an £8.9M bid.

3 more exciting and uplifting acts have been revealed for this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

The NHS turns 70 years old on 5 July 2018 and NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group (HMR CCG) in partnership with us have launched a competition for primary school children to design a 70th birthday card for the NHS

Prizes for the Williams BMW Rochdale Half Marathon and 10K which takes place this October have been confirmed.

The 50th anniversary of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was marked with a day of celebrations and a parade through Rochdale town centre.

Top comedy is returning to Middleton Arena next month - grouchy deadpan American comic Rich Hall is back with his ‘Hoedown’ show on Saturday, 9 June 2018, during the second leg of his national tour.

With Thursday, 3 May 2018 approaching there’s just days to go until voters across the borough elect their councillors this week.

Building and construction company Willmott Dixon are supporting this month’s Street Eat festival, which returns to Rochdale Town Hall Square on Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 May 2018.

Plans for a new link road just off junction 19 of the M62, which will help to create thousands of new jobs and homes, have moved up a gear following the decision by the secretary of state not to call in the planning application.

Inspirational stories of youth achievement and pride were on display at the town hall for the Mayor’s Youth Awards.

Rochdale’s new gastropub The Wellington will be bringing sophistication and style to this summer’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

The 50th anniversary of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers will be celebrated in style with a special parade through Rochdale town centre on Saturday, 28 April 2018.

We have just launched another support service for new and growing businesses, with the introduction of the new Start Smart programme.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) report into failings in Rochdale institutions between 1960 and 1996 is to be considered by the council ahead of a formal response.

A man who abused young girls throughout the 90s has been jailed after pleading guilty to a catalogue of sex offences.

The nervous wait for parents and carers up and down the borough is over as primary school offers are made.

Catwalk glamour returned to town for the Rochdale Wedding Show, exhibiting the latest trends in bridalwear, formal menswear and everything else needed for the big day.

Rochdale’s Kingsway Business Park could be home to one of four major logistics hubs which will help deliver Heathrow’s third runway.

Councillor Allen Brett, the leader of Rochdale Borough Council, said: “The first thing that I want to do, and what I think is the most important, is apologise to the victims of child sexual abuse.

Steve Rumbelow, chief executive of Rochdale Borough Council, said: “The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) report details the ways in which the victims of child sexual abuse were failed in Rochdale between 1960 and 1996.

Please make sure you register to secure your vote in the upcoming local elections. On Thursday, 3 May 2018 voters go to the polls to elect the borough’s councillors.

Literature lovers are in for a treat on Saturday, 21 April 2018 when an award winning novelist visits Touchstones Arts and Heritage Centre in Rochdale.

Volunteers who helped those caught up in the ‘Beast from the East’ M62 motorway mayhem have been thanked at an event at Rochdale Town Hall.

A pioneering council service which ensures hundreds of people a month discharge from hospital on time has been praised by the government.

Thousands flocked to the first one last year – and hungry foodies are in for another Bank Holiday treat with the return of the Street Eat festival.

Hundreds of young people from across the borough were awarded their Duke of Edinburgh’s awards at special ceremony.

Rochdale Wedding Show returns to the town hall this month - and final preparations are well under way. Bringing around 40 of the borough’s creative, stylish and inspiring suppliers together alongside breath-taking catwalk shows.

An evening of free live music in Rochdale as part of Make Music Day

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

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