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NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale’s new Chief Executive, Dr Julie Higgins, has started working in her post this week. Dr Higgins joins NHS HMR after 10 years working in...
Date Published 25/02/2010
Despite the huge hike in council tax, despite the cut in front line services such as intermediate care homes being closed, despite the zero per cent pay rise imposed on council...
I am writing this open letter to you since, when you were elected as council leader, many people, not just in your own party, stated publicly and privately that you would do...
A North West Euro-MP has hit out at wind farms following newly released figures which suggest turbines are inefficienct. UKIP’s Paul Nuttall said the revelation suggests energy...
Council tax is to increase by almost 4% following the decision at a special budget meeting last night (Wednesday 24 February) by the Liberal Democrat controlled Rochdale Borough...
Safety experts are urging older people to take no chances with their electric blankets after 7 out of 10 failed safety tests this month and had to be replaced. The shock results...
Date Published 24/02/2010
The annual Friends of St Gabriel’s pantomime was Dick Whittington and his cat. The pantomime broke with normal tradition, instead of travelling to the Indies the cast arrived in...
Illegal parkers will no longer be able to get away with it if the pupils of Elm Wood Primary in Middleton, Our Lady and St Paul’s Primary in Heywood, Crossgates Primary in...
Groups of tenants and residents living on or around Rochdale Council estates across the borough are invited to apply for up to £2,500 to carry out a planting scheme to improve the...
Date Published 23/02/2010
Charities and campaigning organisations in the borough are being urged to push for change through the council. In a major speech today, John Denham called on third sector groups...
A cancer campaign has helped to find an additional 21 local people that have cancer, compared to last year’s figures. The ‘Don’t be a Cancer Chancer’ campaign was conducted by...
A study into chip eating habits, commissioned for National Chip Week, shows that the chip shop provides more than just a great portion of chips. In fact, the research showed...
First Manchester is in talks with transport chiefs about stopping “over bussing” in busy areas. The area’s biggest operator is one of several companies talking to officials...
Thousands of people in Rochdale who juggle working with being a carer are set to benefit from a boost to their pensions. From April, anyone who is looking after someone for more...
A national charity has called for swifter action to prevent potentially fatal errors in the NHS. Alarming figures obtained by the charity Action Against Medical Accidents...
Date Published 22/02/2010
Unpaid carers in the borough will soon be given a helping hand to secure their own financial future while caring for a loved one. Under new Government plans, those caring for a...
Police have been slammed by their own bosses after logging snowball throwing as serious violent crime. A total of six incidents were recorded across Greater Manchester during...
Greater Manchester Police has become the first force in the world to receive global standard accreditation for its call handling service. The Force’s Operational Communications...
I was shocked at the recent decision by Tesco to move 600 jobs to Widnes from Wincanton Distribution in Middleton. This was a complete surprise and I understand there had been...
Children can now get more nursing care in the community thanks to two new clinics setting up in the borough. The appointment-only clinics have been set up by the Children’s...
Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) has called on Greater Manchester Police to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources so that more focus can be put on...
North West Liberal Democrat Euro-MP Chris Davies is calling for the tax records of every person in the country to be made publically available. With some local councils said to...
A damning report conducted by the Asbestos Training and Consultancy Association (ATAC) is released today (Monday 22 February), and highlights the failings of schools across the...
The local Rugby League got back up and running after the Christmas break with the second of the Rochdale School's Cup festival being hosted last week, in cold wintry conditions,...
Greater Manchester Police has reduced the number of wanted offenders by almost 50 per cent in two weeks. The operation - code named Operation Sabre - ran across every division...
On 10 February we published an article with the headline Lib Dem Council 'extravagance'. The crux of the article was £100,000 of council tax payers’ money had been spent on...
Date Published 21/02/2010
Around 600 parking fines went uncollected by Rochdale Borough Council last year losing taxpayers £36,360. While motorists who paid promptly were penalised those that didn’t...
Date Published 19/02/2010
New congestion-busting measures will allow motorists to use the hard shoulder on the M62 at peak times. The plans, part of a national £2 billion Government scheme, will give...
More than 100 people are now in custody as part of Greater Manchester Police’s crackdown on drunken violence. Homes across Greater Manchester have been raided in an initiative...
Hopwood Hall College held its Annual Review 2008/9 at the Middleton Campus. The occasion offered the opportunity to inform key stakeholders of the college business, including...
Date Published 18/02/2010
