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Traffic police launched a crackdown on dishonest motorists during a day-long operation across Greater Manchester. Officers used Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)...
Date Published 04/03/2009
In a controversial stance of defiance, Heywood Township chairman Councillor Alan McCarthy and Middleton Township Chairman Councillor Peter Williams, have said that they will...
The Department of Health will be running a series of recruitment events with Rochdale Council and a local employer at Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre on Tuesday 10 March and...
United Co-operative Milnrow Band and its supporters were pleased to earn a creditable sixth place at the Area Contest in Blackpool on Sunday (1 March). Under Musical Director...
As part of the Tidy Business Standards award scheme, Rochdale Council and Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale are working in partnership urging businesses to lend a helping hand at a...
Healthy living was top of the agenda on Monday (2 March), with more than 1,300 people of all ages from across the borough visiting Live Life. The annual healthy living exhibition...
Heywood & Middleton MP Jim Dobbin is encouraging local families with disabled children to use Family Fund Extra, a free-to-join online buying club that offers discounts on...
Burglars pretending be from the gas/water board are targeting elderly residents, police have warned. An 88-year-old lady became the latest victim on Monday (2 March) when...
Jazz on a Sunday was in full swing at the sports centre when kinder weather attracted a healthy attendance for the visit of the Howard Allen Dixielanders. Led by Bert Allen with...
The Liberal Democrat Budget will have been decided a couple of days before this article is printed in the local newspapers. The indications are that a council tax of 3.7% will be...
Date Published 03/03/2009
As part of the Tidy Business Standards award scheme, Rochdale MBC and Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale are working in partnership urging businesses to lend a helping hand at a...
Greater Manchester’s armed police are being deployed to incidents up to 10 times a week. Figures published yesterday by the Home Office show there were 497 authorised...
A group of teenagers viciously attacked a boy as he walked to his grandma's house in Middleton. The 16-year-old was walking along Lakeland Court on the Langley estate at about...
Don’t put your scarf and gloves away just yet, as Rochdale is expecting yet more extreme weather over the next few days. After a fortnight of mild temperatures...
A black pupil walked out of school in objection because a “racially offensive” book was read out in class. Tinashe Makunike, 16, claimed the classic book To Kill A Mockingbird...
Rush hour traffic was gridlocked on Monday after a traffic light power failure. Cars built up at junction 20 of the M62 as the lights, which are at the roundabout...
A teenager needed stitches after he was hit in the face with a broken mug containing hot liquid. At about 10.15pm on Saturday 28 February 2009, the 15-year-old was walking along...
Police are hunting a gang of men who sparked a brutal street fight at the weekend. A weapon, believed to be a machete, was used in the bloody brawl which took place in the...
People in the Borough with depression and anxiety disorders will soon be offered more talking treatments after a joint bid for funding by NHS Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale and...
Rochdale band 'The Fractions' are heading out on the road for a tour sees them returning to Scotland for what is sure to be another impressive set of gigs. With an album due to...
Firefighters suspect that a blaze at an off licence in Heywood was started deliberately. Fire crews from Heywood, Rochdale and Whitefield attended the severe fire on Bridge...
Fashion jewellery retailer Diamonds and Pearls has gone into administration, placing more than 300 jobs at risk, including several at its Rochdale store. The company at 91 high...
Date Published 02/03/2009
More than 300 people flocked to watch actress Samia Smith officially open the new-look Heywood library on Church Street. The 26-year old soap star, who plays ‘Maria’ in ITV’s...
The Firefighters Charity National Car Wash 2009 is taking place on Saturday (7 March). The firestations at Rochdale, Littleborough and Heywood are all hosting car washes...
It was smiles all the way as children from Sandbrook Children’s Centre beat off toothy competition to win first prize at Rochdale’s Golden Grin Presentation Evening. Their...
For the third year running, Community Groups across the borough are invited to apply for up to £2,500 to carry out a planting scheme to improve the look of their estate. Any...
A group of teenagers viciously attacked a boy as he walked to his grandmother's house in Middleton. The 16-year-old was left with ruptured ligaments to his left leg, a broken...
A letter from an asbestos campaigner has been released to Rochdale Online describing some of the working conditions at the Turner & Newall factory in Spodden Valley during the...
Rochdale Council has had to foot the bill for eight so-called pauper’s funerals so far this financial year. As national trends point to increasing numbers of people dying...
The fight against gun crime has been given a major boost with the official launch today (Monday 2 March) of the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS). The hi-tech...
