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Greater Manchester Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Ian Hopkins has been appointed acting Deputy Chief Constable.
Date Published 28/11/2011
Greater Manchester’s plans for minimising and managing future waste can be formally adopted following approval from the Planning Inspectorate. The Joint Waste Development Plan...
The festive spirit was on show in Littleborough on Sunday evening as hundreds of people came together for the Christmas lights switch on. Littleborough Square was filled with...
Date Published 27/11/2011
The body of a woman, believed to be a 21-year-old, has been found in Hollingworth Lake. Police were called to Hollingworth Lake at 7.45pm last night (Saturday 26 November)...
Date Published 26/11/2011
Hundreds of people attended an evening of ‘Champion Brass’ in aid of Help for Heroes. The concert, which featured Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band - the National Champion...
Two students at Rochdale Sixth Form College have double cause for celebration after entering a competition to create a piece of work that summed up life at the College. Not only...
The annual Father Christmas and Reindeer Parade returns to Rochdale town centre next weekend. Real reindeer and a red sleigh carrying Father Christmas will lead the festive...
A Heywood engineering firm has been prosecuted after a 21-year-old employee had three fingers cut off by an industrial saw at its factory. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...
Residents in Heywood are being warned to be careful following two incidents where men approached children in the street.
Wardle High School’s Junior Wind Band has won the North West of England Platinum Award at the National Concert Band Festival. The band participated in the festival on Sunday...
Date Published 25/11/2011
A pub landlord from Whitworth who supports numerous local charities has been named Rochdale Man of the Year 2011. Steve Butterworth, 55, was named Man of the Year at a...
The Rochdale Friends of Lviv group and the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain held a remembrance service on Friday (25 November) at the Holodomor Memorial Stone in...
Students and staff at Rochdale Sixth Form College have been digging deep in both their wardrobes and pockets recently for some charity fundraising with fancy dress days in aid of...
Jamie Dale, 32, from Rochdale, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his involvement in supplying cutting agents to drug dealers. Dale was one of three men who...
A teenager has been charged in connection with an attack on a taxi driver in Middleton. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named, has been charged with robbery, Section 18...
The Government has been accused of “sitting on its hands” while people are dying from the cold. The claim follows the release of figures that show the number of people under...
And so, next Wednesday, we are to be treated to a one-day strike of public sector workers which, depending on your optimism-pessimism quotient will either bring the country to its...
Date Published 24/11/2011
Police forces from across the North West have launched a major operation to crackdown on armed robberies in the run-up to Christmas. The operation, code named Vanguard, aims...
Patients are to benefit from the reshaping of urology inpatient services and the investment of two new bladder scanners as part of a programme to improve patient care. The...
Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives has had its coveted Quality Assured Visitor Attraction (QAVA) status renewed by Visit England, the national tourist board.
There’s just two weeks left to vote in the Rochdale Borough Design Awards. Six local developments have been put forward by local people for the ‘People’s Design Award.’
A man is due in court charged in connection with a robbery at the home of an elderly couple in Middleton. At about 3.30pm on Sunday 13 November 2011, an 86-year-old woman...
Up to 300,000 public service workers are expected to join the 30 November 30 TUC Day of Action for Pensions Justice in the North West. In the North West, there will be...
Children living on the Freehold estate have benefited from new footballs, new football kits and a free football coaching session - thanks to a 9-year-old charity fundraiser from...
A benefit cheat who falsely claimed over £18,000 has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Lindsay Cleminshaw, 30, of Hilda Street, Heywood, pleaded guilty to fraudulently...
Date Published 23/11/2011
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is planning to use feedback from patients to improve the quality of its care.
National Concert Band Festival: On Sunday 20 November the Junior Wind Band took part in the National Concert Band Festival at Rochdale Town Hall. The festival is recognised as...
Children-In-Need: We raised £139.21 for this worthy charity – well done and thank you very much for all your support.
At Hollingworth last week we held fundraising activities in support of Children in Need. On Wednesday pupils in Year 7 had the opportunity to throw wet sponges at Mrs J Brown HOY...
What is happening in the classroom? Spotlight on language and grammar: Next week our focus is on Anagrams e.g. mummy - my mum; eleven plus two - twelve plus one; the statue...
