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Woman spat at and punched by man

Police are appealing for information and witnesses to an incident in which a man spat at and punched a woman at the Planet USA takeaway on South Parade in Rochdale.

At around 4.00am on Monday 27 May 2013, a man and a woman started an argument with the victim, a 22-year-old woman. The man spat in the victim’s face and punched her in the face causing an injury to her lip.

Date published: 19/06/2013

The Fancy Dress Shop Rochdale formally opened by the Mayor Cllr Peter Rush with help from a Big Chicken

New fancy dress shop opens

Rochdale’s newest business started trading on Saturday (15 June) as The Fancy Dress Shop Rochdale opened its doors for customers on Drake Street.

Date published: 17/06/2013

Chris Davies MEP

MEP stands up for e-cig users

Rochdale Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies is standing up for e-cigarette users by fighting plans hatched in the EU and Westminster that would sweep them from the shelves.

Davies is fighting...

Date published: 20/06/2013

RSPB aims to tackle housing crisis with plans to build one million homes in the UK

RSPB aims to tackle housing crisis with plans to build one million homes in the UK

The RSPB has today (20 June 2013) launched a campaign to help tackle the housing crisis facing the UK’s threatened wildlife. Giving Nature a Home will urge the nation to provide a place for...

Date published: 20/06/2013

Medical Research Council - one hundredth birthday of the MRC, which boasts 29 Nobel Prize winners and a host of medical breakthroughs, all funded by the public purse

Celebrate 100 years of medical breakthroughs funded by you

Half of people (50 per cent) in the North West don’t know their taxes fund medical research in the UK, according to a new YouGov survey run by the UK’s oldest research council, the Medical...

Date published: 20/06/2013

Garry Lavin assembling the forged branches for the Norden wishing tree

Norden wishing tree branches out

Students at Hopwood Hall College have been busy putting the finishing touches to their Gaudi inspired mosaic tiles that will form the base of the Norden wishing tree.

Date published: 19/06/2013

Jessica and Chloe Dawber show off their hand made musical instruments

Families Go Global at Touchstones

Last Saturday saw Touchstones throw open its doors for lots of free Family Fun Day activities to highlight national Refugee Week. The event took on a decidedly international flavour with...

Date published: 19/06/2013

Sosikull Islam, Cheryl Pilkington, John Berry, and Angela Gibbons, the retail tutor for level 1

Students learn about retail service

A group of learners have just completed a BTEC Level 1 Edexcel Retail Knowledge qualification. As part of the course they learnt all about how to work together and how the retail industry...

Date published: 19/06/2013

New food labelling system ‘good for oral health'

New food labelling system ‘good for oral health’

New consistent front-of-pack labelling on food products has been welcomed by the British Dental Health Foundation who says the system will help to improve oral health in the UK.

Date published: 19/06/2013

Casualty Reduction Officers Dave Godley and Stuart Howarth with Falinge Park High School pupils Siraj Shafique, Saxon Newsham, Georgia Lees and Asim Nadeem

Road safety lessons helping reduce both casualties and crime

Pupils at Falinge Park High School recently received a visit from the Council’s Casualty Reduction Team who spoke about the consequences of car crime. The team highlighted to Year 9 pupils...

Date published: 19/06/2013

Arlene McCarthy

Government must adopt tough rules for banks

Commenting on the recommendations of the Commission on Banking Standards published today, Labour's European spokesperson on banking, Arlene McCarthy, said the Government must adopt tough...

Date published: 19/06/2013

Councillor Neil Swannick reappointed as the Chairman of Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority

Chairman is reappointed

Councillor Neil Swannick was reappointed as the Chair of Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) at its Annual General Meeting on Friday the 14 June.

Councillor Swannick,...

Date published: 19/06/2013

Armed Forces

Government have taken a huge gamble

Following the announcement this week by the Ministry of Defence of more redundancies, Sir Peter Wall, head of the Army has outlined his concerns at the cuts: "The Government have cut the...

Date published: 19/06/2013

Pennine Acute Trust to hold talk on ‘Harm Free Care’

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting staff, patients, the public and its Foundation Trust members to attend a talk and presentation on ‘Harm free care’.

‘Harm free’ care is the national roll out of the pilot Safety Express QIPP programme which helps NHS Trusts and their staff in their aim to eliminate harm in patients from four common conditions.

Date published: 18/06/2013

Armed Forces Day Flag

Borough prepares to celebrate Armed Forces Day

The borough of Rochdale is preparing to join towns and cities across the UK this month in celebration of national Armed Forces Day.

Three days of activities are due to take place over...

Date published: 18/06/2013

Woodland Trust Gold Award for Matthew Moss

Woodland Trust Gold Award for Matthew Moss

Matthew Moss has been awarded the Gold Award by the Woodland Trust on the Green Tree Schools Award Programme.

This is due to the amount of tree planting the school has carried out over...

Date published: 18/06/2013

Child reading

Rochdale libraries love a fairy tale ending

Once upon a time… children and their parents were invited to a special teddy bears’ picnic.

In celebration of National Bookstart Week taking place 23 -30 June 2013, the borough’s tots...

Date published: 18/06/2013

Clay pot pipes found in the foundations of Balderstone Hall lying hidden underneath Balderstone Park have been unearthed by professional and novice archaeologists

Digging into Rochdale’s history

The foundations of a historical mansion lying hidden underneath Balderstone Park have been unearthed by professional and novice archaeologists.

The remains of Balderstone Hall that has...

Date published: 18/06/2013

Metrolink gears up for Robbie Williams

Metrolink passengers are being advised to allow extra time for peak-time evening journeys this week as this as the Etihad hosts its biggest non-football events yet.

Robbie Williams will play four nights at Manchester City’s Etihad stadium on 18, 19, 21 and 22 June, with crowds of 58,000 expected for each concert.

Date published: 18/06/2013

Arlene McCarthy Labour MEP

Euro MPs call for fundamental shake up of banks structures

In a key vote in the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today, Euro MPs backed fundamental change to the structure of EU banks.

Date published: 18/06/2013

Pedal your way to a free smoothie at Rochdale Bus Station

Passengers at Rochdale Bus Station will be able to pedal their way to a free fruit smoothie tomorrow – or give their mobile phone a quick charge.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is bringing the ‘Smoothie’ bike – which generates electricity as you pedal – to the busy station.

Date published: 18/06/2013

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