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Pat and I had a most enjoyable Christmas with our two sons, two daughters, their wives and husbands and our five grandsons aged from 15 years to 15 months. It was chaos for a...
Date Published 10/01/2007
Middleton’s leisure centre remains in the top 20 per cent of leisure facilities in the country after retaining its Quest status.Quest status means that the centre, which...
Date Published 08/01/2007
A year since smoking on Primary Care Trust (PCT) premises was banned sees the introduction of new national legislation that means smoking in public places will also be forbidden -...
The rise in the legal age for buying cigarettes and tobacco, that will come into force in October 2007, has been welcomed by Rochdale Council and Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale...
The Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts confirmed the provisional decision it made in September to adopt Option One from the public consultation.The changes will affect...
Date Published 06/01/2007
More than £163 million will be invested in new and modernised secondary schools in the Rochdale borough over the next six years.That is the result of a bid by Rochdale Council...
Date Published 03/01/2007
Construction of the new Middleton Arena will start early this year after Tesco signed legal contracts.This final agreement means the supermarket chain has committed to...
Date Published 02/01/2007
The publication of the National Childhood Obesity Database is the largest database of its kind with the potential to allow tracking and analysis of childhood obesity. This will,...
Date Published 22/12/2006
More than fifty vehicles were recently stopped at random to test how clean their exhausts were - and they all passed the test.Rochdale Council recently tested emissions levels...
Date Published 20/12/2006
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering Lee Pickles and assaulting two other men at a party in Rochdale earlier this year.Mark Robertson, born...
Hundreds of Council employees will be busy over the Christmas and New Year holidays keeping vital services going for local people.They will be caring for older and vulnerable...
Date Published 19/12/2006
Saturday 16 December saw the grand finale of the Junior Chef course at Hopwood Hall College in Rochdale, where local school pupils aged between 11 and 15 have been busy learning...
In a meeting of the Rochdale Council Budget Cabinet on Monday 18 December, members considered the proposed additional 1 per cent council tax increase by the Corporate Overview and...
Primary Care Trust (PCT) Director of Public Health for Rochdale Borough, Sheila Will, has praised the Regional Alcohol Summit for issuing a stark warning to local people about the...
Date Published 14/12/2006
Schools in the Rochdale Borough will benefit from a £150,000,000 investment, after it was announced that the Building Schools for the Future Bid has been successful. The...
Rochdale Council are repeating the hugely successful Christmas Tree recycling scheme that last year saw over 1700 trees diverted from going into landfill.To encourage...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has questioned the cancelling of a vital meeting where it was expected that Health Bosses were going to confirm a provisional decision to shut Accident and...
Date Published 13/12/2006
Due to an unforeseen delay in the production of relevant papers for the Healthy Futures Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts, the meeting scheduled for 14 December at 4pm at the...
Jim Dobbin MP says: "It's time for better local bus services in Heywood, Middleton, Castleton, Norden and Bamford.“Buses are a lifeline to many people in my constituency but...
Date Published 12/12/2006
The final outcome of the Healthy Futures public consultation on changes to adult healthcare in the north east of Greater Manchester is due to be decided this Thursday (14...
Pupils at high schools in Rochdale and Middleton will see a hard hitting drama this week, putting over the message of the dangers of drinking and driving.Too Much Punch for...
John Pierce has been appointed as Chairman of Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust.John said: "I am delighted to be taking up this role at such a crucial time in...
Date Published 11/12/2006
A dedicated health channel will broadcast important public health messages in the waiting rooms of clinics and GP surgeries across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.Flat screen...
Local people saw first hand new housing being built through the Housing Market Renewal programme, which is investing millions of pounds in areas of Rochdale.A Residents’...
Four of Rochdale Council's early years providers and schools, named as outstanding by the Government, were invited to celebrate their achievement at the The Lowry in Salford on...
Small businesses were encouraged to take up business opportunities with Rochdale Council and other public sector organisations at a Buy Local Spend Local event held at Rochdale...
Date Published 08/12/2006
Police in Rochdale are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a betting shop on Chapel walk in Middleton.At around 6.10pm on Thursday 30 November 2006, three men entered...
The Stoma Care Service provided by Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT treat, support and advises patients across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.Users of stoma products along...
Date Published 01/12/2006
Learning and Skills Beacon status was awarded to Middleton-based work based learning provider Manchester Training at a ceremony in central London.Manchester Training...
Date Published 30/11/2006
“My Lords and Members of the House of Commons.”These are the words the Queen uses at the state Opening of Parliament to introduce the government’s plans for the new...
Date Published 28/11/2006
