Roch Valley Radio

A group of volunteers from waste and recycling firm SUEZ have planted more than 200 new trees in Rochdale, surpassing their annual pledge and bringing their total contribution across Greater Manchester to over 1,700.

A dedicated Rochdale teenager has officially qualified as a karate instructor after completing an intensive coaching programme, earning the title of Sensei.

Rochdale Borough Council has received official recognition from UNICEF.

A series of free poetry performances is set to bring bold voices and fresh perspectives to Rochdale as part of its Greater Manchester Town of Culture year.

A lorry driver who killed two Ryanair pilots and seriously injured a taxi driver in a crash on the M62 has been jailed for 10 years.

A Wigan man who falsely claimed compensation for a cycling injury has been ordered to pay Rochdale Borough Council more than £18,000 after a judge ruled he was “fundamentally dishonest”.

A Heywood takeaway has been ordered to make urgent improvements after receiving the lowest possible food hygiene rating during its most recent inspection.

New powers given to local councils to crack down on ‘dangerous’ pavement parking come as a ‘relief’ to Greater Manchester campaigners and the partially sighted.

Andy Burnham “100 per cent” stands by his handling of the grooming gang scandal since becoming mayor, and has accused critics of “trying to pull everyone apart”.

Shop owners at the Longfield Centre in Prestwich have been told to leave their premises by April, as the council gears up to bulldoze the precinct for a £100m pound regeneration project.

A concerned mum feels her child is in danger crossing a major road junction without a lollipop lady. Woodland Community Primary School in Heywood has been without a crossing guard since their previous lollipop lady retired almost a year ago.

Households taking out new mortgages in Heywood and Middleton North are seeing lower costs, as typical interest rates have dropped below 4% for the first time in more than two years.

The Funeral of Barbara Jacqueline Power. Mums funeral will be held on Thursday 22nd January at 12 noon at Blackely Crematorium then onwards to Heywood Cricket Club. 

Mum and Dad (William, fondly known as Lol) shared many happy years as Landlady and Landlord of The Royal Oak in Ramsbottom during the late '80s and '90s

A dedicated Rochdale teenager has officially qualified as a karate instructor after completing an intensive coaching programme, earning the title of Sensei.

Rochdale’s Masters Rugby League team is calling on new and returning players aged 35 and over to get involved as it gears up for pre-season training this January.

Work to replace the pitch at Rochdale AFC’s Crown Oil Arena is ahead of schedule, according to Managing Director Andy Duff.

Bury enjoyed a fantastic start to the new year hitting Stalybridge Celtic for six at Bower Fold on New Year’s Day. A Kai Evans hattrick and goals from Owen Robinson, Leo Graham and debutant Lewis Rawsthorn completed the rout.

Ministers have confirmed those already awaiting trial may lose their right to have their case heard by a jury - in a major escalation in the battle over the future of the justice system. 

Guns raised, counterterrorism police scramble onboard a large ferry on the south coast of England as marauding terrorists shoot passengers and take the captain hostage.

South East Water (SEW) is facing an investigation by regulator Ofwat after repeated outages left tens of thousands of households and businesses across Kent and Sussex without drinking water.

When South East Water (SEW) is in the news, the headlines do not generally make for comfortable reading.