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A 64-year-old Nigerian woman has admitted dishonesty after pocketing almost £8,000 in benefits over a three year period between April 2005 and February 2008. Bridget Woko, of...
Date Published 16/10/2008
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) on the continuing use of asbestos overseas. The EDM raises awareness of the continued use of asbestos in the Third...
AN innovative project designed to involve Greater Manchester communities in preventing extremism was launched on Tuesday (14 October). Greater Manchester Police Authority’s...
70 newly qualified Health and Social Care Workers have proved they possess the skills and knowledge that it takes to care for the people of Rochdale by successfully completing...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has achieved an ‘Excellent’ rating for its Quality of Services in the Healthcare Commission’s annual health check. This top score, which...
Rochdale Council has called upon the Government to recognise ‘Holodomor’ as an official act of genocide. Holodomor was the systematic starvation to death of at least 7million...
Look out for the firework ‘Good Guys’ is the advice from Rochdale Council for anyone planning to buy fireworks this year. In the run up to this year’s bonfire night, retailers...
Councillor Greg Couzens, Rochdale Council Cabinet Member for Finance, sought to ease anxiety over the collapse of Icelandic banks and the precarious state of British banks and the...
A bid by the Conservatives on Rochdale Council to debate the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) bid that will, if successful, see a congestion charge, or ‘toll tax’, introduced in...
The row that has simmered and boiled over the representation of Hopwood Hall councillors on both Heywood and Middleton Townships continued in the Council Chamber with angry...
A Rochdale man has been made to pay a parking charge after parking his car on private land at St Andrew's Church in Littleborough following a landmark court case. Oldham County...
Date Published 15/10/2008
The ongoing spat between Labour group leader Councillor Colin Lambert and Council Leader Councillor Alan Taylor has moved on to an argument about a Town Hall office move that...
A Heywood church burglar threatened to stab a police officer who tried to arrest him at the weekend. The offender managed to escape arrest and fled from St Joseph's Roman...
Two Rochdale Councillors got their hands on John Bright's bowls when they visited the Rochdale Link4life Arts and Heritage Service. The pair (no pun intended) were presented...
Balderstone is to get a new GP Practice as part of a strategy to improve access to healthcare in Rochdale's poorest areas. NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been given...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has won a top national transport award at an award ceremony held at the prestigious Café Royal in London. Mr Rowen, Chairman of the All-Party...
A Bamford family had two musical instruments stolen from the boot of their car while it was parked on their drive on Sunday (12 October). Jane Howard is appealing to anyone who...
Some of the North West’s most influential transport bosses travelled to London yesterday (Tuesday 15 October) to meet MPs at the House of Commons. Councillor Matt Colledge,...
Rochdale Council has been urged to work closely with residents unearth new and innovative ideas to improve the town and make a place in which people want to live, work and raise a...
Young people from across Rochdale have joined forces in Middleton to plan and produce their very own radio broadcast. The youngsters all applied to be part of the Rochdale Youth...
Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale are to take on board the opinions of the youngsters with the launch of the v Panel project. The panel, made up of 16-25 year olds from the...
The Department of Health yesterday announced that more than 50% of GP surgeries are now offering patients extended opening hours nationwide. However, surgeries within NHS...
Mark Russell, Managing Director of MMC, the Heywood based developer that owns the Turners asbestos site, has told Rochdale Online the only way Spodden Valley can ever be rid of...
Bookstart celebrations were a big success at Balderstone library last Friday. The pirate themed fancy dress party saw 23 adults and 45 children participating in a sing, sign...
Date Published 14/10/2008
The Oldham Rochdale Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder is 'performing strongly' according to the Audit Commission. The rating is the highest that the independent watchdog can...
A careers fair is being described as ‘just the job’ for youngsters across Rochdale. The two day event, being held this Thursday and Friday (16-17 October) at Rochdale Town...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has accused First Bus of ‘ripping off’ the people of Rochdale.’ He was speaking after the company put prices up by nearly 10%. The price increase means...
It’s official – Rochdale has the best beer and best food and drink outlet in the whole of Greater Manchester. Three of the town's businesses walked away with top prizes at last...
The Leader of the Council has hit out at claims by the Rochdale Labour Group that he no longer has any confidence in the Transport Innovation Fund bid and that the Liberal...
A home-security initiative involving nearly 3,000 homes is being launched on the Kirkholt estate next week as part of GMP’s new burglary campaign, Operation Guardian. Police...
