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A recent glowing report has commended the outstanding standard of healthcare provided by Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT staff who are based at HMP Buckley Hall.Taken from...
Date Published 17/10/2007
Conservative Group Leader, Councillor Ashley Dearnley made an impassioned speech pleading with the controlling Lib Dem Group, and Health and Social Care Portfolio Holder, Dale...
Children and young people can look forward to a busy and entertaining week off school at the end of October with the Half Term Holiday programme available at Link4Life...
The Lib Dem Cabinet of Rochdale Council has been taken to task by a Heywood based Catholic Priest over its decision to reduce the number of places available in the new Heywood...
Date Published 16/10/2007
The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, announced more investments in vital public services in Heywood, Middleton, Castleton, Norden and Bamford. He did this as part of the pre-budget...
Date Published 15/10/2007
Councillor Wera Hobhouse, Heywood and Middleton's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson has accused Jim Dobbin MP of 'spin'. This was after Mr Dobbin released a statement praising...
Date Published 11/10/2007
Attacks on clergy have hit the national news this week following the revelation by National Churchwatch, which provides personal safety advice, that clergy are attacked more often...
Jim Dobbin MP has welcomed the public spending and tax plans set out by Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer. He said: “These plans show that Labour understands the...
Date Published 10/10/2007
Local public sector communicators have been short-listed for a national Best Campaign Award for their work on promoting healthy lifestyles.The work is that of the Heywood,...
A man from Rochdale is being forcibly detained at North Manchester General Hospital to stop him spreading TB.Rochdale Council took the unusual step of obtaining a court order...
Date Published 09/10/2007
Council bosses are praising local businesses for their compliance with the smoking ban. There has been an excellent response to the new smoke free legislation. In the first two...
Heywood North Councillor Peter Rush has slammed Health Secretary Alan Johnson for "ignoring Heywood". Councillor Rush sent dozens of petitions signed by Heywood residents to Mr...
Residents in Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton are being urged to make sure their names are included on the electoral register or face missing out on the right to vote.Over the...
The ever popular annual open art exhibition is now open for the public to view in Galleries One and Two at Touchstones Rochdale. The Mayor, Councillor Peter Evans, officially...
Date Published 08/10/2007
Over 150 Rochdale Council staff who have "gone the extra mile" were honoured at a special awards ceremony. The event, part of National Customer Services week (1-7 October 2007),...
Date Published 05/10/2007
Tickets are still available for this Sunday’s very special ‘Voices for Hospice’ Concert in memory of Annie Wilson, the hospice fundraiser who passed away in July of this...
Date Published 03/10/2007
Patients are being encouraged to look after their minds as well as their bodies during a series of events to mark World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10 October.A video diary...
Police are appealing for witnesses to an arson attack, which happened at about 6pm on Thursday 28 June 2007, at BBR Construction, Fox Street, Heywood.The warehouse premises,...
The Dental and Nutrition teams at Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (PCT) are celebrating the success of their healthy snacking policy, ‘The Golden Grin’ that has...
Last week I was in the Lake District touring Beatrix Potter country, from our base in Siloth we enjoyed visits to Whitehaven, Cockermouth, Keswick and Carlisle and Gretna on the...
Date Published 01/10/2007
Six people suffered serious injuries when two cars collided on Manchester Road today (Saturday 29 September) - a Noble M12 sports car was involved in a collision with a silver...
Date Published 29/09/2007
The Community for Voluntary Service (CVS) AGM, including a showcase/exhibition at Rochdale Town Hall, was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress, Councillor Peter and Mrs Evans, along...
Date Published 27/09/2007
A team of staff from used car hypermarket Carcraft will be setting off on a marathon three-day road tour of all English Premiership football clubs this Wednesday, with the aim of...
Parents from Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton will be celebrating a fun-packed National Parents’ Week, 15-21 October 2007 organised by Sure Start and The Parenting Support...
Date Published 25/09/2007
Children who started school in Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton this September will shortly receive a free copy of the popular book Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.The...
Date Published 24/09/2007
Tenants’ Champion, Keith Gordon, is retiring from the board of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing having served as a Tenant Board Member since the company's formation as an Arms Length...
Date Published 21/09/2007
Rochdale Council is conducting a full review of the polling districts and polling places as required by the Electoral Administration Act 2006.All documents relating to this...
The Lib Dem Cabinet on Rochdale Council accepted officer recommendations that are likely to see the controversial so called ‘Alternate Weekly Collection Scheme’ rolled out across...
The present Lib Dem Council came in on a promise to devolve power to the Townships and local communities. Their actions up to now do not support that commitment, far from it in...
Date Published 19/09/2007
The council will build on the success of its recycling service after a review of alternate weekly collections in the borough.Having seen the level of recycling increase by 300...
