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The synthetic chemicals used in the packaging, storage, and processing of foodstuffs might be harmful to human health over the long term, warn environmental scientists in a...
Date Published 20/02/2014
A new campaign – Better Together - lis being launched in the North West, offering communities up to £25,000 worth of funding toward a local project that will improve, not only the...
The Urgent Care Centre at Rochdale Infirmary was closed yesterday (Wednesday 19 February) for eight hours due to a staff shortage. The unit was closed from midnight until 8am...
Proposals to double the size of a wind farm on the Lancashire moorland have been unveiled. Peel Energy and United Utilities want to add more turbines to the existing 26 at the...
Date Published 19/02/2014
Evans Business Centre located on Dane Street Rochdale celebrated their sixth birthday today (Wednesday 19 February) with a birthday lunch with special guest Mayor Peter...
Seven new names have been added to Heywood’s First World War Memorial: W Parkinson, J McIntyre, B C Butterworth, E Collinge, H Armstrong, J Thornley and H Olden. All seven men,...
Teenagers Teegan Gritt and Chloe Dring will be having their heads shaved as a way of raising money for the charity 'When You Wish Upon A Star'. The cousins will be taking part...
Local retailer and business rates reform campaigner Paul Turner-Mitchell disagrees with the latest reform plans being set out by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) after their...
A 10-day work placement forms part of the Manchester Metropolitan University's MSc in Human Resource Management/International HRM degree and associated CIPD professional...
The Heywood Charities Fete held its annual general meeting on Monday 10 February and the highlight of the evening was to hand out cheques to various local organisations and...
Britain needs a return to academic selection to restore excellence, says MEP Paul Nuttall. Shocking figures from the OECD, which show that poor students in China are...
Rochdale based comedian Jimmy Cricket will be be part of ‘Stars Come Out for Francis House,’ a fund raising event to raise money for Francis House. The event, which will take...
Record-breaking numbers of women are now in work – the employment rate of 67.2% is the highest since records began and over 14 million women are in employment, according to...
Mecca Rochdale employees struck a huge heart-shaped piñata to mark the launch of their charity partnership with Carers Trust. All 97 Mecca clubs, part of the Rank Group Plc,...
George Donnelly came off the bench to earn Rochdale a point against fellow promotion hopefuls Burton Albion. Donnelly’s deflected shot should have been easy picking for Rob...
Work will start on Rochdale Road this month as part of a major bus priority package to improve bus journey times and service reliability on key routes into Manchester city centre.
Date Published 18/02/2014
In honour of the 450th anniversary of the birth of the Bard, Shakespeare Week, from 17 to 23 March, is a new annual celebration to bring the great playwright, his works and legacy...
Chief Executive Gareth Swarbrick led a team of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) volunteers into action as they carried out a neighbourhood clean-up at Heady Hill in Heywood....
With the new tax year just around the corner, small businesses are being urged to consider a scheme that allows them to be taxed on money that flows in and out of their business,...
James O’Connor (23/06/1981) of Great Arbor Way, Middleton, has been charged with section 18 assault and was due to appear at Bury Magistrates Court today, Tuesday 18 February...
With her new album ‘Seven’ a new entry at number 13 in the UK album charts, Britain’s iconic soul singer Lisa Stansfield announces a ten date UK tour. Starting in Birmingham...
A 17-year-old has been charged with section 18 assault following an assault on two men in Heywood, one of whom was left in a critical condition. The 17-year-old, who cannot be...
The business and assets of British manufacturer, Headen & Quarmby Limited, have been bought out of administration by another company owned by former managing Director, David...
The Santa's Grotto that Rochdale Lions has organised in the Exchange Shopping Centre is to leave after eight years. The Grotto helped the club to fund raise for people...
A teenage boy was assaulted on Whitworth Road in the early hours of Saturday 8 February as he was making his way home from a party. The 16-year-old was walking home along...
A petition to reinstate bus stops on Drake Street is under way and is gathering significant pace within the town. The petition, which has been started up by local businesses...
Schools across the borough will be commemorating the 100 year anniversary of World War 1 with specially designed events including some schools taking part in trips to see various...
Staff from Trufab in Rochdale will be taking part in the Three Peaks challenge to raise money for The Christie. 14 members of staff will be taking part in the challenge on...
With all this cold and rain it certainly makes you feel like warming up in front of a real fire enjoying heart warming foods. I was fortunate enough this weekend to be invited...
Date Published 17/02/2014
The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) took over the running of NHS 111 on 29 October 2013, just as the busy winter period was approaching. Three months on, the Trust...
