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In 2008 British Transport Police launched its version of Neighbourhood Policing in Manchester city centre. Now, two successful years on, the team is expanding to encompass the...
Date Published 12/05/2010
The negotiations are over. The UK is to have its first coalition government since 1945, and Liberal Democrats will sit in the Cabinet. I joined the Liberal Party in 1974. I...
The Yorkshire Ripper has won his fight to seek parole. Peter Sutcliffe’s application to have a tariff set for his sentence is due to be heard at the High Court in London on 16...
Liberal Democrat leader and “kingmaker” Nick Clegg will become Deputy Prime Minister and join four of his MPs in the UK’s first coalition Cabinet for 65 years. George Osborne...
David Cameron today began his first day as Prime Minister after Gordon Brown ended 13 years of Labour rule to pave the way for a Tory-Lib-Dems coalition. After five days of...
Imogene Scott was a manager for a large chain of hotels until she took a career break to start a family. Following the arrival of her third child, she decided she was not a ‘stay...
Date Published 11/05/2010
Four car parks in Rochdale have just been awarded the ParkMark® Safer Parking Award. Presented by GMP, Chief Superintendent O’Hare to Tim Wood, Highways Policy & Strategy...
The first double header of the Lancashire County League saw two defeats for the First Eleven and a mixed weekend for the Seconds. On Saturday, a very strong Woodhouse 1st Eleven,...
Greater Manchester Chamber is proud to announce the launch of its Carbon Reduction Group, which has been set up in order to promote the expertise, skills and resources of its...
Rochdale residents who receive housing benefit to help pay their rent to a private landlord are being reminded about the way their benefits are now calculated. Since April 2008...
Date Published 10/05/2010
Hardened criminal John Nuttall, 42, has been jailed over 20 times and is considered to be one of Middleton’s most prolific offenders. But now he swears that he’ll never go back to...
Do you want to know how the money you pay in council taxes is spent? Do you care if the police are making your area safer? If your hospital wards aren’t clean, do you want to...
A convicted robber from Middleton is wanted on recall to a young offenders' institute. Christopher Carroll (born 26/03/1990) of Yewdale Drive, Middleton, has been recalled after...
Date Published 09/05/2010
The Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog, is calling for voters affected by problems at polling stations last Thursday to contact them to as part of a review...
A 33-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of Lee Poole. Christopher Kelly, born 14/9/76, of Rochdale Road, Middleton, was charged on Saturday 8 May...
Labour candidate Jim Dobbin has been re-elected as MP for Heywood and Middleton after retaining the seat with 18,499 votes. Mr Dobbin said he was “ecstatic” to remain the...
Date Published 07/05/2010
Britain's largest teaching union is urging members not to plug the gap during the SATs boycott. The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) and the National Union of...
Date Published 06/05/2010
Not many would believe a group of students could achieve the highest standard in food safety hygiene. However, following an official and unannounced food safety inspection by...
Greater Manchester Police officers and staff were awarded commendations for bravery along with long service and good conduct by the Chief Constable Peter Fahy at a recent award...
Actress and model Kelly Brook is eyeing up budding models, as she launches Specsavers’ nationwide search for the Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2010. The former Strictly Come...
Date Published 05/05/2010
Greater Manchester Police has today, Wednesday 5 May 2010, launched an innovative call-handling system that automatically flags up callers' details. Designed to provide an...
A volunteer drivers scheme, which helps older people in Rochdale get out and about, celebrated its 10,000th journey on Friday 30 April with a special event at Springhill Hospice....
Police are appealing for information surrounding a disturbance in Middleton during which a 17-year-old boy had his jaw broken. Between 1:30am and 2am on Saturday 1 May 2010,...
Date Published 04/05/2010
Allegations of electoral fraud are being investigated in Rochdale and three other Greater Manchester boroughs. Voters in Rochdale, north Manchester, Oldham and Bolton have all...
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing tenants are being given the opportunity to flaunt their flowers again in the search for the best garden in the borough. For the fourth year...
The annual May Day celebration brought Morris dancing and Maypole dancing, performed by Saddleworth Morris Men, to Middleton, plus traditional dancing performed by pupils from...
Date Published 03/05/2010
Hundreds of revellers flocked to Middleton's biggest music festival of the year today (Sunday 2 May 2010) to celebrate the talents of Peter Cowap – one of Middleton’s greatest...
Date Published 02/05/2010
Criminals were left with nowhere to hide in a police clampdown of offenders. As part of the initiative officers stepped up patrols between 19 to 25 April to target offenders...
Date Published 29/04/2010
Major roadworks to resurface a troubled stretch of the M60 motorway start next weekend. The work is on six miles of the last section of the Manchester outer ring road to be...
Springhill Hospice’s fourth ladies-only Midnight Walk, sponsored by the Impact Partnership and again supported by Middleton Round Table, Link4Life and the UK Training and Fitness...
