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Live Life, the big public healthy living show will return to the borough in March. Following the success of last year’s event it has been announced that 'Live Life 2009' will...
Date Published 14/01/2009
Figures published yesterday by the Department of Health revealed that Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT has the worst record in Greater Manchester for GPs Surgeries offering...
Middleton & Heywood MP Jim Dobbin has joined the biggest backbench revolt since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister over plans to part privatise Royal Mail. He is one of 67...
A man has been jailed after being found with a collection of guns in Rochdale. Man San Chan 31, of St Dominics Way, Middleton, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in a...
Date Published 13/01/2009
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale has been criticised for hosting its public open day during a working weekday. The event, which is organised to inform local people about...
NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are hosting a public open day at Rochdale's state-of-the-art new health centre, Nye Bevan House. The event will give people the chance to...
Date Published 12/01/2009
Young volunteers are required to come together and plan, deliver and manage their own large youth event and they could earn some cash in the process. The event is part of...
Rochdale residents are being asked for their views on how to improve family doctor services in the latest GP Patient Survey launched by the Government. Results from the survey...
State of the art mobile clinical units, designed to give residents faster access to a range of minor treatments, will be unveiled on Union Street next Monday (19 January). The...
Rochdale residents are being urged to take part in a new lifestyle campaign, ‘Change 4 Life’, which is trying to tackle the borough's obesity problem. In Rochdale 26.1 % of...
Date Published 09/01/2009
Police are appealing to anyone that may know the whereabouts of a man that pulled a 14-year-old girl into a car and raped her in Middleton late last year. At 6pm on Sunday 28...
Ward Councillors in Castleton have hailed this year's Christmas tree and lights display a success because, for the first time in years, they were not ruined by...
A funding boost could see more apprenticeship places available for young people and adults throughout Rochdale. The number of people completing an apprenticeship has risen by...
Date Published 08/01/2009
Reformed Mafia man Louis Ferrante captivated Middleton youths with tales of his law-breaking days. Ferrante, who has flown over from the USA to publicise his book, “Tough...
Police officers will be travelling around the area to encourage Rochdale residents to register their valuables online. Officers will be at Morrisons Supermarket, Heywood, Asda...
A father and his son were assaulted during an armed robbery at their home in Middleton on Tuesday night (6 January). At around 11.30pm four or five men, one armed with a...
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Rochdale a a Happy 2009. I also want to thank the people of our Borough for their support over the past few months,...
A lottery grant of almost half a million pounds has resulted in the proposal of a cycle network across Rochdale. As part of Sustrans’ Connect2 bid back in 2007, Rochdale...
Date Published 07/01/2009
People who need to have intravenous (IV) therapy for their antibiotics will be able to complete their treatment at home thanks to a new pilot scheme from NHS Heywood, Middleton...
Last year Rochdale enjoyed a successful National Year of Reading, promoting the importance of reading across the town and helping to prove that literacy can change lives. The...
Police officers will be handing out warning bells, personal attack alarms and crime prevention advice at Alkrington Community Centre in Middleton tomorrow (Thursday 8 January) as...
The deadline to nominate the Rochdale’s local health hero is this Friday (9 January), so NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is urging people to get their nominations in quickly....
A 19-year old man man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a stabbing in Middleton on New Year's Day. A 39-year old victim was found by...
The people of Middleton love their new Arena and that’s official. “Wow”, “incredible” and “fantastic” were the comments of the day as thousands flocked through the doors to take...
Date Published 06/01/2009
Hundreds of staff made redundant by Woolworths over the festive period have been receiving employment support from Rochdale Council. Employment advisors and staff from...
The contract to construct the £17.6m state-of-the-art 900-place Academy in Middleton is set to begin - building work should start very soon. Members of Rochdale Council and...
Middleton residents have been invited to ‘have their say’ at the Middleton Township Committee Meeting this Thursday (8 January). The meeting will be held at the newly opened...
A Middleton man has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Heywood in the early hours of New Year's Day. Michael Downey, 41, of The Heath, Middleton has...
Sunny Brow Nursery is celebrating an extra special start to the New Year after being judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. Inspectors visited the school in Archer Park, Middleton...
Date Published 05/01/2009
Despite the obvious problems facing the people of this country and indeed the whole world as we begin to cope with the results of a global recession, I still feel full of hope and...
