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Youngsters at Sunny Brow Nursery School are to be woodland explorers thanks to a new ‘outdoor classroom’.A patch of woodland has been cleared of brambles and bushes so that...
Date Published 27/11/2006
With the decision already taken to recommend the downgrading of the Infirmary to a 'Locality Hospital' an estimated 200 concerned residents, including some from Walsden and...
Date Published 24/11/2006
Rochdale Council is to grant its highest honour, the Freedom of the Borough, to Mr Barrie Bernstein on Sunday 26 November in recognition of his outstanding service to the...
Date Published 23/11/2006
Efforts to tackle the menace of doorstep crime in Rochdale borough are paying off, with incidents more than halved in the last year.The Doorstep Crime Action Group celebrates...
Date Published 21/11/2006
Two thousand patients are expected to access NHS dental treatment each year at the new PCT Dental Clinic in Castlemere.Paul Rowen MP and Mr Junejo, Consul General of Pakistan...
More than 8,500 people - many living in the Borough’s most deprived areas - have benefited from a three-year debt and consumer project, now nearing completion.However, much of...
Springhill Hospice Christmas Fair took place at the Hospice on Sunday 19 November. The Fair was attended by the Mayor, Councillor Jean Hornby and her consort, and husband, Barry,...
Date Published 20/11/2006
Taxi drivers are being urged to clean up their act after four vehicles failed basic emissions tests during a Council-led sweep of the Borough.The operation was one of a series...
Date Published 18/11/2006
Just three weeks ago the Farepak Christmas Hamper scheme collapsed. This wrecked the Christmas of over 100,000 families. If you are a victim or you know someone who has been, it...
Date Published 15/11/2006
Birch Hill’s pioneering breathing management programme is helping patients fight back against Rochdale Borough’s leading killer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease...
Motorists in Middleton will soon be spoilt for choice when it comes to having a safe place to park their cars.Thanks to a joint initiative involving Greater Manchester Police...
Small businesses are being encouraged to take up business opportunities with Rochdale Council and other public sector organisations.Rochdale Council is holding a Buy Local...
Date Published 14/11/2006
Springhill Hospice is inviting individuals and families to take part in the annual ‘Lights of Love’ appeal for those who wish to celebrate the lives of their loved ones at...
A new £500,000 scheme that will see improved and quicker access to GUM (Genito Urinary Medicine) services for patients across Bury, Heywood, Middleton, North Manchester, Oldham...
Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust (HMRPCT) is taking part in NHS Fraud Awareness Month (FAM) 2006. FAM 2006 is a campaign set to run from 9 November to raise...
Date Published 10/11/2006
Leisure and Cultural services across Rochdale Borough will be placed under the control of a charitable trust from next year. To help to prepare for the switch, Rochdale Council...
Rochdale Council has been criticised for asking the Friends of Our Hospital to pay £35 per hour to use the Town Hall for a public meeting being held to give local people the...
Date Published 09/11/2006
Detectives in Middleton are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot during an incident in the Welcome Inn on Bowness Road in the early hours of Saturday 4 November...
Date Published 08/11/2006
During a debate in Parliament on the Olympic Games 2012, Heywood and Middleton MP Jim Dobbin asked Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport, to...
Date Published 07/11/2006
Two Rochdale Schools are working with the Pennine Edge Forest (PEF) to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rochdale Borough.Classes from Brimrod and Greenbank primary...
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service member Councillor Colin Lambert has called again for a total ban on over the counter sales of fireworks.After yet another attack on...
Date Published 06/11/2006
Plans to change the face of the library service in Rochdale borough are being put forward for consultation.The proposals would see two of the Borough's 17 libraries facing...
Date Published 03/11/2006
As Bonfire Night approaches, Rochdale police officers are joining forces with Trading Standards and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to reduce anti-social behaviour and...
Date Published 02/11/2006
Christopher Martin, 34, of Green Street, Middleton has been named as office-based 'Consultant of the Year' by First Business Support, a national business consultancy.Mr Martin...
A new campaign is being launched by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) on Monday 6 November to encourage people across the county to use public transport to...
Date Published 31/10/2006
Drivetime listeners can tune into a new health show where current health topics are debated and discussed with Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust Health...
‘All Shook Up’ is a modern take on life as a patient coming to terms with having diabetes.The production, which has been funded by the Department of Health, is designed to...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen claimed £147,243 in expenses in 2005/06, this included £4,609 in postage, £1,036 in computer equipment and £75,053, on staff. Paul’s claim was 40th out of...
Date Published 27/10/2006
This week has been schools half term and I’ve had a number of 'visitors' from Rochdale to the House of Commons including Neil and Heather Williams and Jane and Jeff Winnard. I’ve...
Middleton Councillor Ian Robertson has broadly welcomed the move by the Administration to accentuate Township devolution, but says that "final judgement will depend on the...
Date Published 26/10/2006
