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In 2008 British Transport Police launched its version of Neighbourhood Policing in Manchester city centre. Now, two successful years on, the team is expanding to encompass the...
Date Published 12/05/2010
The negotiations are over. The UK is to have its first coalition government since 1945, and Liberal Democrats will sit in the Cabinet. I joined the Liberal Party in 1974. I...
The Yorkshire Ripper has won his fight to seek parole. Peter Sutcliffe’s application to have a tariff set for his sentence is due to be heard at the High Court in London on 16...
Liberal Democrat leader and “kingmaker” Nick Clegg will become Deputy Prime Minister and join four of his MPs in the UK’s first coalition Cabinet for 65 years. George Osborne...
David Cameron today began his first day as Prime Minister after Gordon Brown ended 13 years of Labour rule to pave the way for a Tory-Lib-Dems coalition. After five days of...
Five years ago I was given the privilege and honour to serve the people of Rochdale as your Member of Parliament. I would like to express my thanks to those people who voted...
Four car parks in Rochdale have just been awarded the ParkMark® Safer Parking Award. Presented by GMP, Chief Superintendent O’Hare to Tim Wood, Highways Policy & Strategy...
Date Published 11/05/2010
Greater Manchester Chamber is proud to announce the launch of its Carbon Reduction Group, which has been set up in order to promote the expertise, skills and resources of its...
Rochdale residents who receive housing benefit to help pay their rent to a private landlord are being reminded about the way their benefits are now calculated. Since April 2008...
Date Published 10/05/2010
Hardened criminal John Nuttall, 42, has been jailed over 20 times and is considered to be one of Middleton’s most prolific offenders. But now he swears that he’ll never go back to...
Do you want to know how the money you pay in council taxes is spent? Do you care if the police are making your area safer? If your hospital wards aren’t clean, do you want to...
Hollingworth Lake and Country Park in Rochdale has been crowned the best place to picnic in the North West region by Britain’s favourite family bakers Warburtons. Hundreds of...
Date Published 09/05/2010
The Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog, is calling for voters affected by problems at polling stations last Thursday to contact them to as part of a review...
Britain's largest teaching union is urging members not to plug the gap during the SATs boycott. The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) and the National Union of...
Date Published 06/05/2010
Greater Manchester Police officers and staff were awarded commendations for bravery along with long service and good conduct by the Chief Constable Peter Fahy at a recent award...
Actress and model Kelly Brook is eyeing up budding models, as she launches Specsavers’ nationwide search for the Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2010. The former Strictly Come...
Date Published 05/05/2010
Greater Manchester Police has today, Wednesday 5 May 2010, launched an innovative call-handling system that automatically flags up callers' details. Designed to provide an...
A volunteer drivers scheme, which helps older people in Rochdale get out and about, celebrated its 10,000th journey on Friday 30 April with a special event at Springhill Hospice....
Allegations of electoral fraud are being investigated in Rochdale and three other Greater Manchester boroughs. Voters in Rochdale, north Manchester, Oldham and Bolton have all...
Date Published 04/05/2010
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing tenants are being given the opportunity to flaunt their flowers again in the search for the best garden in the borough. For the fourth year...
Criminals were left with nowhere to hide in a police clampdown of offenders. As part of the initiative officers stepped up patrols between 19 to 25 April to target offenders...
Date Published 29/04/2010
Sergeant Craig Mayberry joins Inspector Jem Davies to cover the Littleborough Lakeside, Wardle and West Littleborough, Smallbridge and Firgrove and Milnrow and Newhey areas. He...
The search is on for local bands, groups or solo artists to appear at this year Feel Good Festival. Four will get to play in one of the town’s indoor venues, whilst one band...
Date Published 28/04/2010
Murders and manslaughters in Greater Manchester are at their lowest level for nearly 20 years. There were 35 killings recorded in Greater Manchester in 2009/10, a drop of 58.3...
Police have insisted they are doing all they can to monitor sex offenders — as it was revealed 15 were missing across Greater Manchester and more than 300 are missing in the UK....
Date Published 27/04/2010
Year 5 pupils at Smithy Bridge Primary have produced a mural depicting Hollingworth Lake which they are donating to the Country Park. The piece, a series of panels each...
Forget waiting for Saturday night to watch Britain’s Got Talent or the end of the summer for the X- Factor to start – watch Rochdale’s Got Talent instead! Acts ranging from rock...
Date Published 26/04/2010
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group highlighted the dangers of nuclear power on Saturday morning (24 April 2010). They were marking the 24th anniversary of the nuclear disaster...
Parents are being urged to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine following a small outbreak of measles in Greater Manchester. Three confirmed cases of measles...
Greater Manchester Police is warning off-licences to abide by their conditions or they will be closed. It comes after Booze Zone, at Edenfield Road, Rochdale has had its...
Date Published 23/04/2010
