Rochdale town hall’s gongs are replacing the chimes of Big Ben during BBC news bulletins today. Big Ben’s bells fell silent in August to allow essential repair works to take place. Article ...

The bells of Rochdale Town Hall will replace the usual chimes of Big Ben on BBC Radio 4 this Christmas Eve. A recording of the 13.7 tonne bell, which hangs in the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster ...

The chimes that mark Radio 4's 6pm news this ... This year the bells of Rochdale Town Hall will ring instead of the in Parliament's Elizabeth Tower, The Sunday Telegraph reports.

Minister suggests chimes of Gothic masterpiece could be ... has written to the BBC and ITV to suggest the bells of Rochdale town hall be used to tell the time on the networks while Big Ben is ...

The Rochdale Town Hall bells will fall silent for 10 days from today for essential repairs. It’s the first time since 1982 that the iconic clock will not chime. The Victorian, gothic building ...

The bells of Rochdale town hall’s iconic clock fell silent today ... and this necessary repair work will ensure the famous chimes can ring out across the town centre for decades to come.” ...

Rochdale's will be the only bells - other ... on BBC Radio 4 will be replaced by bells from Rochdale town hall on Christmas Eve. Chimes from the Greater Manchester town will herald the 18:00 ...

Chimes from Rochdale Town Hall will be heard at 6pm. The bells of Rochdale Town Hall will replace those of Big Ben this Christmas Eve (Peter Byrne/PA) The bells of Rochdale Town Hall will replace ...