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Health organisations across Greater Manchester and Cheshire have teamed up in a bid to beat cancer. The Prevention, Early Detection and Inequalities Strategy aims to raise...
Date Published 23/03/2010
Councils must do more to tackle anti-social behaviour by gipsies and travellers which cost taxpayers thousands of pounds, the Government has warned. Communities secretary John...
Communities will get help to buy their local pubs in a bid to halt the four closures a year across the Borough. Red tape will also be cut and business support offered to help...
Date Published 22/03/2010
A BBC investigation has revealed that Jim Dobbin, MP for Heywood and Middleton, has breached rules in relation to registering and declaring overseas trips paid for by foreign...
A special public transport pass is being offered to people taking part in a new Greater Manchester-wide employment drive. Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority’s...
More than 60 teenage football fanatics from across the borough played in the final leg of the Borough Wide Football Tournament at the Soccer Village today (Saturday 20 March...
Date Published 20/03/2010
The Annual Heroes of Heywood event, organised by the Rotary Club, saluted Walter Lomax for his hard work as Vice-Chairman of Friends of Queens Park. The Rev Mike Huck,...
Greater Manchester Police's Week of Action in Heywood turned out to be inaction on Sunday 7 March. A gang of six youths, some High School age and others older, went into St....
Date Published 19/03/2010
Catering and cleaning staff from all over the borough are using their pots, pans and brushes to shine – by picking up top marks in the classroom. Forty eight staff from Rochdale...
Date Published 18/03/2010
The Co-operative Pharmacy, headquartered in Rochdale, has said that in the last year it has seen a notable rise in the number of customers using its pharmacies to receive common...
Leaders of all three main political parties have signed a cross-party election pledge aimed at promoting mutual respect and eliminating discrimination in the forthcoming election...
Unemployment has fallen in the Borough of Rochdale according to figures released yesterday. The total number of people claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance in the borough last month...
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is warning people to watch out for the signs and symptoms of meningococcal infection with further wintry weather expected across the...
Pupils from Siddal Moor Sports College took part in an official turf cutting ceremony on Tuesday to mark the start of a £14.5 million remodelling project at their school....
Rochdale Borough Council, in partnership with the local NHS, paid thousands of pounds of tax payers money to two ‘celebrities’ to attract just two hundred more people to an event...
Date Published 17/03/2010
More than £6 million in disability benefits is going unclaimed by people diagnosed with terminal cancer in the North-West. New research by Macmillan Cancer Support shows that...
Date Published 16/03/2010
Men in the borough consider their sperm count to be more important to them than being successful at work, according to new research released today. From the areas researched, work...
Councils should have the power to claw back taxpayers’ money paid out to cut ties with their town hall chief if they later get re-hired to another local government job....
Shopping, entertainment and restaurants at Pilsworth Retail Park are just a bus ride away thanks to the new free weekend bus service. The new service which operates on Saturday...
On the 17 March when traditionally many people in the borough celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service want you to remember your safety! Greater...
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West in partnership with NHS North West is urging people to be aware of the symptoms of TB as new provisional data published today (16...
The Borough of Rochdale is one of 86 repossession “hotspot areas” that is to share an extra £2.5million funding to ensure struggling homeowners get the help they need to avoid...
The Mayor of Rochdale has announced that he has prostate cancer. Councillor Keith Swift said: “I am receiving treatment for prostate cancer as a day care patient at the Christie...
An accountant who stole more than £2.5m from friends, family members, the elderly, the sick and even a charity has been jailed for five years. David Atkinson (born 5/4/50) of...
Date Published 15/03/2010
The boroughs libraries are getting better according to the people who use them – and it’s official. Last October over 3,000 library users in the borough were quizzed on their...
An extra £50 million is being given to councils to help them make strides toward economic recovery in their local area. The funding is being allocated to all areas of the...
A new advice leaflet for market traders offers stall owners free business ‘health checks’ to help them beat economic challenges and increased competition. The leaflet: ‘Growing...
Albert Royds Street, Rochdale – Clover Hall Railway Bridge Road closure to facilitate installation of temporary bridges Diversion route in operation from Halifax Road and...
Young people in the borough are being offered the chance to set up in business with The Prince's Trust from this month. The Prince's Trust Enterprise Programme looks at the...
Date Published 14/03/2010
Rochdale Borough Council has appointed Sheila Downey as its new Director of Adult Social Care. In her new role Ms Downey will be working in partnership with the NHS and also be...
Date Published 12/03/2010
