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A man and woman who battered a man before rifling through his pockets as he lay seriously injured in the road have been jailed. Roxanne Elizabeth Margaret Preston (08/6/1990),...
Date Published 26/02/2010
A former Rochdale man has admitted five charges of dishonestly claiming benefits totalling more than £6,400 Paul Dowling 47, of Fillace Park, Devon, pleaded guilty when he...
An elderly woman's medication was stolen by a woman posing as a police officer in Middleton. At about 8.10pm on Thursday 25 February 2010, the victim, an 81-year-old woman,...
The Adult Community Training (ACT) centre on Newgate officially opened its doors to the people of Rochdale today (Friday 26 February 2010) The organisation has been set up and...
Shortly after 7am on Friday 26 February 2010, police in Rochdale received reports that tyres on a number of cars in the Spotland Road area of the town had been slashed. One...
A damning report from NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been uncovered that warns of severe cuts to local health services. The need for savings is expected to impact on...
A man has been charged after heavy stones damaged a number of cars in Littleborough. Ben Dailey (born 27/05/86) of Ivy Terrace has been charged with nine counts of criminal...
The body which supervises the police in Greater Manchester has been told to sharpen up its vision, planning and performance management. The Greater Manchester Police Authority...
Journey times across Greater Manchester have got quicker triggering a payout from the Government of £2.5million in extra funding to slash them further. A 30 minute road journey...
Mawlid An-Nabi, that is the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, is marked by Muslims by lighting candles and distributing sweets to friends and family. Many also take part in a march and...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale’s new Chief Executive, Dr Julie Higgins, has started working in her post this week. Dr Higgins joins NHS HMR after 10 years working in...
Date Published 25/02/2010
22-year-old James Pickering from Spotland, Rochdale had been unemployed for over three years before being recruited to a new scheme designed to give young unemployed people in the...
Asbestos in Schools campaigners are celebrating following a meeting with Schools Minister Diana Johnson MP. At the meeting the Schools Minister agreed to the setting up of a...
Travellers to Manchester from Milnrow will be short-changed by having to use trams that will have longer journey times than the trains they replaced, says Euro-MP Chris Davies....
Despite the huge hike in council tax, despite the cut in front line services such as intermediate care homes being closed, despite the zero per cent pay rise imposed on council...
The Peter Frank Dixieland Allstars is a band made up of bandleaders and if you thought you would find six musicians pulling in different directions, you could not be more...
Years 2 and 3 Youth Club This Youth Club starts again on Thursday 25 February. Fair-trade Fortnight Fair-trade Fortnight started on Monday – why not come and sample some...
Golden book awards: Foundation 2: Leah Guiver and Molly Class 1: Kerys and Shane Class 2: Marry Ellen and Nell Class 3: Edmilsa and Natalia Class 4: Anagil and Urvah...
Letters out this week: Junior PCSO’s Reminders: Year 4 swimming each Wednesday, from 13 January to 24 March 2010 inclusive Robinwood Activity Holiday stage payment due...
We are delighted to inform you that we are holding a Design and Technology Expo on Thursday 11 March 2010 from 3.30pm until 6.30pm in the main school hall (not 4 March as...
I am writing this open letter to you since, when you were elected as council leader, many people, not just in your own party, stated publicly and privately that you would do...
A North West Euro-MP has hit out at wind farms following newly released figures which suggest turbines are inefficienct. UKIP’s Paul Nuttall said the revelation suggests energy...
Extra train carriages are on their way to ease the daily overcrowding nightmare of Rochdale’s commuters. A high-level delegation was at Westminster yesterday to protest that the...
Council tax is to increase by almost 4% following the decision at a special budget meeting last night (Wednesday 24 February) by the Liberal Democrat controlled Rochdale Borough...
Around 30 people gathered outside Rochdale Town Hall to lobby councillors and protest at the closure of the Three Owls Bird Sanctuary. Protest organiser Carley Smith of Wardle...
Safety experts are urging older people to take no chances with their electric blankets after 7 out of 10 failed safety tests this month and had to be replaced. The shock results...
Date Published 24/02/2010
A Rochdale man’s entertainment systems have been confiscated for a second time. Michael Lilley, 20, of Henderson Street, Smallbridge had a further 9 items seized by...
Orchard Skills Centre on Drake Street, Rochdale was officially opened yesterday, with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting by the Mayor and Mayoress, Councillor Keith Swift and Ms Sue...
The annual Friends of St Gabriel’s pantomime was Dick Whittington and his cat. The pantomime broke with normal tradition, instead of travelling to the Indies the cast arrived in...
Two men have appeared in court after an unprovoked assault in a restaurant on Milkstone Road left a primary school headteacher requiring reconstructive surgery. Jermaine Carl...
