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Health plans were the talk of the town last weekend at the Speak Up! consultation event in Littleborough. Hundreds showed up for the event, held at the memorial garden on...
Date Published 23/10/2008
A motorcyclist is in a serious condition in hospital following a crash in Heywood. A Skoda Octavia private hire car hit the motorbike and the rider was thrown to the roadside...
The editorial director of the Manchester Evening's News' weekly newspapers, which includes the Rochdale Observer, has been made redundant. Richard Catlow leaves the newspaper...
Date Published 21/10/2008
Touchstone's Art Gallery’s new exhibition from the permanent collection, Continental Collecting, focuses on paintings by Continental European artists made prior to the turn of the...
Date Published 20/10/2008
Rochdale’s recycling rates have more than doubled thanks to resident’s efforts. According to latest figures, recycling has shot up from 16.8% in 2006/2007 to its current rate of...
Date Published 17/10/2008
A new team of 'youth advisors' was unveiled today by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears yesterday (Thursday 16 October) as a 'voice for young people' on key issues from turning...
Time is running out for residents that have not had their say about plans for the future development of Rochdale. The Council is putting together a new plan detailing what...
Mental health services for Rochdale have been rated ‘excellent’ for the second year running by the government watchdog in charge of the NHS. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust,...
Date Published 16/10/2008
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has achieved an ‘Excellent’ rating for its Quality of Services in the Healthcare Commission’s annual health check. This top score, which...
The row that has simmered and boiled over the representation of Hopwood Hall councillors on both Heywood and Middleton Townships continued in the Council Chamber with angry...
A Heywood church burglar threatened to stab a police officer who tried to arrest him at the weekend. The offender managed to escape arrest and fled from St Joseph's Roman...
Date Published 15/10/2008
Balderstone is to get a new GP Practice as part of a strategy to improve access to healthcare in Rochdale's poorest areas. NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been given...
Young people from across Rochdale have joined forces in Middleton to plan and produce their very own radio broadcast. The youngsters all applied to be part of the Rochdale Youth...
The Department of Health yesterday announced that more than 50% of GP surgeries are now offering patients extended opening hours nationwide. However, surgeries within NHS...
Mark Russell, Managing Director of MMC, the Heywood based developer that owns the Turners asbestos site, has told Rochdale Online the only way Spodden Valley can ever be rid of...
It’s official – Rochdale has the best beer and best food and drink outlet in the whole of Greater Manchester. Three of the town's businesses walked away with top prizes at last...
Date Published 14/10/2008
The Leader of the Council has hit out at claims by the Rochdale Labour Group that he no longer has any confidence in the Transport Innovation Fund bid and that the Liberal...
Rochdale and District Mind celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday (10 October) to coincide with World Mental Health Day. More than 200 people attended the event at Heywood...
Jim Dobbin MP is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign for its award winning fundraising event, wear it pink, on Friday 31 October. This year’s theme is ‘dare to wear’ and...
Date Published 13/10/2008
Residents can cycle themselves a smoothie this weekend at a health road show in Littleborough. The ‘Speak Up! It’s Your Health’ event, led by NHS Heywood, Middleton and...
Well that’s the Party conference season over for another year! Both main parties failed to follow the expected pattern forecast by the media. The Labour Party did not descend...
Date Published 09/10/2008
Hundreds of Heywood residents showed up for the 'Speak Up! It’s Your Health' consultation event this weekend. The health road show, led by NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale,...
Date Published 08/10/2008
Obesity costs NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale £63.4million a year according to new figures released today (Tuesday 7 October). The figures set out the cost of diseases...
To celebrate World Mental Health Day 2008, health professionals from NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale will be pitching up at Rochdale Exchange shopping centre on Thursday (9...
Date Published 07/10/2008
The 16-year old who was arrested yesterday in connection with the armed robbery at a Heywood shop on Sunday 28 September, has been charged. He is due to appear at Rochdale...
Rochdale Council’s street services team for Middleton is celebrating after claiming victory in this year’s Chief Executive’s Landscape Award. The council’s Chief Executive,...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has praised Greater Manchester Police’s partnership with Rochdale Council. He was speaking after joining an officer on the beat in Rochdale. Mr Rowen was...
Liberal Democrat President Simon Hughes MP has backed colleagues in their call for all Heywood residents to come and get their car number plates secured. Mr Hughes was speaking...
President of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes MP took time out to visit Rochdale after an invite from local colleagues. Mr Hughes was guest speaker at a celebration dinner at...
A 16-year old boy has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery at a Heywood shop that took place a week last Sunday (28 September). Police released CCTV footage of...
Date Published 06/10/2008
