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Police in Heywood are aiming to crackdown on truancy by informing the school and parents of children who are caught skipping lessons. Inspector Darrell Butterworth of Heywood’s...
Date Published 23/02/2010
St James Church, Heywood is to be given the ‘Big Clean’ treatment and Angel Meadows will get a £3000 facelift thanks to community members who voted for it to get a spring clean...
Groups of tenants and residents living on or around Rochdale Council estates across the borough are invited to apply for up to £2,500 to carry out a planting scheme to improve the...
Charities and campaigning organisations in the borough are being urged to push for change through the council. In a major speech today, John Denham called on third sector groups...
A cancer campaign has helped to find an additional 21 local people that have cancer, compared to last year’s figures. The ‘Don’t be a Cancer Chancer’ campaign was conducted by...
A study into chip eating habits, commissioned for National Chip Week, shows that the chip shop provides more than just a great portion of chips. In fact, the research showed...
First Manchester is in talks with transport chiefs about stopping “over bussing” in busy areas. The area’s biggest operator is one of several companies talking to officials...
Thousands of people in Rochdale who juggle working with being a carer are set to benefit from a boost to their pensions. From April, anyone who is looking after someone for more...
A national charity has called for swifter action to prevent potentially fatal errors in the NHS. Alarming figures obtained by the charity Action Against Medical Accidents...
Date Published 22/02/2010
Unpaid carers in the borough will soon be given a helping hand to secure their own financial future while caring for a loved one. Under new Government plans, those caring for a...
Police have been slammed by their own bosses after logging snowball throwing as serious violent crime. A total of six incidents were recorded across Greater Manchester during...
Greater Manchester Police has become the first force in the world to receive global standard accreditation for its call handling service. The Force’s Operational Communications...
I was shocked at the recent decision by Tesco to move 600 jobs to Widnes from Wincanton Distribution in Middleton. This was a complete surprise and I understand there had been...
Children can now get more nursing care in the community thanks to two new clinics setting up in the borough. The appointment-only clinics have been set up by the Children’s...
Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) has called on Greater Manchester Police to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources so that more focus can be put on...
North West Liberal Democrat Euro-MP Chris Davies is calling for the tax records of every person in the country to be made publically available. With some local councils said to...
A damning report conducted by the Asbestos Training and Consultancy Association (ATAC) is released today (Monday 22 February), and highlights the failings of schools across the...
Greater Manchester Police has reduced the number of wanted offenders by almost 50 per cent in two weeks. The operation - code named Operation Sabre - ran across every division...
On 10 February we published an article with the headline Lib Dem Council 'extravagance'. The crux of the article was £100,000 of council tax payers’ money had been spent on...
Date Published 21/02/2010
Around 600 parking fines went uncollected by Rochdale Borough Council last year losing taxpayers £36,360. While motorists who paid promptly were penalised those that didn’t...
Date Published 19/02/2010
The Shine beauty salon and hairdressers on Market Street, Heywood, was robbed of its takings by a masked male last week. The robbery took place on the afternoon of Friday 12...
More than 100 people are now in custody as part of Greater Manchester Police’s crackdown on drunken violence. Homes across Greater Manchester have been raided in an initiative...
The Council communications team has admitted an error that had seen them accused of "political bias". In a news story that was sent out to the media and placed on the Council...
Greater Manchester Police Traffic Officers have caught 2665 drivers and passengers not wearing their seat belts, just halfway into a national month-long campaign. Throughout...
Date Published 18/02/2010
A powerhouse of the industrial revolution is on the brink of £20 million green revolution to cut energy bills. Homes in Rochdale, Oldham, Bury and Stockport are set to get wind...
Change4Life isn’t just about getting kids healthy- ‘Change4Life just for me’ has been launched with 45 to 65 year olds in mind. This follows new evidence, published by the...
Date Published 17/02/2010
Excited pupils from three local schools are preparing to take part in the local heat of the Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial Competition 2009/10 at Rochdale, Middleton & Heywood...
Unemployment has risen in the borough of Rochdale according to figures released today. The total number of people claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance in the borough last month was...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has launched a new survey to find out how much people know about its services. The Public Perception Survey aims to find out how people rate...
Charity bosses are calling for a halt to plans to charge charities up to £20 million more a year to play music. Senior figures from more than a dozen major UK charities, some of...
Date Published 16/02/2010
