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Last week was the end of the Parliamentary Session – the Government, having completed its business. Parliament was dissolved until the Queen attends for the State Opening. To do...
Date Published 17/11/2006
Just three weeks ago the Farepak Christmas Hamper scheme collapsed. This wrecked the Christmas of over 100,000 families. If you are a victim or you know someone who has been, it...
Date Published 15/11/2006
Birch Hill’s pioneering breathing management programme is helping patients fight back against Rochdale Borough’s leading killer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease...
Springhill Hospice is inviting individuals and families to take part in the annual ‘Lights of Love’ appeal for those who wish to celebrate the lives of their loved ones at...
Date Published 14/11/2006
A new £500,000 scheme that will see improved and quicker access to GUM (Genito Urinary Medicine) services for patients across Bury, Heywood, Middleton, North Manchester, Oldham...
Small businesses are being encouraged to take up business opportunities with Rochdale Council and other public sector organisations.Rochdale Council is holding a Buy Local...
A man is in hospital in a critical condition after he was assaulted in Heywood in the early hours of Saturday morning, 11 November 2006.Detectives in Rochdale are appealing...
Leisure and Cultural services across Rochdale Borough will be placed under the control of a charitable trust from next year. To help to prepare for the switch, Rochdale Council...
Date Published 10/11/2006
Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) is taking part in NHS Fraud Awareness Month (FAM) 2006. FAM 2006 is a campaign set to run from 9 November to raise...
Rochdale Council has been criticised for asking the Friends of Our Hospital to pay £35 per hour to use the Town Hall for a public meeting being held to give local people the...
Date Published 09/11/2006
During a debate in Parliament on the Olympic Games 2012, Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin asked Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport, to...
Date Published 07/11/2006
Two Rochdale Schools are working with the Pennine Edge Forest (PEF) to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rochdale Borough.Classes from Brimrod and Greenbank primary...
Last week began in Belfast with the British Irish Parliamentary Body in session to discuss progress on the Northern Ireland Peace process. This was an important meeting following...
Date Published 06/11/2006
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service member Councillor Colin Lambert has called again for a total ban on over the counter sales of fireworks.After yet another attack on...
Plans to change the face of the library service in Rochdale borough are being put forward for consultation.The proposals would see two of the Borough's 17 libraries facing...
Date Published 03/11/2006
As Bonfire Night approaches, Rochdale police officers are joining forces with Trading Standards and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to reduce anti-social behaviour and...
Date Published 02/11/2006
‘All Shook Up’ is a modern take on life as a patient coming to terms with having diabetes.The production, which has been funded by the Department of Health, is designed to...
Date Published 31/10/2006
Questions have been asked and criticism aired about the subsequently aborted intent to remove rubble from the former Turner Brothers Asbestos site last week. Save Spodden Valley...
A new campaign is being launched by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) on Monday 6 November to encourage people across the county to use public transport to...
Drivetime listeners can tune into a new health show where current health topics are debated and discussed with Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust Health...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen claimed £147,243 in expenses in 2005/06, this included £4,609 in postage, £1,036 in computer equipment and £75,053, on staff. Paul’s claim was 40th out of...
Date Published 27/10/2006
In a major council reorganisation, and a bold move that shows Rochdale leading the way nationally in extending democratic control, plans to devolve power to the four Townships - ...
Date Published 26/10/2006
Labour Councillor for West Heywood Colin Lambert has responded to the Government White Paper on Local Communities. The paper sets out new proposals to significantly strengthen...
The day was the 1 April 1974, the day that Heywood lost much of its power to Rochdale. The day that the old Heywood Town Council was finally dissolved and Rochdale took over the...
The mother of David Taylor, who was killed in a road traffic collision in Heywood on Monday 26 June 2006, has appealed to the people of Heywood to come forward with any...
Date Published 24/10/2006
Following the MMC email leaked to Save Spodden Valley, Rochdale Council has issued a statement explaining that arrangements have been made for the second rubble stockpile...
Jim Dobbin, Labour MP for Heywood & Middleton has asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what mechanisms are in place for the inspection of (a) curriculum, (b)...
Members of 'Heywood Against Landfill' have received the shocking news that the government inspector who held the public enquiry in August has now granted planning permission for...
Date Published 23/10/2006
Heywood and Middleton Conservative Association held their annual dinner on Saturday 21 October. The guest speaker for the evening was Den Dover, Member of the European...
