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The Heywood and Middleton Lourdes Group has announced that it will be travelling to Lourdes once again Friday 25 July - Friday 1 August, 2008. A group of 40 or so young people,...
Date Published 03/11/2007
Patients are set to benefit as a new dental surgery opens in Littleborough, supported by Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust.Dentist Dr Khalid Mushtaq is...
Date Published 02/11/2007
Heywood's no cold calling zone was launched in December 2006, and covers 83 houses on Longford Street and surrounding streets.It was set up to reduce the number of bogus...
Date Published 31/10/2007
Wasted medication is costing the NHS in the North West over £40 million every year - including £1.5 million in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale - local health chiefs have...
Date Published 30/10/2007
Preferred providers have been selected for new Clinical Assessment, Treatment & Support Services (CATS). For Dermatology the partner is Durnford Medical Centre and for...
I note that D Williams Ltd have renewed an application for permission to re-open excavations at Ding Quarry. Ding Quarry is in Norden Ward and therefore is in the Heywood part of...
Rochdale Lib Dems have expressed their dismay that senior Middleton Councillor David Murphy has, they say, moved to Spain. They allege that Councillor Murphy stayed at the Flying...
Lib Dem MP for Rochdale Paul Rowen has been revealed as a far more expensive MP than Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton, Jim Dobbin after claiming £153,338 in expenses in...
Date Published 26/10/2007
A by-election has been called in the North Middleton ward in respect of the seat vacated following the sad death of Councillor Ian Roberston.The Chief Executive as Returning...
Date Published 25/10/2007
Middleton Christmas lights will be twinkling once again for the festive season with the big official switch on to take place on Saturday 17 November. A whole day of activities...
Date Published 24/10/2007
Middleton Liberal Democrats have selected local campaigner Rhoda Morley to fight the Middleton North Byelection. Council Officials have now confirmed that Labour have called the...
Three graduates and four apprentices have a bright future ahead of them after beating off competition to be offered placements as part of two new recruitment schemes at Rochdale...
The Big Listen 2007 is calling for children all over the borough to have their say on being healthy from 19 – 24 November. Partner organisations across Rochdale, Heywood and...
The Parenting Support Team at Sure Start are celebrating after the huge success of the Fun4Families Day at Woodland Children’s Centre. Over 200 fathers, mothers, grandparents,...
Could you be the person to help revitalise Middleton town centre and play a key role in its ongoing development? With many new regeneration projects planned for the shopping...
Date Published 23/10/2007
National Health Service (NHS) staff in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are being asked what they think about their working lives.Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care...
Public misconceptions over the use of antibiotics are causing problems for patients and the NHS.The overuse of antibiotics across the UK has led to the development of bacteria...
Cabinet Member for the Environment and Parliamentary Candidate for Heywood and Middleton, Wera Hobhouse has criticised recent comments that have been made in the local media by...
The future of Adult Care in Middleton will be top of the agenda during a public meeting at the Civic Centre on Thursday 1 November.It's been called by Middleton elected...
Date Published 22/10/2007
New figures just published show an increase in the value of unpaid care across the Rochdale Borough Council area.The 21,500 local carers are saving the state £331.6 million...
The Liberal Democrats have launched what they say is the biggest ever survey of public opinion in Middleton. Named ‘Rhoda’s Big Survey’ they say the aim is to ensure the people of...
Date Published 20/10/2007
Detectives are investigating an armed robbery at a Middleton store yesterday morning, Friday 19 October.At about 7.50am two men went into Sunnys on Windermere Road. It is...
Streetcred, the credit union with offices in Rochdale and Middleton, ceased trading on 16 October 2007.The MetroMoneywise credit union has no connection to Streetcred and is...
Date Published 19/10/2007
Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) has answered questions being asked about the tendering process for the Opthalmology Assessment Service. Chris Wright,...
An innovative new health scheme that enables doctors and health professionals to prescribe self-help books to their patients is launched next month. Local libraries have teamed up...
Date Published 18/10/2007
Middleton Rotary Club President Jim Kenyon visited Healey Primary School recently to present the school with a Music Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to a child from...
Young people from Middleton, with an interest in working in sport and leisure, are being recruited for the second round of an apprenticeship scheme.Link4Life, in partnership...
Councillor Jean Ashworth launched a campaign to, “Save Our post Offices” by moving a notice of motion at the recent full council meeting. The motion demanded that, ‘This council...
In an upbeat leader’s speech to the recent full council meeting, Council Leader Alan Taylor praised the achievements of council staff who he said “work hard day in, day out to...
The Healthcare Commission has published its Annual Healthcheck for 2006/2007and the results for Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT are encouraging. Overall, the PCT remains in...
Date Published 17/10/2007
