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Councillors are hoping to bring the proposed rent increase for tenants down to 3.1% in line with Government proposals. Last week Housing Minister Margaret Beckett announced...
Date Published 10/03/2009
Healey Ward Forum is to take place on Monday 16 March. Police officers, councillors, and members of the local community are to meet up to discuss arising matters to do with the...
Date Published 09/03/2009
Youngsters from the St Michael’s Scout Group, based in Alkrington, Middleton were given the chance to meet their local police officers to help them complete their Friendship...
Fire fighters were called to a woman’s house after she set her handbag on fire. Crews attended Ashfield House, Milkstone Road, after
An elderly shopkeeper and two shoppers, including a 12-year old girl, endured a horrifying ordeal when three masked robbers threatened them during a raid on Friday evening (6...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a gun shot was fired at the door of a bar in Middleton. Nobody was injured in the incident, which happened on Townley Street at...
A determined group of amateur radio fanatics are on the hunt for a new meeting place, after their previous abode was destroyed by fire.
Rochdale Council is considering subsidising developers' tendering costs in the hope of attracting interest in the proposed £250million town centre regeneration project. The...
Just over 90% of Rochdale pupils will attend their first-choice secondary school in September. Letters were sent out to the parents of 2,643 11-year olds last week telling...
Only four in 10 people have confidence in Greater Manchester Police to fight crime properly, according to new figures. A survey by the Home Office has revealed that public...
Relief could come more quickly for passengers on Rochdale’s overcrowded trains after the Government announced that it has set up a new company to speed up the building of more...
Metrolink trams will continue to run into the heart of Manchester city centre during a multi-million-pound overhaul of the track and stops. Work to replace all the city centre...
Greater Manchester has the second highest number of attacks on security guards, despite a police crackdown. Only the capital has more attacks on cash transit vans according to...
A man has been jailed after he punched another man in the face, breaking his jaw, during an unprovoked attack in a town centre nightclub. The day after the attack the victim...
Fire crews will be aiming their hosepipes at cars instead of fires this weekend, as they take part Firefighters Charity National Car Wash 2009.
Date Published 07/03/2009
An “incredible” old lady who swam 20 lengths a day has died in her sleep, aged 98. Despite being blind and partially deaf, Alice Ellison walked from her Heywood home to
Date Published 06/03/2009
The Health and Safety Executive are to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in her 90s, who fell from a hoist while in the care of Rochdale...
Rochdale train station was plunged into darkness after a power trip knocked off all lights and computer systems. Commuters were left scratching their heads after the electronic...
Transport bosses have been finding out which journeys passengers use the Oldham and Rochdale Loop Line for this week. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE)...
Businesses in Littleborough are cracking open the wine for the community at a special Gala Day this month. A variety of high street shops will offer one-off giveaways and...
Fashion jewellery retailer Diamonds and Pearls has closed its Rochdale store after the company went into administration earlier this week. Several members of staff have been...
Having a group of firemen paying attention to you is surely every girls dream. But having them hack through glass and metal to cut you from a mangled car is an alarming reality....
Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has today announced new support to help councils cut their planned rent increases for tenants in the current economic climate. The average...
A local doctors’ leader has backed the call for the abolition of prescription charges in England, saying scrapping them is the only fair answer for everyone. Dr Kailash Chand...
A company which runs six care homes in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is facing calls for a Government inquiry amid allegations that elderly residents have been neglected. A...
Rochdale council will be given more than £100,000 to help them manage repairs to roads, bridges and streetlights. The cash, part of a £3.3m fund to help councils across the...
A century has passed since Manchester-born Alliott Verdon Roe took to the skies for the first ever all-British flight. And aviation fans can celebrate the 100th anniversary at...
People will now be able to text for details on how to report minor crimes. Residents can text to get the phone number for their local neighbourhood policing team and their...
Technology students at Rochdale schools have tapped into one of the wonders of science for a special competition. Pupils from eight Rochdale and eight Oldham schools gathered...
Young professionals with plumbing careers in the pipeline went head-to-head in an industry challenge at Oldham College. And 20-year old Sam Chadwick, from Rochdale, who is a...
