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More than £3,000 has been raised in a quest to send a mum-of-four to America for a life saving operation. Andrea Dawson (37) was diagnosed with Chondrosarcoma, a rare form of...
Date Published 19/04/2012
A woman was sexually assaulted at 7.30am on Thursday 5 April 2012 as she returned to her car at Birch Services. The 28-year-old woman and was approached by a man who asked if...
Date Published 17/04/2012
The impact of George Osborne’s budget is becoming clearer as the hidden small print emerges. Tax cuts for the wealthy, including the 29 millionaires in the Government, tax...
Date Published 16/04/2012
A total of 64 candidates will battle it out for 20 seats up for grabs in next month’s local council elections. Labour, which has a majority on Rochdale Council, will field a...
Date Published 06/04/2012
A 73-year-old man who underwent emergency cutting-edge surgery has praised the team who saved his life. John Farrell, from Middleton, was given only a 25 per cent chance of...
Date Published 04/04/2012
A secondary, primary and nursery school in the borough have been rated as “outstanding” in all areas by Ofsted. The official inspections gave glowing reports to staff and...
Date Published 29/03/2012
Driving test candidates in the Manchester area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) extends a trial exploring a new approach to...
Date Published 28/03/2012
A fault with a barbeque caused a fire in the garden of a house in Middleton. Fire-fighters from Heywood were called to Lowther Crescent in the Langley area at 6.10pm on...
Cross city buses will be a "benefit" to Manchester, the chairman of the city's transport executive has said. A £54m project, which will see three new routes created across...
Work is now underway on the £9.3million redevelopment of Middleton Technology School. As part of the project, the school will see the construction of a brand new 3-storey...
Four fire crews were called to a large grass fire on open land near to Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale Road, Middleton at 1.20pm on Sunday (25 March). When they arrived the...
Date Published 27/03/2012
A mother-of-four is going to Switzerland for life-saving proton beam treatment on a brain tumour. Andrea Dawson (37) of Middleton was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a rare...
Date Published 23/03/2012
Landlord, Inn City Limited, has been fined for failing to comply with HMO (houses with multiple occupants) regulations. Inn City Limited profited from the property at 5 St...
Date Published 20/03/2012
Middleton Library will close for refurbishment from Monday 26 March. The temporary closure is to enable refurbishment and restoration of the historic building which dates back to...
Date Published 18/03/2012
A man was hit over the head with a weapon and tied up in the street in Middleton. At about 2.00am on Saturday 10 March, the 41-year-old man was approached by a number of men...
Date Published 16/03/2012
Jim Dobbin MP is backing a parliamentary campaign for measures to make cycling safer. The Heywood and Middleton MP is joining the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling...
Date Published 14/03/2012
Springvale Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Middleton now accepts donations of unwanted furniture for re-use. So if you are updating your furniture or thinking of...
Members of the Rotary Club of Middleton joined together for the Club’s 78th Anniversary Charter Night recently – which featured skilful and humorous table magician Magic Matt....
Transport bosses are working to secure a replacement for Hollin’s 129 bus service, which has been withdrawn by its operator. Unexpectedly, JP Travel has announced its intention...
Date Published 10/03/2012
Sunny Brow Nursery School in Middleton has been awarded “outstanding” status by Ofsted for the third consecutive time. The inspectors commented that children at Sunny Brow...
Date Published 08/03/2012
Heywood and Middleton MP, Jim Dobbin, has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to back Britain’s beer and pub sector by calling time on planned punitive tax increases in the...
Date Published 01/03/2012
Two masked men brandishing a sword threatened staff at a Middleton supermarket. At about 7.30pm last night (Wednesday 29 February), the offenders went into the Aldi store on...
*UPDATE: Mr Russum has been found and spoken to. Concern is growing for a 66-year-old man who has not been seen by family members for four days.
Date Published 28/02/2012
A security guard was hit with a hammer as two men stole money during a robbery on a cash security van in Middleton. The incident happened at 9.55am on Sunday 19 February 2012,...
Date Published 24/02/2012
A teenager has been taken to hospital with 30 per cent burns. Emergency services were called to Hopwood Service Station on Rochdale Road, Middleton, following reports of a...
Date Published 21/02/2012
A man who risked his life scaling pylons - just to cut down copper cable - has been jailed. Desmond Brady, 43, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to attempted theft and...
Date Published 14/02/2012
Would-be thieves smashed their way into a house in Middleton, confronting the homeowner and attacking him and forcing him to barricade himself and his family in the...
Date Published 10/02/2012
A fraudster who systematically conned an elderly man out of more than £100,000, that he blew on plastic surgery and hotel stays, has been jailed.
Police are appealing for information after shots were fired at a house in Middleton. Just before 11.25pm on Monday (6 February) police were called to Boardman Lane, Middleton...
Date Published 08/02/2012
The Rotary Club of Middleton has presented almost £5,000 to a variety of community groups and organisations who applied to their Dragon’s Den initiative.
Date Published 07/02/2012
