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A call from Rochdale MEP Chris Davies for a free vote on right-to-die legislation is being backed by Lib Dems. Mr Davies offered the motion at the party conference in Brighton...
Date Published 26/09/2012
An advisory body has issued new guidance about using smokeless tobacco products like paan. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says too often people using...
More dentists need to be checking their patients for mouth cancer, say experts. Cancer Research UK says oral cancer rates are going up and some dentists are missing an...
Muslims in neighbouring Oldham will lobby politicians rather than hold street demonstrations over an anti-Islamic film that has sparked global protests. Oldham Mosques Council...
Fears of floods across parts of Greater Manchester have receded as heavy rain has eased. The Met Office said rain was likely to ease today (Wednesday), with some sunny spells...
Being obese as a child or adolescent may have a larger effect on future health than previously thought, suggests a study published on bmj.com today.
Date Published 25/09/2012
Medical screening of older drivers is misguided and typifies a “worrying lack of due diligence” by the medical profession, warns a senior doctor on bmj.com today.
The number of children in the care system in England is rising, official figures show. Department for Education data shows the number of children in local authority care rose...
On Monday 1 October Year 6 are spending the day at Falinge Park High School for a high school taster. The children have to make their own way there to arrive by 9:15am and need to...
Winners of a children’s drawing competition at Heywood Fire Station were delighted to be presented with certificates by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) staff.
A taxi driver was robbed by one of his passengers in the early hours of Friday morning. (14 September) The driver picked up his passengers in the town centre before doing a...
Illegal tobacco and vodka with a combined value of over £600 have been seized from a Rochdale store in an operation mounted by the council’s Public Protection service. A total...
The latest research from Cancer Research UK4 has predicted a 17 per cent fall overall by 2030 in the number of deaths from cancer but the British Dental Health Foundation has...
The Continuing Healthcare Team at Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale NHS has sent out an urgent reminder calling on those requesting assessments of eligibility for cases for...
Calling all darts players. Dust off those arrows and head down to Sudden Social Club on Sunday October 21. You could leave with the top £350 cash prize as this new Open Darts...
The Heywood Bowling Club annual picnic was held at Castleton BC. After a hearty breakfast the 20 bowlers took part in a round robin competition to reach semi finals and a...
The Chill Mill held its second themed night, Funfair Circus, which was attended by over 50 people, most dressed up as clowns. There were stalls with all the favourites; hook a...
Please note that this Sunday is a Joint Service at Smallbridge Methodist Church at 10.30am led by Rev Ron Hicks. There will be no service or Sunday Club at Wardle this week....
Firstly, on behalf of the pupils and staff we would like to thank those groups of families and friends of Redwood School who have raised sums of money during the past few months...
Rochdale Chef Andrew Nutter is getting ready to rumble as he prepares to be pitted against Salford’s Robert Owen Brown in a ‘Proper Local Food Cook Off’ featuring food including...
'My spirit sang all day' (set to music by Gerald Finzi) were the opening words of a splendid concert in which two centuries of the English choral tradition were celebrated with...
Road users in the North West are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before travelling, as heavy rain is forecast. The Met Office has issued an...
Date Published 24/09/2012
Shaw Playhouse 2 further enhanced its reputation for good quality local entertainment when it played host to a ‘full house’ concert given by well known folk duo ‘Hanky Park’,...
The European Parliament has agreed plans to co-ordinate legal measures right across the EU as part of a Europe-wide legal clampdown on match-fixing and money laundering in sport.
A rose is set to bloom in memory of a former patient and as thanks to the care she received at the Floyd Unit at Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale.
Youth Unity Committee (YUC) based at KYP in Central Rochdale celebrated after undertaking a successful after school education project.
Prisoners have been forced to pay over three quarters of a million pounds towards helping victims this year, thanks to a new law that literally makes them pay for their crimes.
Manchester Street, Heywood (NEW) - Burns Street junction to Rochdale Lane junction Temporary 4-way signals to facilitate access to footway boxes 25 September 2012 (from 9.00pm)...
Surgeons, doctors and nursing theatre staff working across hospitals run by The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are supporting a new national patient safety campaign to promote...
Jewellery worth thousands of pounds was stolen during a robbery at a jewellers and pawnbrokers in Rochdale. The burglary happened at the Nathan and Co Jewellers and...
