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Rochdale men sentenced for immigrant smuggling

Two men from Rochdale have been sentenced for their part in helping to smuggle two illegal immigrants out of the country as they tried to flee the credit crunch.
Mohammed Javed, 39, and Arif Mahmoud, 34, admitted trying to get the men out of the country in the boot of their Ford Mondeo. The immigrants were found by border control officers at Dover docks on 15 March.

Date published: 08/09/2008

New Deputy Clerk for Passenger Transport Authority

New Deputy Clerk for Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority Stephen Clark.

Stephen Clark has been appointed as Deputy Clerk to Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) and Head of Transport Policy at Manchester City Council....

Date published: 08/09/2008

House siege man charged

Bury Road was closed to traffic in both directions from the junction with Roch Valley Way/Sandy Lane

The man who barracaded himself into a house on Midge Hall Drive and threatened to set it alight on Thursday afternoon (4 September) has been charged with wasting police time....

Date published: 08/09/2008

New arrangements for bulky waste collection

Rochdale Council is to introduce a revised free ‘bulky’ waste collection scheme from later this month. The new system, which takes effect on Monday 22 September 2008, will mean that every household in town can have one free collection of up to five non-electrical large household items per financial year (April to March)....

Date published: 08/09/2008

Secret Millionaire gives away thousands in Falinge

A multi-millionaire businesswoman gave away £160,000 to community projects in Falinge as part of the hit television series 'Secret Millionaire'. Hilary Devey, who founded a leading pallet distribution company in Leicestershire, gave some of the money to a community centre and some to a youth music project, the identities of which will be revealed when the show airs on Channel...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Balderstone and Springhill school merger could come in 2010

The setting up of a new secondary school to replace Balderstone Technology College and Springhill High School could happen sooner than originally planned under proposals put forward for consultation by Rochdale Council.
The council already has approval to close the two schools and open a new foundation school in September 2013, but now it wants to do this in September...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Council leader urges people to vote in C-charge referendum

Information Station – Councillors Howard Sykes (Oldham) and Irene Davidson (Rochdale) launched the information campaign and spoke to commuters at Mills Hill station.

People in Rochdale have been urged to vote in the big ‘Congestion Charge’ referendum, which is to take place across Greater Manchester.
Politicians in the town today (Monday 8...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Civic reception for Keri-Anne Payne

Keri-Anne Payne at the Town Hall with her Olympic silver medal and youngsters from the Aquabears swimming club.

The red carpet was rolled for Olympics heroine Keri-Anne Payne at a Civic Reception held in her honour by the Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale.
In front of friends and family, the young...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Play your part in improving hospital services

Razia Shamim

A Rochdale woman is urging others to play their part in shaping hospital services as she prepares to step down as a non-executive director of Pennine Acute Trust....

Date published: 08/09/2008

Danczuk urges elderly people not to miss out on help for heating bills

Rochdale Labour Parliamentary Candidate, Simon Danczuk

Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate, Simon Danczuk, has urged older people to get their applications for Winter Fuel Payments in as quickly as possible to ensure they get their...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Daleks invade library opening

Councillor Jean Ashworth is presented with flowers from Smallbridge Senior Librarian Sue Wellins for her support with the library.

Dr Who and the Daleks were on hand to celebrate the re-opening of the newly refurbished Smallbridge Library on Saturday (6 September).
Visitors to the library took part in a host of...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Loaded gun found in stolen van

Police want to trace a man who stole a van from outside St Vincent's Primary School on Edenfield Road after it was later found with a loaded gun in the glovebox.
The red Ford Transit, belonging to HH Smith and Sons in Salford, was stolen on Saturday 23 August while workmen from the company were working at the school....

Date published: 08/09/2008

Patrol unit to stay on the buses

Security officers will continue to patrol bus services and stations in Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton for another year, helping passengers feel safer on public transport.
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) and the Greater Manchester Bus Operators Association (GMBOA) have agreed to invest nearly £150,000 in the region's Patrol and Response Unit over...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Letter from Parliament - Jim Dobbin MP

Jim Dobbin MP

The recess has given me the opportunity to assess the many capital projects that have either been completed or are underway. The scale of government involvement over the last 11 years in...

Date published: 08/09/2008

Town Centre Business Awards 2008

Best Independent Retailer: Chantilly - Rochdale Town Centre Management Business Awards 2008

The second annual Rochdale Town Centre Business Awards took place tonight (Friday 5 September), at the China City restaurant. Christmas was the unlikely theme for the ceremony, with festive...

Date published: 05/09/2008

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