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The definition of domestic abuse has been widened so it covers forms of non-violent coercive behaviour and under-18s for the first time. It means behaviour such as preventing...
Date Published 19/09/2012
The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, has announced that he is to retire after more than a decade serving Greater Manchester and Rossendale, and 27 years as a...
Greater Manchester Police has named the two police officers that were killed whilst on duty in Tameside earlier today. PC Nicola Hughes, aged 23 and PC Fiona Bone, aged 32...
Date Published 18/09/2012
One lane closed and queueing traffic on M62 westbound between J21, A640 (Milnrow) and J20 A627(M) Rochdale, because of a multi-vehicle accident. Matrix sign set to 40 mph....
It was lovely to see the children in the infant classes from St James' School at church for their annual Harvest Service last Friday. The service and singing was delightful....
Music lessons for Key Stage 2 have started. This year we are having music lessons on a Thursday only to help organise instruments and avoid too much disruption to lessons. In line...
Accident involving three vehicles eastbound between M60 [M62 junction 18] and A6046 [M62 junction 19] M62. One lane blocked on M62 eastbound between J18, M60 (Simister Island)...
The second officer, PC Nicola Hughes, injured during an incident in Tameside this morning has sadly died. ACC Garry Shewan, said: "It is with great sadness that we announce...
A police officer, PC Fiona Bone, has died and another has been critically injured as they attended a routine incident at Abbey Gardens in Hattersley, Tameside shortly before 11am...
Members of a local charity and patient support group have seen first hand the brand new facilities for cardiac patients.
Beech House pupils were celebrating their GCSE results, no more so than Ameer Ali and Lydia Nightingale. Between them they achieved 15 grade A* and 5 grade A results. Ameer...
New research showing that every household in Britain pays almost £6,000 a year for our membership of the European Union has been highlighted by local MEP Paul Nuttall.
Fr Arthur Nearey and the parisoners of St Mary’s RC Church, Littleborough got together on Sunday the 16 September for a sponsored hymn singing to raise money for WaterAid who are...
A "huge increase" in the value of digital book sales in the UK has been announced by trade organisation the Publishers Association. The value of digital fiction sales in the...
The annual rate of inflation in the UK, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), fell back to 2.5% in August from 2.6% the month before.
Alcohol abuse and obesity are to blame for a big rise in cases of liver disease in the North West, according to a report. The North West Public Health Observatory found that...
Police officers across Greater Manchester have been targeting domestic abuse and violent crime this weekend as part of Operation Harvest, a Forcewide crackdown on thieves, thugs...
A water network with brains is taking shape in Manchester as engineers break new ground in the battle on leakage.
Parents from Rochdale have won Recycle for Greater Manchester’s real nappy competition and are now champions of re-usable nappies. The winning residents received a birth to potty...
Metrolink passengers could be using ‘wave and go’ e-tickets and contactless bank cards to travel on the tram network within two years, Transport for Greater Manchester has...
A group of 12 gifted and talented Year 12 students from Rochdale Sixth Form College recently visited the universities of Oxford and Cambridge to find out more about how to apply...
The preacher at our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday will be Mr Cyril Whittle. The theme of the Ladies Fellowship meeting at 2.30pm on Wednesday 26 September will be...
Date Published 17/09/2012
Councillors were given eye-opening demonstrations of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s specialist vehicles and equipment at Heywood Fire Station.
The family of a young woman killed in a fatal road traffic collision on the M62 has paid tribute to her. Rebecca Caine, known as Becky, aged 20 from Leeds, died when the...
In the cause of transparency it is right that money spent on behalf of the taxpayer by MPs is published. It helps to explain the cost of providing a decent service to the 81,000...
Greater Manchester Police’s Operation Harvest geared to bringing thieves, thugs and fugitives to justice has arrested 802 criminals and seized £98,795 in cash in its first week.
Calls for a 'federation of nation states' made by Eurocrat Jose Manual Barroso have been described as a "chilling warning".
Ombudsman Services, the organisation which handles complaints about the energy, communications and property sectors, has today announced that it is to share more information about...
Rochdale South police are revolutionising the way they communicate with residents as they prepare for their second online meeting on Thursday 20 September.
Councillors were paid over £666,000 in allowances during the last financial year, with Councillor Colin Lambert chalking up over £32,000. Figures published by Rochdale Council...
