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Rochdale Liberal Democrats are paying for an extra police officer for every township in the borough. The scheme was included in the Lib Dems extra spending proposals and was...
Date Published 03/03/2008
Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Justice, visited Rochdale on Friday morning, 29 February. He was at the Youth Inclusion Project at The Strand on the Kirkholt estate to talk to...
Date Published 29/02/2008
Heywood & Middleton MP Jim Dobbin, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, will be speaking at all the Masses this Sunday at St Joseph’s, Heywood (9am, 11am and...
May I, first of all, thank Margaret Carney, Ruth Hunter and Paul Martin, and all the officers involved in producing these budget documents, and their assistance to us in producing...
Date Published 28/02/2008
Lib Dems in Heywood and Middleton have chastised local MP Jim Dobbin’s support for Fidel Castro. 69 MPs, including Mr Dobbin, have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) praising...
Representatives from care homes across the borough are attending a special conference next week to share best practice and talk about strategies for delivering high quality care...
The Government is planning to launch a new combined health and social care complaints system to make it easier for people to raise issues and concerns.Currently, there are...
Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate Simon Danczuk has warned the Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Rowen, that his support for proposals to hand over control of Rochdale Infirmary...
Date Published 27/02/2008
Councillor Dale Mulgrew has slammed Labour in the town, after they proposed to remove the funding for the new Arts Centre. Councillor Mulgrew claims that Labour are playing "fast...
A pioneering Greater Manchester midwife has welcomed the launch of a new helpline that will provide practical support and information to breastfeeding mothers.Public Health...
Date Published 26/02/2008
As part of National Apprenticeships Week, staff at logistics and automotive skills company Manchester Training have singled out nineteen-year old Motor Vehicle Apprentice Liam...
Can I congratulate Rochdale Council on its achievement in creating the most chaos in traffic improvement that I have ever experienced. The easiest and most direct routes for most...
The second Buy Local Spend Local event took place at Rochdale Town Hall and gave local businesses an opportunity to book and attend one-to-one meetings with key decision makers,...
For the second year running, community groups across the borough are being invited to apply for up to £2,000 to carry out a planting scheme to improve the look of their estate....
Date Published 25/02/2008
In an astonishing, and most likely self-defeating move, the Lib Dems have chosen the man they recently 'sacked' as local Lib Dem vice-chairman as their candidate for Bamford ward...
Date Published 23/02/2008
National No Smoking Day is 12 March and stop smoking teams will be hitting the streets of Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale to try and help people to finally kick the habit, by...
Date Published 22/02/2008
Coronation Street favourite Antony Cotton is the latest star name on the line up for LiveLife 2008, the big exhibition being staged at the Odeon Cinema at Sandbrook Park in...
Labour’s North West Minister The Rt. Hon Beverley Hughes MP, also the Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families has been accused by the Lib Dems of "ignoring...
Machete wielding robbers seriously injured a security guard in a cash in transit robbery in Middleton two weeks ago today.Detectives have issued dramatic CCTV footage of the...
Jim Dobbin MP has been praised by Friends of the Earth for backing calls to beef up the Climate Change Bill, currently being debated in Parliament.Mr Dobbin has joined over...
Date Published 21/02/2008
Kiss My Butt, a powerful play highlighting the dangers of smoking, tours Rochdale’s secondary schools 20 February - 4 March, followed by a public performance at the Live Life...
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) is investing £126,000 to commission three new pilot services that will provide patients with access to GP appointments...
Family doctors in Rochdale have expressed concern over government plans to extend surgery hours.Rochdale and Bury Local Medical Committee (LMC), which represents GPs, held a...
Date Published 20/02/2008
'It's your town and you can make a difference' - that's the message from the Middleton Township Committee, who are inviting local residents to the Civic Centre on 3 March to put...
Date Published 19/02/2008
Anthony Twigg, (born 01/06/85) of Calton Avenue, Salford; Jonathan Dougan, (born 05/05/87) of Mansfield Road, Blackley; Mark Hargreaves, (born 28/01/78) of Ilminster Walk,...
Date Published 18/02/2008
A major study of the borough's current and future health and wellbeing needs is starting - to make sure that the services provided meet the needs of local people now and into the...
Tenants, leaseholders and residents are invited to attend the next Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) area panel meetings. This is an opportunity to get involved in decisions...
Seven dogs have been stolen from a house in Middleton.Between 8.30pm on Tuesday 12 February and 1.00am on Wednesday 13 February 2008 a brick was thrown through the window of a...
Date Published 17/02/2008
Plans for faith groups to lead academies flies in the face of new research showing single ethnicity schools damage community relations.A two-year research project, launched...
We all want to live a healthy life, but sometimes we need advice or a push in the right direction! LiveLife 2008, the big exhibition being staged at the Odeon Cinema at Sandbrook...
Date Published 15/02/2008
