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Men benefit indirectly from vaccinating girls against human papillomavirus (HPV), but remain at risk of cancers associated with the virus, finds a study from The Netherlands...
Date Published 13/05/2015
The benefits of psychiatric drugs have been exaggerated and the harms underplayed due to poor trial designs, argues one expert in The BMJ. But another expert and a patient contend...
A Maypole Merriment weekend was held in Hare Hill Park, Littleborough over the weekend (Saturday 9 May and Sunday 10 May). Organised by LEAF (Littleborough Events and...
Date Published 12/05/2015
An annual tea party organised by the Friends of Springhill Hospice at Home group was held today (Tuesday 12 May) at The Peacock Room in The Crimble restaurant. The event,...
The Growth Project, a joint initiative between Hourglass and Rochdale and District Mind, has recently completed its seventh growing season. Throughout the season the project...
Family, friends and teammates of Tom Thornton took part in the Greater Manchester 10k run on Sunday (10 May) to raise money for The Tom Thornton Fund.
Springhill Hospice is providing solicitors with an opportunity to reach more of the local community and potentially meet new customers with their new event, 'Make a Will Week'.
The Balderstone High School class of 85’ reunited on Saturday (9 May) after 30 years. Organised by class member Lyndon Holt, the reunion saw around 38 former pupils come...
Toploader will be playing the main stage at this year's Feel Good Festival. With a string of top 20 singles including ‘Achilles heel’, ‘Only for a while’ and ‘Time of my life’...
Local residents, businesses and members of the community are invited to public consultation events on a proposed new solar farm at Chamber House Farm, Heywood.
Danny Fitzsimons, the security guard from Middleton who murdered two ex-servicemen, Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare, in Iraq was not vetted properly by his employer, ArmorGroup, a...
Littleborough fundraisers Kath and Andy O’Donnell have been thanked for all of their fundraising efforts for Cancer Research UK at a special reception. Kath and Andy have been...
Peter Gurney has been named the winner of the Mayor of Rochdale’s ‘Name the Baby Donkey’ competition.
Wardle Rifleman Thomas Ainsworth was remembered on the anniversary of his death on Friday 8 May. Rifleman Ainsworth was killed on 8 May 1915 in France at the age of 25. He...
After a three year campaign by local residents and councillors, the upstairs room in Milnrow Library is due to be re-opened to the public at the end of May.
One lane closed and stop-start traffic on M62 in both directions between J22, A672 (Rishworth Moor) and J21, A640 (Milnrow), because of a multi-vehicle accident, due to an...
Date Published 11/05/2015
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the voters of Heywood, Middleton, Castleton, Norden and Bamford for returning me as your MP. I’m particularly pleased to have increased...
NatWest has created a new fund for charities, social enterprises, community groups, state-funded schools and colleges across the UK and Ireland, to enable them to support...
Transition Processes The summer term focus is always preparing students for the next stage of their career at Redwood and transition visits for some students have already started...
The preacher at our morning service at 10.30am on Sunday will be Mrs Pam Brazendale. There will also be Sunday Club activities for children aged 5-15.
An operation to tackle dangerous motorway driving using an undercover lorry, giving Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers a direct view of any misdemeanours, has been under way...
And so the recriminations begin. After Labour suffered its worst defeat since 1987 at the hands of Thatcher and was completely wiped out in Scotland, the predictably vigorous hand...
Date Published 10/05/2015
A Parents’ CSE Awareness Day to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation with mums, dads and carers across Greater Manchester is being held on 13 May. You will also be able to...
St Barnabas Church, in Littleborough, held their first ever spring concert this afternoon (Saturday 9 May). Held to raise money for church funds, the concert included...
Date Published 09/05/2015
On 7 May 1873, St Edmund’s Church on Edmund Street, Falinge was consecrated for worship. Today (Saturday 9 May), the church celebrated the consecration with an open day and...
St Clement’s Church, on Willbutts Lane, Rochdale held a coffee morning today (Saturday 9 May) to raise money for Water Aid and Christian Aid. The event also included a cake...
West Yorkshire Police report that the M62 is now fully re-opened (9 May) following an earlier police incident. Expect significant delays on M62 and surrounding routes this...
The Rochdale Army Cadets stood proudly with the Rochdale Air Cadets and veterans on the cenotaph whilst CSM Ramzan was seated next to WW11 veteran Arnold ‘Arnie’ Hutchinson who...
Simon Danczuk is an outspoken man, a characteristic that has not always gone down well within the Labour party, but Mr Danczuk wins elections even when Labour loses - he did so in...
M62 West Yorkshire closed and queuing traffic in both directions (7.30am Saturday 9 May) between J22, A672 (Rishworth Moor) and J24, A629 (Ainley Top), because of a police...
