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A man found dead at a house in Middleton has been identified as 31-year-old Edward Mark Worton.
Date Published 07/02/2012
Two brothers have been charged after the body of a man was found in Middleton. Vincent Ward, 27 and Aaron Ward, 28, of Lower Bamford Close, Middleton, have been charged with...
Date Published 05/02/2012
Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in Middleton remain in police custody for questioning. Just after 1.45pm on Friday (3 February) police...
Date Published 04/02/2012
Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a man was found in Middleton. Just after 1.45pm today (Friday 3 February), police were called following reports a...
Date Published 03/02/2012
Middleton Market has returned home to its original base at Middleton Gardens following the completion of the majority of the town square.
Fire-fighters were called to a garage fire at Heywood Court, Baguley Crescent, Middleton at 5.52am today (3 February). On arrival, crews found a garage containing a large...
A Middleton woman has been convicted of failing to dispose of her household waste correctly.
Date Published 02/02/2012
A new Springhill Hospice shop has opened in Middleton. The opening event was attended by dignitaries including the Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale, Councillor Alan Godson and...
Date Published 27/01/2012
At least 75 gully lids have been stolen in Heywood and Middleton. It is thought that the lids were stolen last Thursday and Friday nights by thieves posing as council workers....
Date Published 17/01/2012
A hospital worker is jumping for joy after raising a staggering £1,800 for the Pennine Acute Hospital Trust’s In Your Hands Appeal. Thrill seeker Gill Jones, from Langley,...
The Rotary Club of Middleton has raised over £5,000 for its Dragon’s Den initiative. In the weeks leading up to Christmas the Club took Father Christmas on his sleigh around...
A man and woman escaped through a window after an electrical heater started a fire in a flat in Middleton.
Fire-fighters dealt with ten kitchen fires around Greater Manchester over the weekend – two of which were in the Rochdale borough. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service...
Date Published 16/01/2012
A teenager from Middleton who has been treated for a rare form of brain tumour has recorded a charity single about her experience to raise funds for The Christie. Rebecca...
Date Published 15/01/2012
Three fire engines from Blackley and Heywood Fire Stations were called to a car fire in Middleton just after 6.10am, today. On arrival at the address at Heywood Old Road,...
Date Published 13/01/2012
Hopwood Hall College has received a grant of £1.9m to improve its Middleton Campus. The College is one of only 46 colleges in the country to receive a large grant from The...
Date Published 04/01/2012
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pub was robbed on Boxing Day. At around 11.20pm on Monday 26 December, staff at The Roebuck pub on Middleton Gardens were closing up...
Date Published 28/12/2011
A panto proposal in front of a live audience saw one star of “Aladdin” get his very own happy-ever-after. Phil Carroll, 35, took to the Middleton Arena stage as the Sultan in...
Date Published 24/12/2011
A man from Middleton has been charged after a substantial amount of cash was stolen during a robbery at a supermarket. Jason Richard Butterworth, 33, of Higher Wood Street,...
Date Published 14/12/2011
Fire-fighters were called to a house in Middleton after reports of a fire involving the ground floor of a semi-detached house Crews from Heywood and Chadderton attended the...
Date Published 09/12/2011
A major milestone in the construction programme for Cardinal Langley RC High School has been reached with the opening of the new ‘heart’ space at the centre of the school.
Middleton Technology School has received an early Christmas present with the signing of a £9million contract to deliver new and improved teaching facilities.
Date Published 06/12/2011
A child was carried to safety and a man cut free from a car following a collision in Middleton. Fire-fighters from were called to Langley Lane, Langley, at around 3.45pm on...
The panto is packed full of everything a panto should be, from the infamous “it’s behind you” and audience participation to beautiful sparkly costumes, a great set and lots of...
Date Published 03/12/2011
The Rotary Club of Middleton’s Christmas Float is set to tour the town again this month. Father Christmas and his helpers – fundraisers from the Middleton Rotary - will start...
Date Published 02/12/2011
Hopwood Hall College’s state-of-the art new Technology Centre, at its Middleton campus, has opened its doors for the first time.
Date Published 01/12/2011
To mark World Pneumonia Day, Heywood and Middleton MP, Jim Dobbin, travelled to Dhaka last week to lead a senior parliamentary delegation to see firsthand how UK aid to the...
Date Published 29/11/2011
Hopwood Hall College has hit an all-time high for its ‘Achievement Rate’; this measure is used by the Government to gauge how schools and colleges are performing; it shows how...
A teenager has been charged in connection with an attack on a taxi driver in Middleton. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named, has been charged with robbery, Section 18...
Date Published 25/11/2011
The Middleton Community came together on Sunday afternoon for the town’s Christmas lights switch on. Headline group NVS were joined on stage by Mario Falcone – from hit show...
Date Published 20/11/2011
