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Rochdale Creates appoints new independent Chair

Rochdale Creates has appointed Dr Helen Palmer as the new independent Chair of Rochdale Borough’s Cultural Compact. Helen brings more than 30 years’ experience working across culture, heritage, placemaking, tourism and partnership development at local, regional and national

Rochdale cultural organisations secure new Greater Manchester Culture Fund Investment

Four Rochdale cultural organisations will receive a combined £142,615 a year through the Greater Manchester Culture Fund, following an announcement today by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig. The investment will bring more than £427,000 into the borough over

Dates announced for Ignite Fire Festival set to light up Rochdale with new displays

The spectacular Ignite Fire Festival will be returning to Rochdale this November for three evenings of magical family entertainment, with organisers promising it will be bigger and better than ever with new dazzling trails and attractions.   

International exchange: Middleton goes wild for nature inspired mural

Powerful new voice for the planet: wildlife bursts into town with spectacular new art                                                

Rochdale’s renaissance: Report shows boost Greater Manchester Town of Culture brought to town

Rochdale’s year as Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture generated a multi-million-pound boost to the local economy, according to a report published this month.  The year, awarded annually by Greater Manchester Combined Authority highlights the creativity

NEMA: Aerospace Innovation Engineered in Rochdale

From precision engineering to next-generation aerospace technology, NEMA is helping put Rochdale on the global advanced manufacturing map.                                       

OMD light up historic night in Rochdale with synth-pop classics

Synth-pop icons Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) made history in Rochdale on Friday (7 August) bringing their acclaimed ‘Summer of Hits’ tour to town alongside post-punk legend Peter Hook with his band The Light, and Manchester’s post-punk

Entries Open for Folk Album of the Year Award 2027 Following Successful Launch

Submissions now open to artists, labels and publishers for Folk Album of the Year 2026, with entries closing at 23:59 on Friday 30 October 2026. Application is here

Following a hugely successful inaugural year that reached more than 50,000 people online