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People in Heywood have until Friday (20 March) to have their say on how the council and police should spend £20,000 on improving community safety in the area. Heywood’s Young...
Date Published 18/03/2009
Rochdale Borough Women’s Enterprise Network has received the highest accolade for its business support services. The 400-strong network of local businesswomen are celebrating...
Rochdale Township's three new area forums have made a popular start with residents with more than 100 people attending to raise local issues or problems. The first Healey area...
Like the ‘hidden gem’ church in downtown Manchester, the Tame Valley Stompers are our local Jazz gem which the rest of the world have yet to enjoy. They are always popular and...
Police in Rochdale are hoping to combat anti-social behaviour in the town centre bus station following an increase in incidents over the past couple of months. Last month...
Rochdale Borough Council is in the final stages of choosing a partner to work on its £196 million Building Schools for the Future Programme that will transform the borough’s...
Police have issued descriptions of the masked robbers who threatened a family with screwdrivers and stole £5000 from their home. Rochdale Online reported yesterday (Tuesday 17...
Police are urging Smallbridge residents to beware a pair of bogus callers who targeted an elderly resident last week. The incident took place on Friday afternoon (13 March),...
The Milnrow, Newhey and Districts Carnival has been given £1900 by the Pennines Township towards the running of this year's carnival. The amount is double the sum the Carnival...
On 1 April the new Gas Safe Register replaces the CORGI gas registration scheme as Great Britain’s gas safety authority. By law, from 1 April, only Gas Safe registered...
One of Greater Manchester’s transport leaders argued today that investing in the region’s buses, trains and trams will help the North battle through the recession...
Date Published 17/03/2009
A police campaign has seen burglaries in Kirkholt reduced by 40%. A 'smart water initiative', which saw officers visit every home on the estate and conduct smart water property...
A 33-year old science teacher from Rochdale will battle it out with fourteen other candidates in the new series of The Apprentice. The line-up for the fifth series of the show...
Rochdale ramblers will be enjoying the new sunny weather this week as they plan two walks out on the in the countryside. The first walk, taking place on Thursday, is a health walk...
A gang of robbers escaped with £5000 after breaking into a popular Milnrow pub. Four men stormed the Wishing Well pub on Harbour Lane at 4.00am on Monday morning.
Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe yesterday attacked football’s giants for paying their staff peanuts — while their top players earn millions. Mr Sutcliffe threw his weight...
Milnrow and Newhey MP and immigration minister Phil Woolas today admitted voters do not believe the Government has “got control” of immigration. A Financial Times/Harris poll...
Four fire crews tackled a large blaze at a disused school building in Langley on Thursday morning (12 March). A local resident reported seeing large plumes of smoke coming from...
A Heywood mill was evacuated yesterday morning (Monday 16 March) after an industrial printing machine caught fire. Fire crews had to wear specialist protection suits while...
A pioneering machine which can destroy painful kidney stones with just one treatment will offer fast relief for Rochdale residents. The £200,000 Lithotripter machine is one of...
Plans to widen the M60 between Swinton and Eccles will be unveiled to the public on Thursday (19 March). The scheme involves increasing the number of lanes from three to four...
A teenager has admitted killing a mother-of-three in a Heywood nightclub. Neil McNulty, 19 has today, (Tuesday 17 March 2009), pleaded guilty to striking Emma O’Kane with a...
Shop owners and pub landlords across Greater Manchester are being let off with a slap on the wrist for selling booze to under-age children. Prosecutions for selling to...
Almost 150,000 hospital meals ended up in the bin, it has been revealed. Last year (2007-08), Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Rochdale Infirmary, prepared...
Countryfile on Sunday (15 March) featured the struggle to stop Ding quarry reopening. The programme looked at the issue of dormant quarries nationally, using Ding quarry as an...
Two Tesco stores are set to lose their alcohol licenses after they were caught red handed selling to underage teens. The stores, one in Middleton Shopping Centre and the other...
The Diocese of Manchester is tonight hosting a metal theft seminar in Rochdale to help parishes prevent the theft of lead from their church roofs. The meeting will take place...
The waste disposal facility on Entwisle Road has temporarily re-opened because small businesses and local traders had nowhere to get rid of their waste. Mixed trade waste can...
A headteacher who was glassed during an attack at an Indian restaurant is ready to return to work. Kieran Heakin required reconstructive surgery after a man smashed two glasses...
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have celebrated the work of the Springhill Hospice at a special ceremony at St James’ Palace. The founder of the Springhill Hospice Margaret...
