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Men threatened Lidl staff with axe

Three men threatened staff with an axe during a robbery in Heywood.

At 8.05pm on Friday (3 February) the men walked into Lidl on Bridge Street and threatened a security guard before using the axe to smash through the window of a door that led into the back office.

A member of staff was threatened and the men demanded money from her.

Date published: 06/02/2012

Redevelopment starts at third Heywood school

Aerial visualisation of Holy Family RC & CE College

Work is now underway on the £10 million redevelopment of Holy Family RC & CE College in Heywood.

Date published: 01/02/2012

Woman rescued from overturned car

A woman was rescued from her overturned car by fire-fighters after it crashed into a building in Heywood.

One crew from Heywood and one from Whitefield were called to the junction of Hareshill Road and Pilsworth Road at 2.46pm on Tuesday (31 January).

Date published: 01/02/2012

Derelict site transformed for new homes

Hill Street resident Miss Marjorie Mutemasango is presented with flowers by Guinness Northern Counties’ Director of Neighbourhood Services John Cockerham (left) and Councillor Peter Rush.

Residents of Hill Street, Heywood, have joined together to mark the completion of five new homes which have been developed on a once derelict piece of land.

Date published: 25/01/2012

Club ‘delighted’ by return of member

Rotary Club of Heywood President Grant Bargh and proposer Peter Rush with Chris Duffy

Heywood Rotary Club has welcomed the return of member Chris Duffy to the group.

Date published: 22/01/2012

Appeal to catch gully lid thieves

At least 75 gully lids have been stolen in Heywood and Middleton.

It is thought that the lids were stolen last Thursday and Friday nights by thieves posing as council workers.

Police and Rochdale Council are now appealing for help to catch the thieves.

Date published: 17/01/2012

Man charged following arson at flats

A man has been charged in connection with arson at an apartment block in Heywood.

Daniel Byrom, 35, of High Street, Heywood, is charged with arson with intent to endanger life.

He is due to appear at Bury Magistrates’ Court today (Monday 16 January).

Date published: 16/01/2012

Four rescued from fire

Three adults and a baby have been rescued from a fire at a block of flats in Heywood.

Fire-fighters were called to High Street at around 10.50pm on Friday (13 January).

Date published: 15/01/2012

Woman rescued from fire by 16-year-old neighbour

A woman in Heywood had a lucky escape from a fire after her neighbour came to her rescue.

The 52-year-old was dragged from the burning building by a 16-year-old who lived nearby.

The woman had discovered a fire in her lounge, believed to be caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette.

Date published: 12/01/2012

Teen suffers severe cuts in collision

A teenager suffered severe cuts during a road traffic collision in Heywood.

Fire-fighters from Heywood Fire Station were called to Middleton Road just after 8.00pm on Tuesday night, (10 January) following reports of a collision.

Date published: 11/01/2012

Heywood swimming champ is face of new mascara

Keri-Anne Payne, becomes face of Max Factor False Lash Effect Gold

Olympic swimming hero and twice world champion, Kerri-Anne Payne, from Heywood, has been made the face of Max Factor False Lash Effect Gold Mascara.

Known for her determination and...

Date published: 04/01/2012

Fire-fighters tackle annual animal rescue training

Red Watch in training

Three days before Christmas, most people were hectically shopping, wrapping presents, or eating their way through family-sized tins of Quality Street. But while festivities were going on...

Date published: 24/12/2011

Construction work starts on new school

The turf cutting ceremony to commence the start of the new building<br/>Gabriel Reynolds (with the spade) Front row: Robert Dring, David Langley, Pupils at Darnhill PRU. Second row: Cheryl Eastwood, Executive Director Children’s Services, Councillor Donna Martin, Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Families, Rosemary Jones, School Governor, Keith Hill, BSF Lead Rochdale Borough Council, Sheila Higginbottom School Business Manager, Brian Ashworth, School Governor

Work has started to construct a new school for the Brownhill Learning Community on the existing Darnhill Study Centre site in Heywood, as part of the Building Schools for the Future...

Date published: 10/12/2011

Drivers shown consequences of not wearing a seatbelt

Drivers flouting the law were shown a dramatic presentation about the potentially tragic consequences of their actions as part of a crackdown on seatbelt safety in Heywood.

Date published: 09/12/2011

National recognition for day patient bus service

An innovative new transport service for day patients using a Heywood health centre has earned national recognition.

The Callaghan House Pilot, developed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (NHS HMR), has been highly commended in the UK Bus Awards, under the Claudia Flanders Memorial Award for accessibility.

Date published: 05/12/2011

Students return for night of awards

Siddal Moor Students receive a range of spacial awards for outstanding achievement and personal committment

Siddal Moor Sports College's recently graduated year 11 students returned to school this week for the Annual Awards Evening. The night is staged each year to celebrate the numerous...

Date published: 03/12/2011

Driver stabbed in cash in transit robbery

A driver has been stabbed in the arm during cash in transit robbery.

At around 2.40pm on Tuesday (29 November), two men ran into the Natwst Bank on Market Place, Heywood, as a 53-year old G4S driver was collecting money.

He parked his vehicle outside the bank, at the junction with Market Place and Hind Hill Street and walked inside. The two men approached him and...

Date published: 02/12/2011

Metal thieves endanger their own lives and others

Thieves risked their own lives as well as a woman's just to steal gas piping.

It happened on Makin Court in Heywood at about 3.00pm on Sunday (27 November).

Date published: 01/12/2011

Jim Dobbin visits Bangladesh to mark World Pneumonia Day 2011

Jim Dobbin with other UK parliamentarians visit Bangladesh to mark World Pneumonia Day 2011

To mark World Pneumonia Day, Heywood and Middleton MP, Jim Dobbin, travelled to Dhaka last week to lead a senior parliamentary delegation to see firsthand how UK aid to the developing world...

Date published: 29/11/2011

Employee loses three fingers at factory

The employee had not received any instructions or training on how to safely use the saw

A Heywood engineering firm has been prosecuted after a 21-year-old employee had three fingers cut off by an industrial saw at its factory.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought...

Date published: 26/11/2011

Warning after children approached in street

GMP

Residents in Heywood are being warned to be careful following two incidents where men approached children in the street.

Date published: 26/11/2011

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