Roch Valley Radio

The countdown to Christmas starts in fiery fashion this November, as Rochdale’s Ignite Fire Festival returns with dazzling displays, a new torchlight procession, ice rink and festive market.

Manchester Pride Ltd is preparing to enter administration after revealing heavy losses and failing to pay performers from this year’s event, raising serious questions about the future of the city’s flagship LGBTQ+ festival.

Residents of a high-rise block in College Bank were forced to evacuate and spend two nights in emergency accommodation after a burst pipe triggered a power failure, plunging flats into darkness.

A school in Heywood has opened a new nursery with £130,000 of government funding, as part of a wider Labour drive to expand childcare and help parents return to work.

Local charities, residents and public figures gather at Riverside One to celebrate emotional wellbeing and mental health support.

Thousands are living in avoidable sight loss across the UK due to a critical shortage of cornea donors, but a grieving Greater Manchester nurse hopes her sister’s story will inspire others to register

A council is set to force the sale of some long term empty properties to bring more homes back into use.

A new community garden in Ramsbottom marks the first official site in Bury’s Right to Grow programme, led by local residents determined to turn disused land into a shared food-growing hub.

Rochdale and Bury residents have been formally recognised with Deputy Lieutenant roles in Greater Manchester, as part of a 12-person appointment announced in The London Gazette.

Rochdale Borough Council says 435 motorists failed to stop for school crossing patrols in just five weeks, with the worst incidents recorded in Sandy Lane and Sheriff Street.

A 20-year-old neurodivergent care leaver from Oldham has landed a paid role at First Bus in Rochdale after completing a supported internship programme designed to open up employment pathways for young adults with additional learning needs.

As Parliament debated the Government’s £5 billion investment for local communities on Monday (13 October), the MP for Heywood and Middleton North urged Rochdale Council to prioritise Middleton for its £1.5 million allocation under the Pride in Place programme.

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 Post Office Capture victim says delays in the justice system have left him fearing he may never live to see his name cleared.

From today, digital veteran cards are available for ex-members of the armed services - the first step in the digitisation of almost every form of ID.

Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his album People Watching.

Around 100 firefighters were called to tackle a blaze which engulfed a shop in southeast London.