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A 26-year-old man has today, Friday 18 July 2008 ,been sentenced to six years imprisonment at Bolton Crown Court after he admitted repeatedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend in...
Date Published 19/07/2008
Four parks in the Rochdale area have achieved the coveted ‘Green Flag’ status, which is a national benchmark for quality, at a ceremony in London held today (Thursday 17 July)....
Date Published 17/07/2008
A Heybrook Primary School pupil has won a bike in Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s Eco-poster competition. Rumina Khatun, aged 8, was chosen as a winner from 314...
Strike action by council workers this Wednesday and Thursday (16 and 17 July) has forced the closure of the swimming pools in Heywood and Middleton. The strikes will also affect...
Date Published 14/07/2008
A proposal to develop a golf driving range at Springfield Park is being opposed by the Friends of Springfield Park. The Friends say the park should be retained for the benefit of...
Date Published 12/07/2008
A new housing development is being planned in Heywood. 197 new homes will be built on the 13-acre Copper Wells site, where the former industrial warehouse 'Unity Mill' was...
Date Published 11/07/2008
A report was considered by a special cabinet on 3 July 2008 regarding the Post Offices within the borough that are threatened with closure. The cabinet authorised the Chief...
Date Published 10/07/2008
Fancy putting your culinary skills to the test? Do you reckon you can rustle up an exemplary healthy dish in under 30 minutes with the help of a professional chef and have it...
A legal chief reckons an estate agent with offices in Heywood and Middleton is lucky to have escaped unscathed after it was targeted by a mystery hoaxer. Police are still on the...
Rochdale’s Liberal Democrat Group has been accused of plundering the public purse to pay for an unnecessary move to palatial office spaces in the Town Hall. In a move that has...
Date Published 09/07/2008
A 92-year-old woman broke her hip when she was hit by a car in Heywood last night (Monday 7 July). At about 10.45pm the woman was crossing Bamford Road when a blue Vauxhall...
Date Published 08/07/2008
A row of three shops in Heywood have been the focus of a dramatic £75,000 makeover to help entice customers to the town. The Property Improvement Programme (PIP), which is...
Date Published 05/07/2008
A leading estate agent has called in police to investigate a hoaxer who claimed the company had gone into liquidation. Ryder and Dutton has a dozen offices across parts of...
Rochdale Council and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing are investing up to £9,500,000 over the next four years on improving the environment of its estates. In order to make them...
Date Published 04/07/2008
Rochdale’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams are using contact cards to raise public awareness of neighbourhood policing and to increase their accessibility to the public. The...
Date Published 02/07/2008
Pupils from Springhill High School will work together with a number of pupils from Falinge Park High School and other young people from across Rochdale to take control of the...
Date Published 01/07/2008
Rochdale Council’s Street Services teams in the four townships, Heywood, Middleton, Pennines and Rochdale, are digging deep once again as they compete for the honour of winning...
The world has just celebrated the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, Rochdale has celebrated the 80th birthday of Sir Cyril and the NHS celebrates its 60th this Saturday....
Rochdale Infirmary is set to lose another of its services. The Orthopaedic Trauma unit at the Infirmary could be moved from Rochdale to the Royal Oldham Hospital on 1 October...
Date Published 27/06/2008
THE number of abortions carried out in Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton has increased by more than one a fortnight. Department of Health figures for the area's primary care...
A 79-year-old woman recently released from hospital has been refused home visits by her doctor because she is staying temporarily just a few hundred yards the wrong side of the...
A number of the borough’s primary, secondary and special schools received certificates at Rochdale Town Hall in recognition of the superb school travel plans they submitted to...
Date Published 26/06/2008
The delivery of the £15 million Supporting People programme provided by Rochdale Council is 'poor', and on a scale of zero to three stars the Audit Commission, in partnership with...
1 July marks 12 months since the UK went smoke free, with all enclosed public areas of the country becoming no smoking zones. 97% of workplaces and public spaces are now smoke...
Date Published 25/06/2008
This evening (Wednesday 25 June) there was a massive blaze outside SS Logistics, Caldershaw Centre, Caldershaw. The company cleans and redistributes plastic crates and pallets....
Bold plans to reduce the number of teenagers from Rochdale who are not in school, work or training have been announced by the organisation that supports thousands of young people...
I’d like to begin my letter from Parliament by wishing Sir Cyril Smith a very happy 80th birthday. Over the past week a large number of parliamentarians from all political parties...
Following news that Heywood has moved a step closer to getting their new health and community centre after the legal documents were signed off on Friday (20 June) Township...
Date Published 23/06/2008
People are being urged to share their views about the new GP Practices and health centre planned for Rochdale. The consultation run by Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care...
Three Greater Manchester MPs led a delegation to Berlin to discuss tram-train technology and travelled on some successful schemes in Wilhelmshöhe and other areas in Germany.
Date Published 20/06/2008
