Creative thinking for Climate Week Challenge
Press releases • Mar 13, 2014 16:40 GMT
A team from Rochdale Borough Council took up the Climate Week Challenge in a bid to inspire others to live and work more sustainably.
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Spring Clean for Smallbridge
Press releases • Mar 13, 2014 16:13 GMT
Community spirit was alive and kicking in Smallbridge as around 30 residents came together to give the area a spring clean.
Stub It Out Where Kids Are Playing Out
Press releases • Mar 11, 2014 16:36 GMT
Ahead of tomorrow’s National No Smoking Day (12 March) Rochdale Borough Council is asking smokers to stop lighting up their cigarettes in all the area’s playgrounds in a bid to reduce children’s exposure to second hand smoke.
Still Time to Book for the Bard
Press releases • Mar 10, 2014 16:17 GMT
There’s still time to get your tickets for the forthcoming production of Desperate Measures ahead of Rochdale Borough Council’s Shakespeare Week.
Word Up for Children’s Librarian
Press releases • Feb 28, 2014 10:45 GMT
A Rochdale borough librarian has been tasked with helping to find the next young J.K.Rowling or Jacqueline Wilson.
Books Are Just The Tonic To Help Heal The Mind
Press releases • Feb 25, 2014 16:18 GMT
Rochdale Borough Libraries is working together with GPs, health and social care professionals in an innovative scheme to help people with mental health problems.
Fusiliers on film – Rochdale’s homecoming parade goes online
Press releases • Feb 24, 2014 17:45 GMT
Last year’s homecoming parade in Rochdale by The First Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is now available to watch online. Rochdale Borough Council commissioned a short film to commemorate the parade held last November which saw thousands line the streets as the town centre was brought to a standstill to welcome home hundreds of soldiers returning from serving in Afghanistan.
Rochdale Pilots First Ever Breathlessness Campaign
Press releases • Feb 24, 2014 14:28 GMT
Getting out of breath doing everyday activities, such as walking upstairs or getting dressed is the focus of a new health campaign by Public Health England which is being supported by Rochdale Borough Council and Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group.
Simply stunning – trio of grand designs scoop awards
Press releases • Feb 21, 2014 12:06 GMT
The best in new building design was celebrated this week at the fifth annual Rochdale Borough Design Awards.
Takeaway Owners Frying High After Pioneering Health Programme For National Chip Week
Press releases • Feb 20, 2014 16:08 GMT
Takeaway owners in Rochdale borough’s Healthier Chips Scheme took part in a pioneering health programme to pass on more health tips to customers.
Successful Recycling Campaign Rolled Out To Littleborough
Press releases • Feb 20, 2014 14:52 GMT
A campaign by Rochdale Borough Council to help residents put the right waste in the correct bin has proved such a success that it is being rolled out to a further area from March in a bid to improve the area’s recycling rates.
Warning to Parents Over Incorrectly Fitted Child Restraints
Press releases • Feb 20, 2014 10:54 GMT
Rochdale Borough Council is advising parents and carers to get a free check to make sure their child’s car restraint is fitted correctly.
Going Bonkers for the Bard
Press releases • Feb 18, 2014 10:32 GMT
Rochdale Borough Libraries will be going bonkers for the Bard during activities to celebrate Shakespeare Retold Week.
Eco Vehicles Could Save Up To 20% on Petrol Costs
Press releases • Feb 14, 2014 11:09 GMT
Rochdale Borough Council could reduce fuel costs for its refuse lorries by as much as a fifth after taking delivery of 10 new environmentally friendly vehicles.
Save the dates! – Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival, 24-26 October
Press releases • Feb 06, 2014 14:51 GMT
Dates for Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival were announced today. The festival will run from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 October this year, with organisers promising a feast of events and another stellar line up covering drama, comedy, dance, music, theatre, films, visual arts and children’s shows. Preview events will also be held across the borough earlier in October.
Council on the path to an improved transport strategy
Press releases • Feb 04, 2014 12:57 GMT
Rochdale Borough Council has updated its strategy outlining its key transport priorities and aspirations until 2026.
New front line for keeping children safe launched in Rochdale
Press releases • Feb 04, 2014 10:49 GMT
Rochdale Borough Council has joined forces with Greater Manchester Police and NHS Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale to launch a new way of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and young people in the borough.
Carers prove that a dose of support really is the best medicine
Press releases • Feb 03, 2014 10:34 GMT
Visitors to the Rochdale Infirmary can expect an extra helping hand now that The Carers’ Resource has set up a base at the Outpatients Department in Rochdale Infirmary to reach out to carers who are not accessing support.
Audiobooks Available At Your Fingertips
Press releases • Feb 01, 2014 09:00 GMT
If you think being read a story is just for children then it’s time to rethink during National Storytelling Week from 1-8 February. Bookworms on the go of any age can now download hundreds of digital audiobooks at the click of a button via a new free service being offered by Rochdale Borough Libraries.
Workshop to Teach Aspiring Authors the ‘Write Stuff’
Press releases • Jan 31, 2014 11:44 GMT
Budding novella writers are being ink-couraged to sign up for a workshop with creative writing expert and published author Robert Graham organised by Rochdale Borough Libraries.