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Street Eat food festival returns to Rochdale Town Hall Square

Over 2,000 people flocked to the Street Eat festival last summer and it is set to return to Rochdale Town Hall Square for another serving of food, drink, free entertainment and live music on Saturday 15 June.     

Council agrees over £470,000 investment for local improvements

More local community investment totalling over £470,000 will be delivered across the borough following the latest round of townships funding agreed by Rochdale Borough Council.                           

First tenants move into Rochdale town centre development

A doctor and a vet are among the first tenants to move into a new state of the art housing development in Rochdale town centre.                         

Richard Street creative studios to launch as part of ‘Rochdale Creates Space’

Rochdale Development Agency, working in partnership with Rochdale Borough Council, is set to open its new creative space ‘Richard Street Studios’ in Rochdale as part of ambitious plans to support the development of the boroughs creative and cultural

Power up! Council flicks the switch on major new solar farm

The largest publicly-owned solar farm in Greater Manchester has powered up in Heywood.

Rochdale Borough Council’s 10-hectare site at Chamber House in Heywood, which secured just over £3m funding from the European Regional Development Fund

Transformation of area around Rochdale railway station on track for autumn start

Plans to transform the area around Rochdale railway station have taken a major step forward, with the council’s cabinet giving the green light for technical detailed design work to get under way.         

A new generation of gym opening in Rochdale

R-Kix Performance Centre is opening its doors to the public in Rochdale town centre at the end of March.  But this is not just a gym, it is a sporting concept that connects community and sport under

Big ideas come to life at Rochdale’s new festival

Imagination, creativity and discoveries were celebrated during a busy week of inspirational events accompanying the re-opening of Rochdale Town Hall at the first Rochdale Borough Festival of Ideas.

Over 20 free family-friendly events took place, including eye-catching