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New national statistics show that despite the tough economic times, the number of those accepted as homeless is down by 72 per cent since 2003. The figures show that 9,430...
Date Published 12/03/2010
Ofsted has released the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. In Rochdale Borough, Ofsted carried out 7...
Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for Rochdale, Simon Danczuk, having previously maintained that he was "undecided" on the issue of the Labour government's plans...
Four traders have been caught selling knives to youngsters who were clearly underage - it is a criminal offence to sell a knife, knife blade, razor blade or axe to a person under...
Rochdale Borough Council has announced proposals to spend a total of almost £9m; the money will be spent on a range of projects including transport improvements, town centre...
Around 7000 houses in Heywood are without power this evening due to a fire at Egerton Street sub-station. The fire began around 6.00pm and the fire service is still in...
Date Published 11/03/2010
Fahy hits back after Greater Manchester Police rated second-worst force in Britain. Crime in Greater Manchester has dropped by 13 per cent leading to increased public confidence...
Greater Manchester Police is one of the worst performing forces in the country, a report today reveals. It must improve on solving burglaries, dealing with violence and...
Rochdale Borough Council signed up to a buy local agreement three years ago and recently has spent around £50,000 trying to persuade locals to shop local but yet again the Council...
Council Cabinet member and Heywood Lib Dem Councillor Doreen Brophy-Lee could be forgiven for wondering who needs enemies with friends like her husband! Mr Brophy-Lee had to be...
Date Published 10/03/2010
Heywood’s new sports, leisure and cultural facilities currently under construction on West Starkey Street are set to open later this year. The £10.4 million complex which replaces...
Low-paid tenants with a job offer are to receive help to find a new home. Under the Government home-finding scheme, a resident with the offer of work outside their local area...
Thousands of affordable new homes will be built across England in a bid to get the country back on track after the recession. More than £4.2 million is to be invested in 256 new...
The search is on for local people to come forward and provide short break care for children with disabilities. A national campaign, ‘Share the care week’ has been launched...
Date Published 09/03/2010
Planning policies have been overhauled so that councils have the very latest targets and guidance to address climate change, putting them in the driving seat of change....
The new Phoenix Centre in Heywood has disabled parking bays close to the door, for use of course by disabled people, however, yesterday, as well as a number of vehicles without...
The Chairman of Heywood Township was forced to call a stop to a report being presented by a council officer who made remarks described as "rude and offensive" about residents when...
Celebrated international artist Spencer Tunick is hoping to find 1,000 people from Greater Manchester to take their clothes off for art. New York-based artist Tunick has...
Greater Manchester Police are watching 1,500 well-known criminals in a bid to get them back on the straight and narrow. According to the Home Office, there are currently 1,500...
Transport Minister Sadiq Khan has announced funding for extra train carriages in Greater Manchester. The funding will allow carriages from the former Rochdale/Oldham Loop line...
Date Published 08/03/2010
Help is at hand if you’ve fallen into financial difficulties – you just need to ask for it! That was the message last week when local MPs Paul Rowen and Jim Dobbin helped to...
Over the past two years play facilities across the borough of Rochdale have been transformed thanks to a £2.1 million funding from the Government. The last of these sites are...
Housing Minister John Healey has today announced £83 million to get building over 5,700 new and affordable homes stalled by the recession back on track. Low cost homes for sale...
Rochdale Online has teamed up with the Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre, The Broadfield Park Hotel and The Rochdale & Heywood Independent to search for the very best of local...
People across the North West are being told "every call counts" and could help in the fight against terrorism. The North West Counter Terrorism Unit is working with forces...
Jim Dobbin, MP for Heywood & Middleton, has helped to bring about changes, which could transform local support for the thousands of people with autism who feel isolated, ignored...
Date Published 07/03/2010
Woodland Community Primary School in Heywood, has won a Learning Exchange Award, which recognises outstanding practice in extended services provision. The school won the award...
Date Published 06/03/2010
Friends and family gathered at the Hopwood Unionist Club to celebrate the achievements of the 2301 Heywood Squadron Air Training Corps. The presentation is an annual event to...
Date Published 05/03/2010
At a time when the Government has urged health chiefs across the country to follow Oldham’s lead in reducing teenage pregnancies, Rochdale Online can reveal that teenage...
‘Not sure? Don’t open the door’ is the simple advice being offered by Greater Manchester Police and other partners to older and vulnerable adults in a new distraction burglary...
