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Six gang members who were behind a series of robberies and burglaries have been put behind bars. The gang embarked on a six-week crime spree, breaking into a number of homes...
Date Published 23/05/2009
Over 100 cabbies in Rochdale had their licenses checked during a police crackdown operation. The joint initiative, which took place over a three-month period was held
Date Published 22/05/2009
Rochdale Online readers have the chance to vote for their favourite Rochdale and Middleton badges, to be worn by the new town centre ambassadors. The emblems have been...
Rochdale Council has unveiled plans to celebrate the unsung heroes of a ‘secret service’, the people who care for ill, frail or disabled relatives, friends and neighbours. As...
Date Published 21/05/2009
A team of dads from Castleton Sure Start Children’s Centre showed off their football skills as they lined up for the Inter Children’s Centre Football Tournament on Saturday.
The Government has been accused of playing a cruel trick by encouraging colleges to bid for grandiose rebuilding projects rather than modest refurbishment. The Conservatives...
An unusual little boy who gives up his lunch hour to help the caretaker clean up has been given an exciting award.
Date Published 20/05/2009
Volunteers from Rochdale Borough Council’s Doorstep Crime Action Group have formed a dramatic collaboration to tackle bogus callers. The team have been performing bogus caller...
Licensees across the North West raised a glass to celebrate the prestigious JW Lees Pub of the Year awards. And there was success for a Middleton ale house in the shape of the...
Date Published 19/05/2009
Smallbridge & Firgrove Councillor Brenda Kerslake has dramatically quit the ruling Liberal Democrat group and opted to serve her constituents as an independent...
Young people across Rochdale are set to join the battle to prevent tobacco deaths with the launch of an Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum. It is the brainchild of the Roy Castle Lung...
Middleton Rotarian Keith Trinnaman and his team of nine fellow Rotarians and friends raised £4,500 for the Prostate Cancer Charity when they completed the Great Manchester Run on...
Rochdale Council is expecting to roll out the 'free after three' parking scheme early next month. The scheme means that shoppers will soon be able to park for free in the town...
A further two men have been charged in connection with a stabbing in Middleton during the early hours of Christmas morning last year. Three men were stabbed in the early hours...
Two men punched a driver and sprayed him with CS spray in a bid to steal his car on Saturday night (16 May). Shortly after 11pm, the 18-year-old victim was sitting in his...
My expenses claims are available for scrutiny. The sooner this process is regulated and clarified the better for all concerned, especially for the democratic system and...
Date Published 17/05/2009
A political dispute in Middleton is causing a delay to planning applications in the area. Middleton's Labour Councillors have called-in what would normally be described as...
Date Published 16/05/2009
PSCO Dominique Grimes will be holding a self-defence class for a group of over 50s as part of Rochdale Council’s Recycled Teenager Festival. The event is designed to give...
Date Published 15/05/2009
Police officers from Rochdale are taking to the pitch in a friendly football match against Rhodes Youth Club’s football team. Officers from the Middleton Neighbourhood...
Family-owned brewer JW Lees and Co has bought 10 freehold pubs from Punch Taverns for an undisclosed sum. The purchase of the six managed houses and four tenancies takes the...
Students from Siddal Moor Sports College in Heywood are in court to participate in the North West regional heat of the Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial Competition 2008/09. The...
Date Published 14/05/2009
Rochdale Children’s Centres will be battling it out on Saturday (16 May) to be crowned the best Children’s Centre Football Team in town. Dads and male carers from centres all...
To celebrate 150 years since district nurses were first introduced, a team of nurses from NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale will be completing a sponsored walk around...
The provider board for NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has appointed two new committee members. Nigel Badley brings experience from the commercial sector having managed...
People in Rochdale have a 70% chance of seeing a doctor out of working hours. Figures published yesterday by the Department of Health show 25 of the town’s 35 surgeries are...
UNICEF has awarded the local NHS and Sure Start centres for their commitment to promoting breastfeeding in the borough; in the same week as breastfeeding awareness week.
Date Published 13/05/2009
A GP who has been suspended for undisclosed reasons has been paid £310,000 over three years, Rochdale Online News can reveal. NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale continued to...
Rochdale Council's fostering team are hosting information days across the borough for anyone that is interested in taking care of children. As part of Foster Care Fortnight,...
Jim Dobbin MP for Heywood and Middleton, Castleton, Norden and Bamford had his blood pressure tested at a Parliamentary “Know your blood pressure day” held by The Stroke...
Councillors William and Wera Hobhouse are 'stepping down' from their council cabinet roles – a move which opposition parties say is a “jump before being pushed."
