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Holy Family College in Heywood, the first ever joint Roman Catholic and Church of England secondary school in Greater Manchester, will be opened by the Bishop of Manchester and...
Date Published 19/09/2007
More than 2,000 schoolchildren from across the borough are set to find out more about how they can each do their bit to help save the planet.Pupils from 27 primary schools in...
Date Published 18/09/2007
A proposal to give pensioners a 2% rebate on their council tax rise was thrown out unanimously last night by the Liberal Democrat Cabinet on Rochdale Council.The proposal, put...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing asks is there a grot spot on your estate? A spot where the litter, rubbish and mess spoils the whole look of the area?A clean-up event that...
Date Published 17/09/2007
Proud residents are celebrating after a prestigious national green flag was raised over the Memorial Garden in Rochdale. Councillors were joined by council staff and members...
Date Published 14/09/2007
To tie in with the International Voices for Hospice concerts that are held around the world during the weekend of 6 & 7 October, Springhill Hospice are organising a very special...
A campaign bus will be touring Wardleworth and Hamer to collect the views from local residents as to what the new Health Centre planned for the area should look like. Heywood,...
Date Published 13/09/2007
Motorway police are appealing for witnesses following a four-vehicle collision on the M62 in which an HGV driver was trapped in his cab for 80 minutes. He suffered a stomach...
The Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team who work on behalf of Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (PCT) are inviting all residents from across the borough to...
People with learning disabilities in the borough are to get a stronger voice in decisions about services that affect them. The council, along with the Heywood, Middleton and...
In the future many more hospital services are planned to be provided in the community thanks to a new government programme called Practice Based Commissioning (PBC). GP...
Date Published 10/09/2007
All residents of Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are invited to attend Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust’s (PCT) first Annual General Meeting as a new boroughwide...
This weekend promises to be a treat for those who keep putting off washing the car, as the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund’s (FSNBF) National Car Wash 2007 rolls into the...
Two local bands, Element and The Repo Men, play the Whitworth Civic Hall on Friday 14 September.Element are a Heywood based five piece outfit who have been playing to...
Date Published 08/09/2007
The Bishop of Manchester has called for Hindu's, Sikhs and other faiths to be affirmed and not overlooked in community or civic life. Writing in the September edition of CRUX, the...
Date Published 07/09/2007
The Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Peter Evans, met with staff from Link4Life to congratulate them on their recent training success and to present them with their...
31 schools in Rochdale Metropolitan Borough local authority are offering extended services including breakfast clubs, out-of-hours tuition and after-school clubs in sport, music...
Date Published 06/09/2007
Parents in neighbouring town Oldham have this week received health warnings as cases of measles in the town have multiplied. Nationally, cases have more than trebled in the last...
Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate Simon Danczuk has toasted the success of Britain’s thriving microbrewery industry, which he says is as a result of the Small Brewers’...
Date Published 04/09/2007
Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (PCT) is helping residents to discover if they are at risk of the ‘silent killer’ by offering free blood pressure checks during...
As plans for patient care develop it is exciting but comforting to see the new health centres becoming visible to the public. I have seen the plans for the new centre underway in...
Date Published 03/09/2007
The Rochdale branch of the Salvation Army celebrated its 125 year existence with a Flower Festival over the weekend at its headquarters on Newgate. The festival was officially...
Date Published 31/08/2007
Following the recent court cases involving historic allegations of child abuse in the Church of England, the Bishop of Manchester appointed an independent lawyer to examine all...
Date Published 30/08/2007
Lions will be stretching their legs for a 22-mile canalside prowl that passes through Rochdale.Members of Rochdale, Littleborough, Heywood, and Middleton Lions Clubs will be...
Date Published 29/08/2007
A 46-year-old man who admitted being responsible for over 200 sneak in burglaries in Rochdale has today, Tuesday 28 August 2007, been sentenced to six years and two months in...
Date Published 28/08/2007
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (PCT) plans to invest £250K to improve dental access for NHS patients, as the first stage of the PCT’s Dental Investment Plan...
Date Published 22/08/2007
The Peninsula House premises on Cross Street (off Green Lane), Heywood is now to be renamed ‘Callaghan House’ to pay tribute to former MP Jim Callaghan's work and achievements...
Renowned architect Ian Simpson, a newly-appointed Board member of the Oldham Rochdale Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder, has seen for himself how good design is helping to...
Date Published 21/08/2007
The planned regeneration of our three town centres in Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton is very much in line with the renaissance taking place in our cities throughout the UK. The...
Community Health Trainers who work for Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) are ready to help local people improve their health and well being by supporting...
