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Councillors in the Hopwood Hall ward must decide for themselves whether they will sit on the Heywood or Middleton townships. Traditionally the three Hopwood Hall Councillors...
Date Published 26/01/2009
The Live Life healthy living exhibition is back for 2009. Live Life will be staged at the new Middleton Arena on Monday 2 March, with a host of ideas and help to get Rochdale...
Rochdale’s M6 Theatre Company will open its new production, 'Family Business' at a special preview at their Studio Theatre tomorrow night (Tuesday 27 January). 'Family...
Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton and Pennines Townships have had £400,000 of capital funds handed back over after a controversial budget-cut caused outrage among the council. It was...
Date Published 23/01/2009
A test purchase exercise involving young volunteers has led to the council being able to take legal action against three retail outlets for selling knives to a minor. Another...
Date Published 22/01/2009
Police in Heywood have appointed the new Neighbourhood Constable who will replace PC Gary Cryer as Beat Manager for West Heywood Ward area. PC Cryer has moved to a school based...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale plan bring up to eight new dentists to the borough as part of a strategy to improve local NHS dental services. Two of the new dentists will...
A police officer that had only been in the job for six days was lucky to survive after a six inch twig went through his eye socket and touched his brain following a chase through...
Date Published 21/01/2009
The results are in! Rochdale Borough Council can now reveal the nominated ‘grot spots’ chosen to undergo a ‘Big Clean’ in Heywood. Over the past few months, people across the...
Actress Samia Smith, best known for her role as Maria in Coronation Street, will visit Heywood next month. The 26-year old tv favourite will officially open the town's...
Date Published 20/01/2009
Beech House school is Rochdale's best performer according to latest GCSE results. 73% of the 26 Key stage 4 pupils at the Manchester Road private school achieved five A*-C...
The Liberal Democrats are preparing for a snap Spring election after leader Nick Clegg met with the party's chief officers, his shadow cabinet and parliamentary colleagues last...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale say that they have made major progress in offering extended opening hours to patients at GP surgeries. Latest figures, for December,...
Date Published 19/01/2009
Heywood town centre is set for a £500,000 cash injection to smarten up the appearance of a prominent row of shops on Market Street, backing on to Dawson Street. The aim is to...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen and Heywood and Middleton colleague Jim Dobbin have added their support to a Commons motion calling for First buses to re-think their price...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has reacted to criticisms for hosting its public open day on a working weekday. Last week Rochdale Online reported how Councillor Angela...
A six week self-management programme for adults who care for someone living with a long term condition or disability will be running throughout February and March. The course...
A potentially life-saving new system which has been trialled in GP practices in the borough is set to be rolled out across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. This new computer...
A play that hopes to break down some of the embarrassing boundaries surrounding bowel cancer will be performed in Rochdale on Thursday 29 January. Entitled ‘You, Me, Us’, the...
Date Published 16/01/2009
MPs are demanding that the water company which serves Rochdale reviews its decision to charge churches up to £1,000 a year in bills — fearing local places of worship could be...
A TV star is coming to Heywood next week to share his words of wisdom with local housing landlords. Paul Shamplina, star of BBC’s ‘War at the Door’ and ITV’s ‘Tenants from...
Congestion on the M62 between Rochdale and Heywood could be eased as part of government plans. Hard shoulder running is to be introduced to the motorway between junctions 18...
Date Published 15/01/2009
Darnhill Library will be closed for six months from 12.30pm on Saturday (17 January). The library, on the Argyle Parade in Heywood, is undergoing a major refurbishment.
A project which has engaged young people in volunteering for the past two years has come to an end. Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale’s v funded v@groundwork project finished this...
The latest secondary school league tables show GCSE results have improved in schools across Rochdale. The number of pupils across the borough at the end of Key Stage 4 gaining...
My thoughts as I write this article prior to returning to Parliament are with the people of Gaza. I do not argue who is to blame for the tragic loss of innocent life including...
Live Life, the big public healthy living show will return to the borough in March. Following the success of last year’s event it has been announced that 'Live Life 2009' will...
Date Published 14/01/2009
Figures published yesterday by the Department of Health revealed that Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT has the worst record in Greater Manchester for GPs Surgeries offering...
Middleton & Heywood MP Jim Dobbin has joined the biggest backbench revolt since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister over plans to part privatise Royal Mail. He is one of 67...
A man has been jailed after being found with a collection of guns in Rochdale. Man San Chan 31, of St Dominics Way, Middleton, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in a...
Date Published 13/01/2009
