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A couple tricked their way into the home of an elderly woman recovering from open heart surgery and stole her purse yesterday (Monday 10 November). The 77-year-old woman...
Date Published 11/11/2008
The new Skills 4 U office in Heywood will be officially opened on Thursday (13 November). The official opening at the office on Market Street will be attended will be the...
The owners at Spotland Road Post Office fear they may have to shut down if the Government scraps the Post Office Card Account scheme. Only a few months ago the Spotland Road...
Greater Manchester saved more than half a million pounds during the Halloween and Bonfire Night period following a dramatic reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour....
From Abandoned vehicles to Zebra crossings, Rochdale Council have produced an a-z guide to council services that they hope will become the ‘must have’ reference for residents when...
Members of Parliament from all three political parties have promised to encourage their local authorities to formally adopt 21 September as the UN International Day of Peace and...
Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin is maintaining his stance against the Transport Innovation Fund proposals despite cries from the chairman of the Yes Campaign Lis Phelan to win...
A short film featuring the work of additional officers funded through the police portion of the council tax bill is now available for all to see. Earlier this year, Greater...
People in their 20s are being urged to look out for the symptoms of mouth cancer. The disease is usually found in older people who have smoked and drunk alcohol over a long...
Greater Manchester Police is stepping up its fight against violent cash-in-transit and commercial robberies in the run up to Christmas and the New Year. The operation,...
Design details of a proposed new Greater Manchester Police (GMP) headquarters building were submitted for planners’ approval on Friday (7 November). The reserved matters...
Date Published 10/11/2008
It is hard to decide at 14 years old what career you want and what qualifications you will need to get the perfect job. Diploma Facilitators at Rochdale Council are lending a...
Reported incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour at Greater Manchester’s bus stations have been cut by 42% in the past year, according to the latest statistics. Throughout...
Two men filmed by Rochdale Council fly-tipping tonnes of waste near Rochdale Town Centre, were ordered to pay a combined sum of more than £7,000 by Rochdale Magistrates...
The people behind new buildings and developments across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are being invited to put themselves forward for the council’s new design...
The hugely popular TV series Waterloo Road went out with a bang last week, when the final scenes of series four were filmed at Hilltop School. The scene involved a runaway...
Customers and staff at stores at Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre were evacuated for around half an hour this afternoon (Monday 10 November) as part of what the manager described...
Sir Cyril Smith has come under more pressure to apologise for claiming that “there is no danger to the public at large from asbestos”, as the Member of Parliament for Manchester...
The arrangements for the referendum on Greater Manchester's Transport Innovation Fund proposals, and the question that is to be put to voters, have been finalised. Ballot packs...
It has been revealed that water rates eviction victim Peter Plumb was found guilty over his part in a burglary in Wigan. In February this year he was sentenced to a 12 month...
Rochdale Township Chairman, Councillor William Hobhouse, has revealed that salary rates within Rochdale Council 'differ markedly' from the salaries anticipated by the Council's...
A radiographer at Rochdale Infirmary has been removed from the medical register after he doctored an X-ray of a child's foot which had a needle stuck in it. Akbar Solaymani...
Campaigners calling for a 'green lung' link along the Spodden valley from Rochdale town centre to the South Pennine hills have welcomed a new study that confirms living close to...
In 2007, Freemasons in the Rochdale District gave a promise to the then Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Peter Evans, that they would support his nominated charity. The recipient...
A North West Euro-MP has welcomed moves to introduce a permanent ban on experiments on mankind’s closest relatives. The European Commission has announced plans to end tests on...
The Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Robin Parker, headed a service of Remembrance at the Rochdale Cenotaph today (Sunday 9 November) honouring those who died in service of their...
Date Published 09/11/2008
Police are urging fans travelling by rail to football matches this Saturday (8 November) to emulate the Americans and turn a page in history. “The election of Barack Obama to the...
Date Published 07/11/2008
Out of work or just fancy a change, then why not give yourself the chance of a new job for Christmas? Heywood Winter Skills and Jobs Fair will be taking place at the Civic Centre...
The charity CO-Awareness backed by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is urging GPs throughout the region not to overlook the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning...
The night of 5 November is traditionally the busiest of the year for the Fire and Rescue Service and this year proved no exception – with the control room receiving 1121 emergency...
Date Published 06/11/2008
