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New Year Message from the Leader of Rochdale Council, Councillor Alan Taylor

Firstly, can I say Happy New Year and hope that you have all had a good Christmas.
I only came back...

Date Online: 01/01/2008

Lib Dems will consider Post Office plan

Post Offices run by the Council could become a reality after senior Lib Dems gave their backing to a study...

Date Online: 11/03/2008

Crucial Crew for Older People heads to the Pennines

Older people from across the borough are invited to a morning of free fun packed safety sessions.
The ‘crucial crew ’...

Date Online: 04/03/2008

Rochdale shows support for Peace Group: the bomb stops here

Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group had no difficulty in finding supporters in Yorkshire Street on Saturday 1 March. Peace Group...

Date Online: 03/03/2008

Lib Dems pay for extra police officers

Rochdale Liberal Democrats are paying for an extra police officer for every township in the borough. The scheme was included...

Date Online: 03/03/2008

Council Leader Alan Taylor's Budget Speech

May I, first of all, thank Margaret Carney, Ruth Hunter and Paul Martin, and all the officers involved in producing...

Date Online: 28/02/2008

Buy Local Spend Local

The second Buy Local Spend Local event took place at Rochdale Town Hall and gave local businesses an opportunity to...

Date Online: 26/02/2008

Now you can recycle your cartons too!

Rochdale Council has unveiled five new carton recycling banks this week - to help residents recycle food and drink cartons.
The...

Date Online: 26/02/2008

Success cool down as season hots up!

The Sunday Football League is hotting up as the business end of the season approaches, however, one team who are...

Date Online: 24/02/2008

National No Smoking Day - time to butt out

National No Smoking Day is 12 March and stop smoking teams will be hitting the streets of Heywood, Middleton and...

Date Online: 22/02/2008

50 Years On: Mai Chatham wants you to join her at Aldermaston

Now in her 60s, retired probation officer, Mai Chatham of Timbercliffe, Littleborough, spends much of her time caring for her...

Date Online: 22/02/2008

Letter from Parliament

One of the most important topics discussed in Parliament this week has been the legislation to nationalise Northern Rock. This...

Date Online: 21/02/2008

Paul Rowen MP’s speech at his Adjournment debate

Can I thank House for the opportunity to raise issues surrounding the heavy rainfall and flood that occurred in Rochdale...

Date Online: 20/02/2008

Calder Avenue culvert changes adding to Littleborough flooding?

The Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Peter Evans, has added his weight to the concerns over flooding in Rochdale Borough. Mayor...

Date Online: 20/02/2008

Rochdale near miss set to introduce flooding bill?

Paul Rowen MP will today be raising flooding issues in Rochdale in a debate at Westminster Hall. The adjournment...

Date Online: 20/02/2008

Wood and help needed at Spotland Stadium

The groundstaff are Spotland are working hard to make sure that tonight's game against Notts County goes ahead despite the...

Date Online: 19/02/2008

Building fire at Birch Hill

Three fire engines and approximately fifteen firefighters from Rochdale and Littleborough attended a derelict building fire at around 6.30pm on...

Date Online: 17/02/2008

Peace Group says views misrepresented

Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group has expressed surprise and extreme disappointment at the way in which its views were misrepresented...

Date Online: 17/02/2008

Tourism organisers wowed by Pennines visit

Sixteen coach tour organisers from Cheshire spent a morning in Milnrow and Littleborough as part of a fact-finding tour of...

Date Online: 15/02/2008

Peace Group shares concerns with Labour candidate

Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group met with prospective Labour parliamentary candidate, Simon Danczuk.
At the meeting in Rochdale, Peace Group members...

Date Online: 14/02/2008

Councillor Whittle denies porn allegations

Milnrow and Newhey Councillor Denis Whittle has vigorously denied showing a police officer pornographic images. The Lib Dem Councillor,...

Date Online: 13/02/2008

Why are the roads in Rochdale flowing freely this week?

Halifax Road, Shawclough Road, Whitworth Road, Manchester Road, all snarled up with traffic so badly during the rush hour that...

Date Online: 13/02/2008

15-year-old missing from home

A teenager has gone missing from her home in Littleborough.
Jordon Gengler (born 20-07-92) was first reported missing by her family...

Date Online: 09/02/2008

Letter from Parliament

The last ten days continue to be extremely busy both in Westminster and in Rochdale. Following the floods in which...

Date Online: 07/02/2008

Local health service roadshows

Residents across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are being given the opportunity to find out more about their local health services...

Date Online: 06/02/2008

Changing the Shape of Fitness

Investment of around £200,000 has been made in improving Link4Life Fitness Studios in local leisure centres. It brings extended facilities...

Date Online: 29/01/2008

Decision on Littleborough cafe deferred

A Littleborough cafe seeking permission to extend opening hours will have to wait a little longer to find out if...

Date Online: 24/01/2008

Letter from Parliament

On my return from Parliament last Thursday night I spoke at the Rochdale Rotary Clubs meeting about my work as...

Date Online: 24/01/2008

Woodford Land to regenerate former chemical site

Woodford Land, part of Woodford Group PLC, the UK’s largest brownfield land acquisition, remediation and development company, Woodford Land bought...

Date Online: 24/01/2008

Akzo Nobel site development approved

The controversial plans to build 164 houses, a public house and a hotel on the site of the former Akzo...

Date Online: 23/01/2008