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Borrowers are at risk of falling into the hands of loan sharks because of "severe restrictions" on payday lending, says the Consumer Finance Association (CFA).
Date Published 21/07/2015
Students from the poorest backgrounds in England will graduate owing over £50,000 after maintenance grants are replaced by loans, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
Heywood & Middleton MP, Liz McInnes was one of 48 Labour MPs who defied orders to abstain in the vote on government plans for £12bn in welfare cuts and instead voted against the...
Eight regulars at the Dyer's Arms on Whitelees Road, Littleborough have just returned from a gruelling 135 mile coast to coast cycle ride from Whitehaven to Sunderland.
Two inmates are staging a protest on the roof of a prison in Greater Manchester. The prisoners have been on the roof of HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale, since 6.30pm (Monday 20...
Date Published 20/07/2015
Monday 20 July The open forum starts the meeting. Issues including bins, fly tipping, public toilets and Heywood tip are discussed.
A three vehicle accident on St Mary’s Gate, outside Hopwood Hall College, is causing long delays. The accident involved an ambulance, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Nissan Micra. It...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing raised almost £800 following their Springhill Hospice shops challenge. Declan Smith took part in the colour run and raised £102 for the Hospice.
An opticians in Rochdale is warning people about the dangers of wearing sunglasses that do not provide adequate UV protection and is urging sun-seekers to stay safe this...
Circle members with a combined age of 491 reached new heights this week when they enjoyed a skydiving experience at Airkix in Manchester. With the average age of the party...
Two Heywood campaigners have met with Liz Mclnnes MP to call on her to help improve the poor state of diabetes research funding. Friends Janet Lees, 74, and Debbie Goldrick,...
A woman was raped on Bury New Road, Heywood last night. At 10.50pm on Sunday 19 July 2015, police received a report a woman had been raped. The victim is currently being...
Oldham County Court, where many Rochdale civil cases have been heard since Rochdale County Court was closed, could be shut down. The controversial move is part of a national...
Children from Hamer Community Primary School recently took part in a sponsored walk. As a result of the generous contributions from our kind hearted families we were able to...
A group of travellers who have set up camp on land on Ings Lane are due to be moved. Shortly after the travellers arrived, they were served with a notice from Rochdale Council...
Kelly Kavanagh (26/05/1983) from Rochdale has been charged with drink driving and conveyed to Bury and Rochdale Magistrates Court this morning (20 July).
Shelly B’s Café on Drake Street and Jamilla Paul’s salon on Nelson Street were broken into on Saturday morning (18 July). CCTV footage from Shelly B’s Café shows the offender...
Options to fix ongoing issues in relation to pedestrian access along Rakewood Road at Hollingworth Lake will be presented to Pennines councillors in September. The move from...
The Travelsafe Unit has launched a clampdown on antisocial behaviour across Greater Manchester’s trams and buses. Over the next two months, the unit will be running a focused...
Two Commemorative memorial benches have recently been installed in Springfield Park. Dave Logan, from The Friends of Springfield Park group (FoSP), said: “We are very pleased...
The preacher at our Communion Service at 10.30am on Sunday will be Rev Diane Hicks. There will also be Sunday Club activities for children aged 5-15. Next week the Holiday...
The Rochdale Bangladeshi Partnership Project (RBPP) held its sixth annual Charity Iftar, a gathering to break the fast in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on Tuesday 14 July.
The Littleborough Canal Adoption Group cleared the garden at Durn and planted donated plants to brighten it up and painted the metalwork on their volunteer day on Thursday (16...
Damien Donnelly and Dain Fitzsimmons have been charged in connection with an assault on Gale Street on Saturday that left the 18-year-old victim with serious head...
Date Published 19/07/2015
A 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Heywood as she made her way to school at around 7:50am on Friday (10 July). She was walking through an alleyway between Gorsey Hill...
Violent crime in Greater Manchester rose by 40% in the last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. In the year to March 2015, there were 41,176 such crimes...
The Crimble restaurant played host to a fun day to raise money for Red-Aid. The fun day, which was held throughout the restaurant on Saturday (18 July), included a bouncy...
Wardle Village Fete returned for the second year and was bigger and better than the inaugural event. Held on Wardle Football Club playing fields on Saturday (18 July) , the...
Players from Littleborough Rugby Club, along with family and friends of David Fletcher, came together on Saturday (18 July) to fundraise money for David. David, 21, from...
Frustrated children go from curious to furious in just 15 minutes during long summer holiday car trips, according to a new survey by Highways England.
