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The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has published its report 'Valuing and Supporting Carers', it includes a number of recommendations aimed at providing additional...
Date Published 04/09/2008
Rising petrol prices are being blamed for an increase in car registration plate thefts in Rochdale. A total of 73 plates have been stolen in the town in the last 12 months and...
A train company running services over the Pennines has told its drivers to shut off engines on downhill sections to save money. The spiralling cost of fuel and need to cut...
A major cross-government package of new measures to meet current challenges in the housing market has been announced. Communities Secretary Hazel Blears says a £1 billion...
Date Published 02/09/2008
A national initiative that will see tougher community punishments handed out by the courts is to be piloted in Greater Manchester. Justice Minister David Hanson has announced...
A man arrested and bailed on suspicion of murdering his 20-year-old girlfriend in Blackpool will not face any charges. Clare Burns, from Middleton, was rescued from the sea by...
Demolition contractors have cleared the site of the former Queensway Primary School on Hartley Lane, Kirkholt, which is part of the phase 1 intervention areas within the Vision...
A scheme to tackle anti-social behaviour caused by underage drinking is to launch in the Norden area of Rochdale. Three local off-licences so far have signed up to take part in a...
Have you ever wondered how some people get the MBE or OBE or even get Knighted? Do you know someone who you think deserves to be recognised and rewarded for their passion and...
Last year in Greater Manchester 1429 accidental house fires were caused by cooking being left unattended. At the start of Ramadan when the Muslim community traditionally observe a...
Police are appealing for the public's help in tracing the next of kin of a man who died at his home in Salford. Bernard Keith Dutton, aged 61, was found dead at his flat on Great...
Children starting secondary school this week are being given tips on how to reach their new school by public transport. 30,000 copies of the ‘Pupil and Parents Guide’ booklets...
“Jazz On A Sunday” rode off from the flying horse knowing that a build-up in audience would be necessary to sustain the challenge of the move to Castleton Sports Centre, and the...
Former Rochdale MP Sir Cyril Smith has reacted with anger after being accused of covering up asbestos problems in Rochdale in the early nineteen eighties. Sir Cyril was responding...
Date Published 01/09/2008
Jason Addy, of the Save Spodden Valley campaign, has spoken out following the revelations surrounding Sir Cyril's Smith's involvement with Turner Brother's Asbestos. Mr Addy says...
A team of researchers from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester have declared that Rochdale is officially happier than the richest borough in Britain. In a league table...
Just when you thought good manners were a distant memory, Fruits & Passion are rewarding Rochdale’s nice gestures in the hope of spreading good karma across the Greater...
Transport bosses have announced plans to create two large Park & Ride sites on the new Metrolink line to Rochdale and Oldham. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority...
The Children’s Asthma Service at NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is starting a new clinic in Littleborough this week. The clinic will be open from 2pm to 5pm from Thursday 4...
Transport bosses are encouraging Greater Manchester residents to apply for their new National Concessionary Travel Passes as soon as possible so they don’t miss out on free...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is asking local residents to put forward their ideas for the name of the new health centre in Deeplish. Construction work on the four-storey...
Two people have been charged in connection with the robbery of a car in Middleton. At about 8pm on Friday 29 August, a 76-year-old man was forced out of his car on The Meadows in...
The re-opening of Smallbridge library will be celebrated with a special ‘Doctor Who’ theme day on Saturday 6 September from 10.00 am – 1.00 pm. A host of activities including...
Early in 2008, Tony Proctor the current Deputy County Fire Officer (DCFO) of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service announced that he would be retiring after 39 years of...
Rochdalians will go to the polls on 11 December to decide whether to accept the congestion charge. At a meeting of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, a move by...
It was a gloomy August — officially — with barely half the normal sunshine. But every cloud has its silver lining and there is no need to worry about water supplies as...
Greater Manchester Police's new chief constable, Peter Fahy, will start his job after being sworn in. Mr Fahy, 45, had his three-month notice waived by his previous employer,...
‘Tigers for Kids’ is a charity is run from Rochdale, and pilot Adrian Matthews regularly takes poorly young people up for a trip of a lifetime. He runs his flights from Barton...
Over 50 residents of Kirklees/Alder Road estate, together with their local ward councillors and MP, crowded into a meeting at Castleton Community Centre to hear Rossendale...
Date Published 29/08/2008
Police across Greater Manchester visited the homes of more than 60 known distraction burglars on Wednesday (27 August), as part of a concentrated day-of-action to reduce the...
