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Patients can now get faster and more convenient treatment thanks to the launch of new health services across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale...
Date Published 08/05/2008
Parents from across Rochdale will come together at Touchstones Art Gallery in Rochdale on Wednesday 14 May to celebrate their achievements and the launch of a parenting strategy...
Rochdale MBC Labour Group has elected a new leader and deputy leader for the 2008/09 municipal year. Councillor Colin Lambert has been elected the new leader of the Labour Party...
The local elections have come and gone and there will be no local elections here in Rochdale until 2010. I was reasonably pleased with the results overall in my constituency where...
After a wonderful first year, Springhill Hospice is delighted to announce its second night time sponsored walk. The event will take place on Saturday 19th July 2008. This years...
Middleton Rotary club member Keith Trinnaman is now only 2 weeks away from competing in the Great Manchester Run, here is the penultimate article of his documentation of progress...
Date Published 05/05/2008
Sultan Properties, the developer threatening legal action against Rochdale Council, in a media release prior to the local elections alleged that the Council's response to Sultan's...
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) is starting its biggest ever public consultation to help decide what services its new GP surgeries will provide. In...
Date Published 04/05/2008
Pupils from Cardinal Langley RC High School, Middleton proved they know a good deal from a rip-off after being edged out of the finals of a national Young Consumers...
There was excitement at Heywood Civic Centre during the election count as the Lib Dems captured a seat from Labour and the township chairman launched an attack on his party’s...
Date Published 02/05/2008
Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Middleton - Labour candidate for East Middleton Malcolm Boriss overcame Liberal Democrat Irene Cooper and recorded a 405 vote...
Results for all wards are now online. The Liberal Democrats gained Balderstone & Kirkholt and North Heywood wards from Labour. Labour gained East Middleton from Liberal...
Date Published 30/04/2008
A 43-year-old man has been charged with theft after a man's bank account was accessed after his death. Stephen John Jones (born 06/05/64), of no fixed abode, was charged with...
On 5 May and 26 May, the following pharmacies will be open: Boots the Chemist, 50 Market Way, Rochdale - open 10:30 - 16:30 Cohens Chemist, 69 Milkstone Rd, Rochdale - open...
The new Bishop of Middleton made history when he was consecrated at York Minister. The Rt Rev Mark Davies (45) became the Church of England’s youngest bishop at Friday’s service...
After the launch of the Health Trainer Service last year, Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) is planning to expand the service and is looking for new...
Date Published 29/04/2008
Former leader of the Conservative Party William Hague was in Castleton as part of his tour of the North West in the run-up to Thursday’s local elections. The Shadow Foreign...
Date Published 28/04/2008
Link4Life, the Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust, celebrates its first full year of operation this month. The trust provides sports, leisure, culture and entertainment services...
Forty-five people have been arrested across Rochdale after a wide-ranging crackdown on crime in the borough. The arrests were made during a two-day blitz on Thursday 24 and...
When we lost control of the council in 2004 it was a blow for Labour. But it was also a lesson. And we have learned from it. We have spent the last four years listening to local...
Date Published 25/04/2008
Thursday 1 May is the day when you can vote for local councillors to represent you. Elections are taking place in all twenty wards across the Rochdale, Middleton, Heywood and...
Date Published 24/04/2008
Council Leader Alan Taylor announced at last night's council meeting that the Borough will see an extra two sergeants and sixteen constables, leading to an extra four officers in...
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) has officially launch the Borough’s new Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. The launch event outlined the risks of bowel...
Date Published 23/04/2008
Hundreds of people are set to welcome the new Bishop of Bolton and Middleton in a unique Cathedral service as they arrive in the Diocese of Manchester following their...
On Friday 25 April 2008 at 11am three new North West Bishops will be consecrated in York Minster. The Bishop of Sodor and Man, the Bishop of Bolton and the Bishop of Middleton...
A report to the forthcoming meeting of the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) Executive is recommending that 11 council estates be dumped from the borough's Neighbourhood Renewal...
Parliament resumed yeterday, 21 April, and the first issue is the Finance Bill which contains the controversial 10p tax budget change. The Finance Bill will make many positive...
Date Published 22/04/2008
Twenty three of the boroughs schools will close when the National Union of Teachers have their one day strike on Thursday 24 April. Some will remain open - for 32 schools it will...
“Two years ago, the Liberal Democrats took control of our Council for the first time ever, and during that time we’ve continued to deliver on our exciting programme of change and...
The Chancellor will be unable to drown his sorrows at one local pub chain - after being barred from its pubs for implementing inflation-busting price hikes. Middleton Junction...