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A new ‘bog garden’ has been created in Heywood’s Queen’s Park.
Date Published 03/03/2020
Plans are underway to build new affordable homes in Heywood – and mutual housing society Rochdale Boroughwide Housing is holding a consultation with local residents about the...
Date Published 01/03/2020
Former Middleton councillor Chris Furlong will be running four marathons in four months on behalf of two local foodbanks.
Date Published 23/02/2020
Over £3,000 was awarded in grants to local voluntary groups and organisations at the Heywood Charities Fete AGM at Sandon House on Monday 17 February.
Date Published 22/02/2020
A long-standing surgery is to close after struggling to recruit enough doctors to keep it running effectively.
Date Published 19/02/2020
Three years ago, Rochdale resident Joanne Wood, mother of a then-19-year-old and 21-year-old daughters, underwent a six-hour surgery to remove a tumour from her brain, and was...
Ladies’ clothing boutique Lily May celebrated five years of business on Thursday 13 February.
Date Published 17/02/2020
Rochdale Borough Council has set the wheels in motion for even better access to the East Lancs railway, the third most visited heritage railway in the UK, after opening a new link...
Celebrated actor and author Sheila Hancock cut the ribbon in style at the official ceremony to open the new extension at St. Luke’s CE Primary School in Heywood.
Date Published 08/02/2020
Plans to convert a Victorian cotton mill into hundreds of new flats were hailed as ‘the best thing to happen’ to Heywood in 10 years as the scheme was approved by councillors.
Date Published 07/02/2020
Can you help police find a missing man from Heywood?
Date Published 31/01/2020
A 51-year-old woman has died after a house fire on Whalley Road in Heywood, on Friday night (10 January). Emergency services attended and the woman was rescued from the property...
Date Published 12/01/2020
A carer based at Heywood social enterprise PossAbilities has been crowned Shared Lives outstanding carer of the year at a national awards ceremony.
Date Published 10/01/2020
A Heywood care home has achieved an outstanding accreditation for the high-quality dignity of care it provides its residents.
Date Published 08/01/2020
The Heywood Veterans Association has received a cheque for £3,500 from the McColl’s retail store at Darnhill, Heywood.
Date Published 02/01/2020
Two historic places in the Rochdale borough have been added to the National Heritage List for England this year. Both the Crimble Mill’s chimney in Heywood and the Rochdale...
Date Published 31/12/2019
A Heywood stroke survivor and his wife have donated 37 Christmas hampers created by themselves, friends and family, to help rebuild lives after stroke this festive season.
Date Published 29/12/2019
A Heywood-based business is rolling out a new look for its busy fleet of trucks.
Date Published 28/12/2019
Three men have been charged after an incident which saw two police officers assaulted in Middleton.
Date Published 23/12/2019
The Heywood branch of bakery chain Sayers is one of 11 stores which have closed after the company went into administration on Wednesday (18 December).
Date Published 20/12/2019
Kavanagh & Coates Funeral Services filled their Heywood branch with games and toys donated by the community after appealing for Christmas presents for less fortunate children.
Heywood Foodbank is thanking everyone who has made a donation this festive period, allowing it to support approximately 160 families per week.
Date Published 19/12/2019
The Conservative party’s Christopher Clarkson has been elected as the new MP for Heywood & Middleton in the December 2019 General Election – with 43% of the votes cast.
Date Published 13/12/2019
A number of pubs in Heywood are looking to bring back traditional pub games by starting a league for darts, dominoes and cribbage.
Date Published 10/12/2019
All five parliamentary candidates fighting for the Heywood and Middleton seat in the upcoming general election got together at Heywood Baptist Church on Sunday evening (8...
A man who kidnapped seven people and carried out multiple rapes and sexual assaults over a two-week period – including in Heywood – has been found guilty following a trial at the...
Date Published 09/12/2019
A special ceremony of thanks for the borough’s Remembrance efforts was hosted at Rochdale Town Hall on Wednesday (4 December). Certificates of appreciation were presented by the...
Date Published 06/12/2019
Santa Claus has been seeing who is naughty and who is nice, as he has been out visiting the children of Heywood in the run-up to Christmas.
Date Published 05/12/2019
Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a wanted man from Heywood.
Date Published 03/12/2019
The Heywood Veterans Association visited two primary schools for a cheque donation and presentation to mark the end of the Remembrance Sunday poppy projects.
Date Published 01/12/2019
