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Statistics published by the New Policy Institute (NPI) reveal that all age groups from the very youngest to the oldest in Rochdale Borough fall in the 10% most deprived Local...
Date Published 12/12/2008
The drive to close the North-South economic divide is failing and should be abandoned, a controversial report to ministers claims. The study, by the Centre for Cities...
Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has canvassed opinion in the town over new proposals to toughen up the immigration system - claiming it was widely welcomed. Under proposals...
Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has been accused of peddling fear and scapegoating asylum seekers. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg made the claims as he said Britain has...
A GP representative has called for the number of Accident and Emergency consultants in the UK to be doubled to ensure patient safety. Dr Kailash Chand, British Medical...
A teaching assistant from Rochdale who was accused of "snogging" a 16-year-old pupil has been cleared of any wrongdoing at Manchester Crown Court. Anthony Jennings, 39, of...
National statistics recently released show that the number of households accepted as homeless has been cut by 60 per cent since 2003. The figures show that 14,340 households...
Police in Heywood are warning shoppers to keep their purses and handbags safe during the holiday season. Pickpocketting increases at this time of year because the streets are...
Housing Minister Baroness Andrews has announced how much funding each local authority will get to help disabled and older people stay in their homes through the Disabled...
Date Published 11/12/2008
Families are invited to enjoy some festive fun at the Wheatsheaf library on Saturday (13 December) to celebrate the end of the National Year of Reading. There will be a number...
The achievements of another highly successful year will be recognised during the annual presentation of awards at Whittaker Moss Primary School in Norden this week. Ten awards...
Two of Rochdale’s schools have taken part in a joint event aimed at getting pupils closer together before the schools merge in 2010. Balderstone Technology College and...
Amidst news that many council employees have been devastated by pay cuts of up to £11,000, the local authority has claimed that 44.8% of the workforce will receive a heavier pay...
A teacher has been banned from a primary school after telling children that Father Christmas wasn't real. A class of seven-year-olds were left with their dreams dashed when the...
This week the government launched its White Paper on Welfare to Work and predictably the media concentrated again on Falinge. This is because of the high number of people...
Gasket manufacturer Flexitallic is to consolidate its two exisiting sites in Rochdale and Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire into one site at Cleckheaton. The Rochdale part of the...
The Rochdale Antique Society celebrated its 40th birthday last night (Wednesday 10 December) with an amusing talk from 'Antiques Road Show' expert Eric Knowles called “Confessions...
Council workers who are awaiting news on receiving a chop to their salary have now fallen victim to a huge administration error. Some 6000 civil servants are facing changes to...
In a matter of hours the voting polls will be closed and the count will start on the Greater Manchester Transport Referendum. The Manchester Congestion charge will be decided on...
The final axe may be about to fall on Woolworths, as administrators announce a nationwide “closure sale”. Hundreds of workers have already found themselves jobless after the...
Date Published 10/12/2008
Rochdale town centre's Woolworths store is one of 815 outlets nationwide that will hold a closing down sale from tomorrow (Thursday 11 December) after administrators have so far...
Plans to transform the riverside on Spotland Road have been re-submitted almost a year after provisional planning permission was granted on the Dexine factory site. The...
Muslim children in Rochdale are being beaten and abused regularly by teachers who want to “discipline” them into learning the Koran, it has been revealed. Young children have...
An alleged terrorist and director of al-Qaeda from Rochdale is a step closer to learning his fate as the jury at his trial was expected to be sent out this afternoon (Wednesday 10...
Pharmacies across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale will be encouraging people to give up smoking as a new year’s resolution, by giving out special piggy banks to save the money...
The Rochdale taxi driver accused of murdering his wife will soon learn of his fate as the trial draws to a close. Michael Bamford, 50, from Church Street, Littleborough, is...
Rochdale Borough Council want to hear the views of everyone involved in the arts. With plans for a major new arts and conference centre in Rochdale moving forward, the council now...
Fuel poverty campaigners' are making a concerted effort to raise awareness of how energy efficiency can make homes warmer and cheaper this winter. The Warm Homes Campaign 2008...
A Rochdale teaching assistant 'snogged' a 16-year-old girl after he sent a sexually suggestive text message, a court has heard. Anthony Jennings, 39, made his victim feel...
Date Published 09/12/2008
