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7000 houses without power in Heywood

Around 7000 houses in Heywood are without power this evening due to a fire at Egerton Street sub-station.

The fire began around 6.00pm and the fire service is still in attendance at the time of publication (7.22pm).

Eye witnesses reported brown smoke and a bang at the sub-station, and a smell of burning in the air around it.

Date published: 11/03/2010

Police chief will strive to do more

Fahy hits back after Greater Manchester Police rated second-worst force in Britain.
Crime in Greater Manchester has dropped by 13 per cent leading to increased public confidence in the police, according to a new report.
The Police Report Card recognises the force’s success in tackling serious and gun crime, work in priority neighbourhoods and crime-fighting achievements...

Date published: 11/03/2010

GMP one of the worst performing forces in country

Greater Manchester Police is one of the worst performing forces in the country, a report today reveals.
It must improve on solving burglaries, dealing with violence and anti-social behaviour.
The report, published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), said while improvements were needed, the force has a strong track record in dealing with high level...

Date published: 11/03/2010

Council says buy local but buys anywhere but local

Frank Salt

Rochdale Borough Council signed up to a buy local agreement three years ago and recently has spent around £50,000 trying to persuade locals to shop local but yet again the Council fails to...

Date published: 11/03/2010

Councillor's husband ejected by police

Council Cabinet member and Heywood Lib Dem Councillor Doreen Brophy-Lee could be forgiven for wondering who needs enemies with friends like her husband! Mr Brophy-Lee had to be escorted out of the recent Heywood Township meeting by the police after refusing to go quietly having been asked to leave by the Township chairman for repeatedly launching verbal tirades against members...

Date published: 10/03/2010

New Heywood leisure facility named

Heywood’s new sports, leisure and cultural facilities currently under construction on West Starkey Street are set to open later this year. The £10.4 million complex which replaces the old Gaskell Pool and Jack Talbot Sports Hall will be called Heywood Sports Village. ...

Date published: 10/03/2010

Students tune into media opportunities

Students from Cardinal Langley RC High School in Middleton are to become the stars of a new radio station called Difference, which is launching soon with help from Key 103, Aim Higher and the Greater Manchester Challenge, after taking part in the ‘Preparing for Media City’ programme, which aims to equip students with the skills and experience to enable them to capitalise on...

Date published: 10/03/2010

Rail-to-tram line will shut down

A rail track in Oldham being converted into a tram track will be shut down three years later, a serious blow to commuters from Newhey and Milnrow.
As part of Metrolink Services upgrade of the Rochdale/Oldham loop-line, the section between Mumps and Werneth will be decommissioned in 2014. ...

Date published: 10/03/2010

Rowen presses on mortgage rescue scheme

Paul Rowen MP

Paul Rowen, MP for Rochdale, this week questioned the Minister for Housing John Healey MP on funding for mortgage repossession schemes.
Mr Rowen highlighted the Mortgage Rescue Scheme,...

Date published: 10/03/2010

Men tied up in robbery

Five men were tied up by men carrying hammers and pick axes in Rochdale.
Between 4.45am and 5.25am on Saturday 27 February 2010, four men broke into a flat above a restaurant on Heywood Old Road, Rochdale.
They tied up the men who were asleep in the flat and searched the place, stealing cash, mobile phones and computers. ...

Date published: 10/03/2010

Moving made easier for the low paid

Low-paid tenants with a job offer are to receive help to find a new home.

Under the Government home-finding scheme, a resident with the offer of work outside their local area will be given help to find affordable housing nearer to their new job. ...

Date published: 10/03/2010

£83m boost for house building

Thousands of affordable new homes will be built across England in a bid to get the country back on track after the recession.
More than £4.2 million is to be invested in 256 new homes in Greater Manchester.
The scheme aims to help more families take the first step on the property ladder through the Government’s Home Buy scheme which has already helped 130,000 people. ...

Date published: 10/03/2010

10 days until the big leap

Daring Rochdale Online reporter Laura Wild has now passed the £600 sponsorship mark thanks to kind donations made by Rochdale Online readers.
The brave journalist will jump out of a plane from 10,000 feet in a tandem skydive on Sunday 21 March - just ten days away, to raise money for Springhill Hospice....

Date published: 10/03/2010

Council van parked in disabled parking bay

Council catering van misusing a disabled parking bay at the Phoenix Centre

The new Phoenix Centre in Heywood has disabled parking bays close to the door, for use of course by disabled people, however, yesterday, as well as a number of vehicles without disabled...

Date published: 09/03/2010

Town centre shop for Rochdale Football Club

Rochdale Football Club

Following the announcement last week of an innovative new initiative could help breathe new life into the town centre; Rochdale football club could be one of the first organisations to open...

Date published: 09/03/2010

'Offensive' remarks from Council Officer

The Chairman of Heywood Township was forced to call a stop to a report being presented by a council officer who made remarks described as "rude and offensive" about residents when they objected to a play area being moved from a quiet area of Hopwood Park to the front of the park next to the main road. ...

Date published: 09/03/2010

Share the care

Picture yourself as a carer for children with disabilities; join Debbie Carey and make a big difference to the lives of disabled children and their families.

The search is on for local people to come forward and provide short break care for children with disabilities.

A national campaign, ‘Share the care week’ has been launched this week,...

Date published: 09/03/2010

Woman hit in face with glass

Police are hunting a man who hit a woman in the face with a glass.
At about 1am on Sunday 28 February 2010, the 21-year-old Middleton woman was in the New Inn, on Long Street, Middleton, when she went to help a woman who had been knocked to the floor in a minor disturbance. ...

Date published: 09/03/2010

1,000 people needed to strip for art

Celebrated international artist Spencer Tunick is hoping to find 1,000 people from Greater Manchester to take their clothes off for art.
New York-based artist Tunick has travelled the world for years, taking photographs of specially-posed, mass “installations” of naked people. He has now been commissioned by the Lowry in Salford to add the arts centre to his list for its...

Date published: 09/03/2010

Crime watch on hardcore criminals

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Greater Manchester Police are watching 1,500 well-known criminals in a bid to get them back on the straight and narrow.
According to the Home Office, there are currently 1,500 prolific...

Date published: 09/03/2010

Feel Good Festival to return

The Feel Good Festival, which was such a success last year, with live music, fresh food and entertainment for all the family, will be back this summer, with this year’s festival taking place in August. ...

Date published: 09/03/2010

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