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A car which was stolen from the Middleton area on Tuesday 20 January may have been used as a getaway car during a terrifying knifepoint robbery in Stretford. It is believed the...
Date Published 28/01/2009
The Bishop of Middleton is to reveal an anti rain tax poster at the launch of DontDrainUs.org, a campaign which is working to permanently end the rain tax recently imposed on...
A 21-year old man from Middleton has pleaded guilty to section 47 assault and perverting the course of justice after he punched a 16-year old boy who had witnessed a murder. On...
Date Published 27/01/2009
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen and Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin have joined more than 120 of their colleagues criticising the BBC and Sky for not broadcasting a plea for aid...
At the Communities and Local Government Select Committee last week it was disclosed that the Local Authorities are sitting on £38 billion of reserves. This probably confirms my...
Councillors in the Hopwood Hall ward must decide for themselves whether they will sit on the Heywood or Middleton townships. Traditionally the three Hopwood Hall Councillors...
Date Published 26/01/2009
The Live Life healthy living exhibition is back for 2009. Live Life will be staged at the new Middleton Arena on Monday 2 March, with a host of ideas and help to get Rochdale...
Police have made a further arrest for a brutal stabbing which took place in a Middleton restaurant in the early hours of Christmas Day. A 24-year-old man was arrested on...
Date Published 23/01/2009
Middleton based brewer JW Lees has sited the smoking ban as one of the reasons for a decline in sales. Company turnover declined from £50.8million in 2007 to £49.6million in...
Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton and Pennines Townships have had £400,000 of capital funds handed back over after a controversial budget-cut caused outrage among the council. It was...
A test purchase exercise involving young volunteers has led to the council being able to take legal action against three retail outlets for selling knives to a minor. Another...
Date Published 22/01/2009
Rochdale residents can have their say on access to council services, and suggest ideas to improve the way they are delivered, at An Equalities Listening Event next month. The...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale plan bring up to eight new dentists to the borough as part of a strategy to improve local NHS dental services. Two of the new dentists will...
A man has been charged with attempted murder after three people fell victim to a brutal knife attack in Middleton. Mark Smith, 23, is accused of stabbing three men in the...
Date Published 21/01/2009
The results are in! Rochdale Borough Council can now reveal the nominated ‘grot spots’ chosen to undergo a ‘Big Clean’ in Heywood. Over the past few months, people across the...
Beech House school is Rochdale's best performer according to latest GCSE results. 73% of the 26 Key stage 4 pupils at the Manchester Road private school achieved five A*-C...
Date Published 20/01/2009
A young woman has been scarred for life after being glassed in the face in a nightclub. Laura Clarke, 21, was close to death, according to paramedics, after yob Lisa Scraggs...
The Liberal Democrats are preparing for a snap Spring election after leader Nick Clegg met with the party's chief officers, his shadow cabinet and parliamentary colleagues last...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale say that they have made major progress in offering extended opening hours to patients at GP surgeries. Latest figures, for December,...
Date Published 19/01/2009
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen and Heywood and Middleton colleague Jim Dobbin have added their support to a Commons motion calling for First buses to re-think their price...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has reacted to criticisms for hosting its public open day on a working weekday. Last week Rochdale Online reported how Councillor Angela...
A six week self-management programme for adults who care for someone living with a long term condition or disability will be running throughout February and March. The course...
A potentially life-saving new system which has been trialled in GP practices in the borough is set to be rolled out across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. This new computer...
Councillors on the Middleton Township planning sub-committee are set to refuse permission for the construction of one of three sports facilities in the area. The Council has...
Date Published 16/01/2009
A play that hopes to break down some of the embarrassing boundaries surrounding bowel cancer will be performed in Rochdale on Thursday 29 January. Entitled ‘You, Me, Us’, the...
Students from St Anne’s Academy, Middleton, gained an unusual insight into the construction industry when they learnt about the role of the community in new building developments,...
Date Published 15/01/2009
The latest secondary school league tables show GCSE results have improved in schools across Rochdale. The number of pupils across the borough at the end of Key Stage 4 gaining...
My thoughts as I write this article prior to returning to Parliament are with the people of Gaza. I do not argue who is to blame for the tragic loss of innocent life including...
These are the deadly weapons found by police during a search on a quiet Middleton home. Police officers discovered a semi-automatic air rifle and a Brocock ‘target trophy’ air...
The doors to a Middleton multi million pound new primary school have finally opened after a £3.5M construction project. Pupils and staff at Bowlee Park Community School,...
