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NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been criticised for hosting its public open day during a working weekday. The event, which is organised to inform local people about...
Date Published 13/01/2009
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are hosting a public open day at Rochdale's state-of-the-art new health centre, Nye Bevan House. The event will give people the chance to...
Date Published 12/01/2009
Young volunteers are required to come together and plan, deliver and manage their own large youth event and they could earn some cash in the process. The event is part of...
Rochdale residents are being asked for their views on how to improve family doctor services in the latest GP Patient Survey launched by the Government. Results from the survey...
State of the art mobile clinical units, designed to give residents faster access to a range of minor treatments, will be unveiled on Union Street next Monday (19 January). The...
Vicki Devenport, Chief Executive of New Heart for Heywood, was amongst the invited guests in Liverpool yesterday when the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and all members of the...
Date Published 09/01/2009
Rochdale residents are being urged to take part in a new lifestyle campaign, ‘Change 4 Life’, which is trying to tackle the borough's obesity problem. In Rochdale 26.1 % of...
Ward Councillors in Castleton have hailed this year's Christmas tree and lights display a success because, for the first time in years, they were not ruined by...
Five thugs from Heywood have been jailed for their part in an assault on two men on Market Street last summer. One of the victims was surrounded and continuously kicked and...
A popular museum could be being moved out of Rochdale and into Heywood because of a new development scheme. Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum, currently located at the...
A funding boost could see more apprenticeship places available for young people and adults throughout Rochdale. The number of people completing an apprenticeship has risen by...
Date Published 08/01/2009
Police officers will be travelling around the area to encourage Rochdale residents to register their valuables online. Officers will be at Morrisons Supermarket, Heywood, Asda...
Rush hour traffic was brought to a standstill this morning (Thursday 8 January) after a three-car pile up caused a fire on the M62. Fire fighters rushed to the eastbound...
The former treasurer of Spotland Methodist Church at the centre of a multi-million pound fraud investigation is awaiting a court appearance. David Atkinson, who makes his living...
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Rochdale a a Happy 2009. I also want to thank the people of our Borough for their support over the past few months,...
A lottery grant of almost half a million pounds has resulted in the proposal of a cycle network across Rochdale. As part of Sustrans’ Connect2 bid back in 2007, Rochdale...
Date Published 07/01/2009
People who need to have intravenous (IV) therapy for their antibiotics will be able to complete their treatment at home thanks to a new pilot scheme from NHS Heywood, Middleton...
Last year Rochdale enjoyed a successful National Year of Reading, promoting the importance of reading across the town and helping to prove that literacy can change lives. The...
The deadline to nominate the Rochdale’s local health hero is this Friday (9 January), so NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is urging people to get their nominations in quickly....
Staff are celebrating at Heywood Civic Centre after they scooped a national award for public service excellence. Staff received the good news at the APSE (Association of Public...
Date Published 06/01/2009
Masked men armed with a claw hammer threatened staff during a robbery in Heywood yesterday evening (Monday 5 January). Three offenders went into Heap Bridge Filling Station on...
Hundreds of staff made redundant by Woolworths over the festive period have been receiving employment support from Rochdale Council. Employment advisors and staff from...
A report in a national newspaper claims Rochdale has used powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to track people illegally dumping their rubbish by secret...
A Middleton man has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Heywood in the early hours of New Year's Day. Michael Downey, 41, of The Heath, Middleton has...
Despite the obvious problems facing the people of this country and indeed the whole world as we begin to cope with the results of a global recession, I still feel full of hope and...
Date Published 05/01/2009
Cash up or lose out, this is the message being sent out to businesses and residents in the Heywood and Middleton area following break-ins at children’s nurseries. In the last...
Date Published 30/12/2008
Heywood North Councillor Peter Rush has taken another step in his plans to see the official Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Museum relocated to Heywood. Councillor Rush...
Date Published 28/12/2008
A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Emma O’Kane in Heywood. Neil McNulty (born 26/12/89) of Peel Lane, Heywood, is due to appear before Rochdale Magistrates’...
The heartbroken partner of a mother-of-three who died after a glass bottle was thrown into a crowded pub has paid an emotional tribute to his soul mate. Emma O'Kane, 27, died...
Date Published 27/12/2008
A mother-of-three has died after a man threw a glass bottle into a crowded pub in Heywood. A murder investigation has been launched. Shortly before 2am on Saturday 27...
