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Patients who find themselves short of breath can get health advice and free relaxation sessions at a series of events to mark COPD awareness day.COPD, of chronic obstructive...
Date Published 06/11/2007
Heywood Library will be closing shortly while Rochdale Borough Council undertakes a major refurbishment to improve the interior of this 100-year-old Grade 2 listed...
Date Published 05/11/2007
The Heywood and Middleton Lourdes Group has announced that it will be travelling to Lourdes once again Friday 25 July - Friday 1 August, 2008. A group of 40 or so young people,...
Date Published 03/11/2007
Patients are set to benefit as a new dental surgery opens in Littleborough, supported by Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust.Dentist Dr Khalid Mushtaq is...
Date Published 02/11/2007
Despite a recent decision not to award national lottery funding to the Darnhill Library project, Rochdale Borough Council are going ahead with major improvements which remain...
Date Published 01/11/2007
Winter weather may be around the corner, but green fingered youngsters in Heywood are already looking forward to the Spring!Ten children and their supervisors from the 'Dream...
Heywood's no cold calling zone was launched in December 2006, and covers 83 houses on Longford Street and surrounding streets.It was set up to reduce the number of bogus...
Date Published 31/10/2007
Preferred providers have been selected for new Clinical Assessment, Treatment & Support Services (CATS). For Dermatology the partner is Durnford Medical Centre and for...
Date Published 30/10/2007
I note that D Williams Ltd have renewed an application for permission to re-open excavations at Ding Quarry. Ding Quarry is in Norden Ward and therefore is in the Heywood part of...
Wasted medication is costing the NHS in the North West over £40 million every year - including £1.5 million in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale - local health chiefs have...
People across the Rochdale borough will be able to find out what financial help they could be missing out on when the Benefits Bus makes some special stops next month.A mobile...
This past weekend saw the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act that has acted as a catalyst to a huge increase in the number of abortions carried out. Lamenting the loss of...
Date Published 29/10/2007
Following the publication on Rochdale Online of local MP's expenses claims, Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate Simon Danczuk has asked Paul Rowen to assure constituents...
Date Published 28/10/2007
Lib Dem MP for Rochdale Paul Rowen has been revealed as a far more expensive MP than Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton, Jim Dobbin after claiming £153,338 in expenses in...
Date Published 26/10/2007
Middleton Liberal Democrats have selected local campaigner Rhoda Morley to fight the Middleton North Byelection. Council Officials have now confirmed that Labour have called the...
Date Published 24/10/2007
The Big Listen 2007 is calling for children all over the borough to have their say on being healthy from 19 – 24 November. Partner organisations across Rochdale, Heywood and...
The Parenting Support Team at Sure Start are celebrating after the huge success of the Fun4Families Day at Woodland Children’s Centre. Over 200 fathers, mothers, grandparents,...
National Health Service (NHS) staff in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are being asked what they think about their working lives.Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care...
Date Published 23/10/2007
Public misconceptions over the use of antibiotics are causing problems for patients and the NHS.The overuse of antibiotics across the UK has led to the development of bacteria...
Cabinet Member for the Environment and Parliamentary Candidate for Heywood and Middleton, Wera Hobhouse has criticised recent comments that have been made in the local media by...
New figures just published show an increase in the value of unpaid care across the Rochdale Borough Council area.The 21,500 local carers are saving the state £331.6 million...
Date Published 22/10/2007
Fire fighters from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have returned from Barcelona, Spain after taking 9th place overall in a life saving competition. The World Rescue...
Rochdale 1 (Murray 63)Brentford 1 (Poole 88)Rochdale looked to have done enough to secure victory when Glenn Murray flicked Adam Rundle’s free kick into the net with an...
Date Published 20/10/2007
The Liberal Democrats have launched what they say is the biggest ever survey of public opinion in Middleton. Named ‘Rhoda’s Big Survey’ they say the aim is to ensure the people of...
Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) has answered questions being asked about the tendering process for the Opthalmology Assessment Service. Chris Wright,...
Date Published 19/10/2007
Pennine Acute Trust has, despite what it describes as a "very strong bid", not been succesful in its tender for the Rochdale Ophthalmology CATS service, losing out to a private...
Date Published 18/10/2007
An innovative new health scheme that enables doctors and health professionals to prescribe self-help books to their patients is launched next month. Local libraries have teamed up...
Councillor Jean Ashworth launched a campaign to, “Save Our post Offices” by moving a notice of motion at the recent full council meeting. The motion demanded that, ‘This council...
Deputy Leader of Rochdale Council, Lib Dem Councillor Irene Davidson slammed a Heywood Parish priest for recently taking the Lib Dem Cabinet to task over the reduction in the...
The Healthcare Commission has published its Annual Healthcheck for 2006/2007and the results for Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT are encouraging. Overall, the PCT remains in...
Date Published 17/10/2007
