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A 49-year old pedestrian is fighting for his life after he was knocked down by a 25-year old driver from Heywood. The collision happened on Saturday evening (4 October) in...
Date Published 06/10/2008
A specialist team is visiting Rochdale Infirmary to help raise awareness of a life-saving cancer screening programme. Pennine Acute Trust, which runs the Infirmary, was...
Date Published 03/10/2008
Health chiefs from Heywood, Middleton and Oldham are 'performing well' in managing their budget according to a new report released today (Thursday 2 October). Financially...
Date Published 02/10/2008
People in Rochdale have spoken out over the proposed congestion charge, with the majority of those interviewed by Rochdale Online saying that they are against it. Rochdale...
A woman and two children managed to escape a house fire in Heywood before the blaze completely destroyed the living room. The blaze began when a burning candle caught fire to...
Date Published 01/10/2008
Residents who are most at risk of developing serious complications from flu are being urged by NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale to take advantage of a free jab as the winter...
Hundreds of Rochdale residents turned up to NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale’s Speak Up! It’s Your Health consultation event on Saturday (27 September). The event gave...
A pioneering government scheme has helped pupils at a Heywood school become better behaved and more responsive to the needs of others. The change has led to a rise in...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been identified as one of the better performing health trusts for Urgent and Emergency Care in the North West, according to the latest...
Date Published 30/09/2008
A man armed with a knife stole cash during an armed robbery at a shop in Heywood on Sunday (28 September). Police have released CCTV footage of the incident at K G Ahmed...
A Heywood man was led to safety by fire fighters after a blaze broke out at his flat on Meadow Close. The fire started when a pan of food was left unattended and caught light.
Date Published 29/09/2008
A Heywood back street is celebrating after being named the best alley in town. Residents on the alley in the Wild Street/Promenade Street area have won first prize in the...
Residents in Heywood can cycle themselves a smoothie this weekend as part of a local NHS road show to discuss future health plans. The ‘Speak Up! It’s Your Health’ event, led...
Residents can cycle themselves a smoothie this weekend at a health road show in Rochdale. The ‘Speak Up! It’s Your Health’ event, led by NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, is...
Date Published 25/09/2008
Latest figures from the Department of Work & Pensions reveal six of Rochdale borough's Wards to be in the worst 5% nationally in reliance on out-of-work benefits - ranging from...
Mellor Street(A6060) – junction with Dane Street to Bury Road One way working from the junction with Dane Street to Bury Road in that direction to facilitate bridge repairs. 13...
The radical transformation of secondary education in the borough has moved a step closer with the announcement of a shortlist of three bidders to undertake the council's ambitious...
Date Published 24/09/2008
Local Labour politicians have expressed shock and disbelief at the latest allegations to emerge about Sir Cyril Smith’s relationship with asbestos giant T&N after correspondence...
Date Published 23/09/2008
Rochdale and District Mind are hosting its 20th anniversary celebration to coincide with World Mental Health Day on Friday 10 October at Heywood Civic Hall. The day long event...
It’s Party Conference time again and as usual it was the Lib Dems first, Labour second and Tories third. I write this article in advance of the Labour Party conference in...
Date Published 22/09/2008
Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Health, officially opened the new multimillion pound health centre, Nye Bevan House, in Milkstone and Deeplish. Mr Johnson said the new...
Date Published 20/09/2008
Rochdale residents are being invited to an important event at the Town Hall on Monday evening (22 September) as part of plans to help shape development in the town up to the year...
Date Published 19/09/2008
Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Health, is to visit the new multimillion pound health centre in the Milkstone and Deeplish area of Rochdale. The visit celebrates the...
Rochdale Online again has first access to original archived documents. These newly revealed documents from asbestos company archives, once believed to be destroyed, shed new light...
Date Published 17/09/2008
Nearly 1,000 people turned up to NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale’s first event for the ‘Speak Up! It’s your health’ consultation. The consultation is giving people the...
Date Published 16/09/2008
A change in Council policy will give Rochdale Boroughwide Housing the right to evict council tenants if they fail to pay their water bills. The decision, which was made by...
Entrance barriers at the town’s household waste and recycling centres (HWRC) were raised last Friday (12 September). Barriers at the three HWRC sites – which are located at...
Date Published 15/09/2008
Hundreds of people gathered at Rochdale Crematorium for the funeral of a popular outdoor pursuits worker and talented musician yesterday (Thursday 11 September). Bob Fell, of...
Date Published 12/09/2008
Six of Rochdale's Post Offices are set for closure after Post Office Limited rejected Rochdale Liberal Democrat party plans to subsidise the branches so that they could stay open....
Date Published 10/09/2008
Patients in Rochdale are the victims of a postcode lottery according to a new report which reveals some London health trusts spend more than twice as much on certain diseases....
