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Police in Middleton are appealing for witnesses after robbers stole a substantial quantity of cash from a bank.At around 9.40am on Thursday 17 January, four men arrived...
Date Published 26/01/2008
Visitors to Langley Library will be in for a pleasant surprise - it's been completely transformed by Rochdale Council and moved one hundred metres down the road. The brand new...
Local residents are continuing to invite burglars into their homes by leaving valuables on show and doors unlocked.In the past four weeks 42 homes have been burgled while the...
Date Published 25/01/2008
Heywood library is closed due to major refurbishment works and is due to reopen in the summer of 2008.Smallbridge library closed for approximately four months from 31 December...
Date Published 24/01/2008
People from Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are being asked to comment on proposals to introduce an alternative to the traditional 999 emergency number for access to urgent health...
Date Published 23/01/2008
Hopwood Hall College has unveiled exciting plans outlining proposals for new campus buildings at both its Rochdale and Middleton sites. The state-of-the-art structures are...
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Heywood are appealing for witnesses to contact them.At about 10.30pm on Friday 18 January 2008, a taxi was driving along...
Date Published 22/01/2008
The family of a 19-year-old man, killed following a road traffic collision in Heywood have paid tribute to him.At about 10.30pm on Friday 18 January 2008, a taxi was driving...
Date Published 21/01/2008
Flooding is causing havoc in the area and students have been sent home from Hopwood Hall college due to concerns about the rising level of the River Roch, and the junction of Bury...
The Transport Partnership meeting due to take place at Rochdale Town Hall has been cancelled.In an email to those attending, Howard Gott, on behalf of Richard Chapman said:...
If you are a homeowner in one of the borough's Housing Market Renewal neighbourhoods, you could get help with a range of Energy Efficiency measures at discounted prices.The...
Date Published 20/01/2008
Three men, one armed with a handgun and another with a machete have stolen a substantial amount of cash following a robbery at a betting shop in Middleton.The men shouted at...
Date Published 19/01/2008
Two women threatened with a machete as carjackers stole their car in Gypsy Lane, Castleton are the latest in a string of victims of car crime in the borough.Paula Holt and...
Recent debate on the Rochdale Online message board and letters in a number of local newspapers have claimed that there are plans to move maternity and children’s services from...
Date Published 18/01/2008
Last week, following questions asked and left unanswered at the Rochdale Township meeting, Rochdale Online asked LSP coordinator Lea Fothergill Who or what is the Local Strategic...
Date Published 15/01/2008
Middleton Conservatives have said they are very concerned with the poor turnout at the recent Middleton North by election, when only 19% of the electorate voted.A spokesman...
The Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) Executive will consider, at its next meeting on the 22 January, the process followed in relation to the funding allocated to a number of...
A patient whose health deteriorated rapidly following changes in treatment, hanged himself, an Oldham inquest heard yesterday.David Nash (34), of Haweswater Mews, Middleton,...
The days of Blakey, Butler, and Olive may be long gone but real life bus conductors could return to Middelton.For one bus company boss - who started out as a conductor himself...
It’s a wet and breezy 7.30am when Tim Nugent strolls into the Kirkholt Area Office with a sprint in his step and a keenness to start work.“I love the job,” he says – showing...
Date Published 14/01/2008
Hopwood Hall College has been criticised for having a poor attitude towards students who forget their student card - needed to gain entry to the college. This morning, Monday 14...
Two men have escaped with a small amount of cash following an armed robbery at a newsagents in Middleton.At about 2.35pm today, Friday 11 January, two men entered the shop on...
Date Published 11/01/2008
Councillor Wera Hobhouse has expressed her concern over the recent scandal that Britain has posted nearly £10 million in winter fuel bonuses to pensioners living...
Heywood and Middleton’s Parliamentary Candidate, Councillor Wera Hobhouse has criticised Jim Dobbin. She has labelled him a ‘hypocrite’ after it emerged that he voted against a...
The campaign to get more services for people addicted to legally prescribed drugs is going to the heart of the House of Commons.The Beat the Benzos campaign run by Uppermill...
Date Published 10/01/2008
A GP who has practiced in Rochdale for more than 30 years has been appointed Medical Director of Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT.Dr Nick Dawes, who has been the PCT’s...
A new health campaign is encouraging people to practice simple steps to help stop the spread of flu and other viruses.Research has revealed that many people don’t understand...
The borough's pupils had their most successful GCSE results ever in 2007 according to the Government's league tables.The results, out today, show that the overall improvement...
Pride Media Association in partnership with BBC Radio Manchester is giving young people in Heywood the opportunity to take control of the airwaves in as part of their Fusion Radio...
Date Published 09/01/2008
Councillor Wera Hobhouse, Parliamentary Spokesman for Heywood and Middleton has attacked Prime Minster’s speech about screening tests for all patients in the NHS as a wasted...
Date Published 08/01/2008
