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Health chiefs at NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) are advising Muslim residents in the borough to fast safely during Ramadan, particularly with the current flu pandemic....
Date Published 26/08/2009
Norden’s former community library is one step closer to being a base for the community thanks to £5,000 of funding secured by members of Rochdale North Neighbourhood Policing...
Police in Heywood are urging residents to keep their vehicles more secure to help them reduce car crime in the area. Amazingly, criminals get into a quarter of vehicles...
Contrary to the belief held in some quarters that brass banding is still a male-dominated pursuit, the male members of the United Co-op Milnrow Brass Band are now in the minority!...
Commenting on the news that Manchester will be one of the city’s connected to the proposed new High Speed Rail Link, Richard Critchley, Policy Manager for Transport at Greater...
Rail passengers who use the Loop Line will be able to try out a special package of alternative bus services from next week, ahead of its closure in October. GMPTE officials...
Each October World Mental Health week raises public awareness of mental health. With a theme of Get Moving – Make a Stand for Mental Health, Rochdale and District Mind have...
The British Heart Foundation opened a new charity shop in Rochdale – the site of the former Mark One clothing outlet. The Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale, Councillor Keith...
A grand reunion for ex pupils of Rochdale Grammar School for Boys (1959-1965) is being organised for Saturday 18 December 2010. The school building, currently Balderstone...
TV Show 'Dragon’s Den' could influence Rochdale’s proposed Affleck’s style market in Rochdale Town Centre. Cabinet Member for Finance Councillor Greg Couzens has proposed a panel...
Decking, tables and chairs will be the order of the day at an upmarket take-away on Bury Road after Rochdale Borough Council planning committee gave the go ahead to the owners of...
Date Published 25/08/2009
The application for Healey Hall to change from a residential dwelling house to a specialist alcohol therapeutic unit was deferred at tonight’s (Tuesday 25 August) council planning...
Senior Executives of Rochdale Borough Council are facing redundancy as part of the Council’s ‘efficiency programme’. The number of Executive Leadership Team members is to be...
Pupils are being urged to weigh up their options before ripping open their GCSE results slips on Thursday. The Learning Skills Council (LSC) is stressing that A-levels are not...
The number of people being seen by an NHS dentist in Rochdale is rising year on year, but 133 fewer patients are being seen since the Government reforms in 2006. According to...
HIV figures in the North West have reached a record high. A total of 5,767 people received treatment or care for the disease last year, an 11% increase. There was also a...
Imagine this. You jump on a bus and rather than rifling around for the fare, you simply use the vehicle’s fingerprint recognition system and head straight for a seat.
A new operation has been launched to target anti social and dangerous car drivers in Rochdale. The operation will target people who drive their vehicles in a reckless manner...
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is asking Muslims who observe the Ramadhan fast to do so safely. The Muslim community traditionally observe a fast during daylight...
Rochdale Council has given the go ahead for a business and distribution park in Hareshill. Peel Holdings submitted a planning application for the £15 million development, which...
A Castleton shop owner has appealed a Council decision to refuse him a license to sell alcohol. Faraaz Butt, who owns Eurosave on Manchester Road, was due before Rochdale...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen is backing a campaign run by a coalition of twenty organisations, including the British Heart Foundation and the Stroke Association, to scrap prescription...
A pensioner was the victim of two bogus officials, who robbed a sum of cash from her home on Mercers Road in Heywood. At around 4.40pm on Saturday 22 August the 84-year old...
Rochdale Register Office will throw open its doors next month and invite people to the first ever Wedding Fair at the Town Hall. The free event will take place on Sunday 13...
Bosses of chief police officers have applauded the results of a major crackdown on alcohol-fuelled crime. Friday’s Operation Admiral saw more than 670 people arrested, 67 in...
Staff at Rochdale Infirmary have been praised for their hard work and commitment in providing services at the newly created integrated healthcare centre after its first full week...
Free shuttle buses in Rochdale are a step closer in Rochdale after transport bosses advertised the tenders for operators to run free shuttle buses in the town. Transport bosses...
A man was robbed by a man with a distinctive neck tattoo in Rochdale. Shortly after 10.30pm on Monday 10 August 2009, the 54-year-old victim was walking along Drake Street...
A group of swimmers from Rochdale will go in search of the Loch Ness Monster in a bid to raise funds for charity. Nigel Coles, Gordon Longley and Rich Ainley, who are all...
Date Published 24/08/2009
A man found in possession of an air pistol has been jailed for five years. Irfan Mahmood, 26, of Edmund Street, was found with the gun at Whitworth Quarry earlier this year.
