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The people of Heywood are all smiles after receiving an extra special Christmas present this year – funding to form a vocal group.
Date Published 30/12/2010
Heywood residents got to see the real consequences of drink driving today (Tuesday 14 December 2010) after a hard-hitting roadshow came to the town.
Date Published 14/12/2010
Pulse check screening is a fast and efficient way to help detect potential cardiac arrhythmias. Early detection can literally help save lives. MP for Heywood and Middleton,...
A bus service which transported hundreds of people to hospital, doctors' surgeries and leisure and social meetings has had to close.
Date Published 11/12/2010
Thirteen people have been arrested on suspicion of drug related offences and money laundering in dawn raids across Middleton and Heywood. Eighty police officers from the...
Date Published 08/12/2010
Superpound on Argyle Parade in Heywood has been fined £765 for selling a knife to a minor. Mr Sujat Ali, owner of the discount store was prosecuted by Rochdale Borough Council...
Date Published 03/12/2010
A man has been jailed for stabbing his ex-partner's new boyfriend. Daniel Adams (born 23/02/1990) of Dumbarton Drive, Heywood, was jailed for six years at Bolton Crown Court...
The family and friends of a Heywood man who was seriously injured following a collision with a bus are raising money to ensure he has a special Christmas.
Date Published 27/11/2010
Graham Birch has been appointed the new chairman of the Heywood Together Trust.
Date Published 18/11/2010
Jim Dobbin, MP for Heywood and Middleton, supported Diabetes UK on Monday (15 November 2010) as the health charity launched a report in Parliament to coincide with World Diabetes...
Date Published 17/11/2010
A Pride Media Association project designed to encourage silver surfers to get online has been awarded a cash boost by the National Lottery. ‘Never Too Old To Do IT’ has been...
Date Published 13/11/2010
A section of Bamford Road in Heywood will be closed over the weekend after high winds caused a mill to become unstable. The road will be shut off both ways between Bury and...
Date Published 12/11/2010
A rapist from Heywood was jailed for eight-and-a-half years today (Friday 12 November) and told he must sign the Sex Offenders Register for life. David Holt, 52, of Whalley Road,...
Castleton could be linked to the East Lancs Railway, if proposals get the go ahead, as part of a bid to increase the number of users of the service from 107,000 to 200,000 by
Date Published 10/11/2010
A man has died in a road collision in Heywood. Shortly after 10.40pm last night (Tuesday 9 November 2010), police were called to Rochdale Old Road near to its junction with...
A training consultant from Heywood has won a prestigious IT award. Sysop head of training, Michelle Major-Goldsmith has been awarded the prestigious ITIL Trainer of the year at...
Date Published 09/11/2010
A man was shot in the arm at his home in Heywood. Just after 10.30pm on Sunday 7 November 2010, police were called to Peel Lane following a report a man had been shot. A...
Date Published 08/11/2010
Works are about to start to improve carriageway surfacing and the highway drainage system on Pilsworth Road. Works will initially commence on 8 November 2010 for a period of 4...
Jim Dobbin has been a member of parliament for Heywood and Middleton for the past 13 years. He is originally from Scotland and has been married for 46 years to Pat Dobbin with who...
Date Published 04/11/2010
Hundreds of people turned out for the Heywood bonfire and firework display held tonight (Wednesday 3 November 2010). The crowds enjoyed a huge bonfire, a magnificent firework...
Date Published 03/11/2010
More than 38 cabbies in Rochdale had their licenses checked as part of an operation to keep the public safe from defective vehicles and overcharging. The operation was...
Councillor Peter Rush has been reselected at the Liberal Democrat Chairman of the Heywood and Middleton constituency. Councillor Rush was unanimously voted in for another term...
Date Published 01/11/2010
As part of Rochdale Online’s Focus on Heywood month this October reporter Laura Wild has been finding out more about the town’s councillors, why they became a Councillor, what...
Date Published 31/10/2010
The Heywood Committee of Cancer Research UK is one of many local committees across the country. It is currently made up of 11 committee members, who are all ladies who have either...
Date Published 29/10/2010
Almost 10 years ago, New Heart for Heywood was set up in a bid to improve the quality of life of those living and working in the town. The project is a part of the New Deal...
Date Published 27/10/2010
Two senior colleagues from the national literacy trust along with colleagues from other local authorities are visiting Heywood to look at the Literacy Champions Training programme...
Date Published 26/10/2010
Jim Dobbin MP today joined the campaign to end High Street loan sharking and ensure every resident of Heywood and Middleton has access to affordable credit. Speaking ahead of the...
Jim Dobbin MP for Heywood and Middleton has pledged to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. Jim Dobbin made the pledge on The Royal British Legion’s ‘Time to do...
Date Published 25/10/2010
Police are hunting armed robbers who held up a Heywood shop. At about 10pm on Thursday (21 October 2010), two men carrying a knife and an axe entered the Co-Operative Food...
Wigwam acoustics Ltd is one of the World’s leading sound companies and it is based in Heywood. Wigwam Acoustics was originally created in 1968 by Mick Spratt and Mike Huck to...
