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Rochdale based photographer, Graham Sivills, was this week part of a uniquely British national event which has helped to raise over £8000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Date Published 23/08/2012
Police are making an appeal for the public's help to trace a missing 24-year-old man from Rochdale currently missing in the U.S. Gary Rutters, also known as Gary Carlyle, left...
Weather forecasters have warned of further heavy rain over the bank holiday weekend following flooding around Lancashire and Greater Manchester. The Met Office has warned of...
One in six 16 to 24-year-olds in England were not in education, employment or training at the end of June this year, new figures show. This was a small drop (0.2 percentage...
Date Published 22/08/2012
Local heritage enthusiasts will have the chance to sample a unique slice of transport history next month when the only mobile transport museum in Britain rolls into town for a...
The midlife wellbeing of both men and women seems to depend on having a wide circle of friends whom they see regularly, finds research published online in the Journal of...
A drive to breathe life into a debate around the importance of our natural water resource in the North West has received a boost from one of Prince Charles’s charities.
Greater Manchester Police is inviting the public to have their say on how police respond to, report and investigate road traffic collisions.
Unhealthy behaviours like being overweight, smoking and heavy drinking explain almost half of the social inequalities in type 2 diabetes, finds a study published by BMJ.
The North West Ambulance Service has been shortlisted for the 'Best Use of Social Media' in the 2012 North West CIPR PRide Awards.
Date Published 21/08/2012
Public health needs a radical shake up if it is to enable good health to flourish, say experts. Professor Gerard Hastings from the Institute for Social Marketing at the...
The A58 Bury New Road between Heywood and the junction with the M66 will be closed from Wednesday (22 August) morning for around 2 weeks for essential repairs with diversions in...
How would you feel if this came out of your kitchen tap? It's not as far-fetched as you might think. The weird gizmo was developed for experts at United Utilities - and might...
A scheme to compensate some victims of the asbestos cancer mesothelioma has been criticised by a national asbestos victims' charity.
Up to 30% of prisoners at Buckley Hall Prison tested positive in random drugs tests. Drug-taking, grubby wings and high useage of segregation need to be tackled at the Rochdale...
Six new healthcare assistants will work with district nurses from 9pm to 6am each night, providing care and support to patients and their families who are in crisis.
I begin this week’s article with a tribute to my good friend and Labour stalwart John Orford who died last week. John was my constituency secretary during most of my time in...
Consumer group Which? says there are large variations between banks in the cost of "free" current accounts. Which? says that its analysis "shatters the myth" of free banking.
Domestic burglaries are down with 321 incidents recorded in the three months from 1 April this year, compared to 344 from 1 January to 1 April. However, police are urging...
As part of his participation in the Unlocking Potential programme with the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust and exam board AQA, Nathan Milner, aged 15, of Rochdale has been running...
Children born to older mothers can benefit from better health and language development (up to the age of five) a study published by the BMJ Group suggests.
It has been revealed that the head of the Care Quality Commission, (CQC) Dame Jo Williams wanted one of her own non-executive directors removed from the board after she had raised...
Date Published 20/08/2012
Charities now face fines of at least £1,000 if their street fundraisers breach rules designed to protect members of the public.
Water bosses have issued a warning to customers across the North West after woman, 90, dies. The pensioner answered the door to three men posing as water board officials.
The leader of Transport for Greater Manchester has been recognised for decades of dedication to the public transport cause.
Muslim man's family in right-to-life hospital court battleThe family of a Muslim man in a vegetative state are challenging in court a hospital trust which does not want to revive...
An opticians was damaged during a fire this morning. Firefighters were called to Eyecare Optical on Milkstone Road, Deeplish, at 5.11am.
This Sunday our Communion Service will be led by Rev Andrew Howell at 10.45am with Sunday Club upstairs at the same time. Mother and Baby/Toddler Group will be closed on Bank...
At 3:30am on 18 August two engines, from Heywood and Blackley fire stations, were called to a lorry on fire on the M62 motorway between junctions 21 and 22.
This evening at 7.30pm More than Melody Choir are in Concert with Ailsa MainWaring in a programme of " Music for Warm Climes." Admission £8 including refreshments.
