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A group of parents and babies enjoyed exciting adventures and wonderful rhymes at the first Bookstart Baby Club in Heywood Library last week. The fun, free and interactive...
Date Published 24/02/2015
Firefighters have issued a warning to dog walkers after a woman was swept down the River Goyt and left marooned on an island when she attempted to rescue her dog. A crew from...
There is some evidence that the UK ‘fit note,’ which replaced the ‘sick note’ in 2010 in the UK, is linked to fewer people taking long term sick leave of 12 or more weeks, reveals...
Water fluoridation above a certain level is linked to 30 per cent higher than expected rates of underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) in England, suggests research published online...
Danny Khan and Patryk Wojtczak, of Queensway ABC, secured wins in their latest fights. Khan, who was in action at at Riverside Whitworth Civic Hall on Friday (20 February)...
Date Published 23/02/2015
Rochdale Market has come under criticism again after rain on Thursday (19 February) caused areas of the market to flood. Wahid Hussain, who runs a clothes stall on the market,...
The publication of the primary legislation needed to bring in to law the direct recovery of debts omits the safeguards that would dictate under which circumstances these new...
Some residents in Littleborough have been left without power today (Monday 23 February) following a high voltage fault. Electricity North West say the fault is due to damage of...
Residents living on Newbold Hall Gardens, Rochdale are questioning service charges following letters from Hazelvine, a property management company.
A new report calls upon the next Government to introduce a new independent Pensions Commission to rebuild consensus-based policy making in pensions and tackle the substantial...
GJD Manufacturing Limited is attending the NSI Installer Summit at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on 10 March this year. GJD will be on Stand 35 and the company’s...
Campaigners today claimed that a freely available toolkit could save the lives of 12,500 NHS patients in Britain each year who would otherwise die from sepsis, which affects...
Patients at Rochdale Infirmary who are diagnosed with suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) will now benefit from a new Doppler scan service. A Doppler scan is a special type of...
A survey of small business owners in Greater Manchester and North Cheshire has revealed most believe the biggest threat facing the UK economy is the Eurozone going deeper into...
Rochdale Antiques Society welcomed Dr David Allen to speak about ‘The Essence of a Georgian Gentleman’ this month (February). The Middle Classes grew during the Georgian period...
Trainers worth £250,000 were stolen during a burglary in Heywood. Overnight between 12 and 13 February, unknown offenders broke into a vacant warehouse in an industrial unit...
Pilsworth Road, Heywood is currently closed (11:20am, Monday 23 February) due to a fuel spillage. It is understood that the fuel line on a HGV has split causing fuel to flow...
The preacher at our Sunday morning service at 10.30am will be Mrs Lesley McBride. There will also be Sunday Club activities for children aged 5-15. On Saturday 7 March at...
In Heywood and Middleton, two in every five jobs (39.8 per cent) are paying less than the living wage, the TUC has revealed at the start of the second week of the TUC’s Fair Pay...
Officers are appealing for information about a 15-year-old girl missing from home in Bacup. It is thought that Megan has connections to the Rochdale area. Megan Pilling was...
Date Published 22/02/2015
A man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into historic sexual offences in Middleton. This relates to officers speaking to a woman on 16 February 2015...
Parliamentary declarations show Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has earned almost £20,000 from the media and the publishers of his book about Cyril Smith between July and December 2014,...
Date Published 21/02/2015
Twenty five new books providing help for dementia suffers, their carers and families are now available to borrow in local libraries. The Books on Prescription for dementia...
Older residents are being urged to put their best foot forward for a special event on 24 February aimed at reducing falls. The ‘Step into Spring’ over 60s wellbeing event will...
The multi award winning Grimethorpe Colliery Band will be performing at Middleton Arena later this year during their 2015 tour. The world famous brass band, formed in 1917 by a...
Rochdale ended a run of four games without a win with a narrow victory over Chesterfield. Ian Henderson steering home Michael Rose’s second half free-kick beyond Chesterfield...
A Heywood community event led by the Greater Manchester Police Community Spirit Project has been described as a “successful day of fun”. Held on Thursday (19 February) the...
Fudge the rabbit has been returned to his owners after being found in Middleton. Fudge was stolen from a summer house at an address on Leaside Avenue, Chadderton, during the...
Two parrots worth £3,000 have been stolen from a house in Castleton. On Thursday (19 February) offenders forced entry into the property and although they searched the whole...
Rochdale Hornets have secured the services of utility half back Ryan Smith following a trial period with the club. Smith has impressed for numerous years in the National...
