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Shots fired at house

Police are appealing for information after shots were fired at a house in Middleton. Just before 11.25pm on Monday (6...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Rotarians dish out cash to worthy causes

The Rotary Club of Middleton has presented almost £5,000 to a variety of community groups and organisations who applied to...

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Man found dead in Middleton house identified

A man found dead at a house in Middleton has been identified as 31-year-old Edward Mark Worton....

Date Online: 07/02/2012

Brothers charged with murder after body of man found

Two brothers have been charged after the body of a man was found in Middleton. Vincent Ward, 27 and Aaron Ward,...

Date Online: 05/02/2012

Men arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody

Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in Middleton remain in police...

Date Online: 04/02/2012

Body of man found

Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a man was found in Middleton. Just after 1.45pm today (Friday...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Middleton Market returns to gardens

Middleton Market has returned home to its original base at Middleton Gardens following the completion of the majority of the...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Fire crews tackle Middleton garage fire

Fire-fighters were called to a garage fire at Heywood Court, Baguley Crescent, Middleton at 5.52am today (3 February). On arrival,...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Woman fined for dumping waste

A Middleton woman has been convicted of failing to dispose of her household waste...

Date Online: 02/02/2012

Hospice opens new shop in Middleton

A new Springhill Hospice shop has opened in Middleton. The opening event was attended by dignitaries including the Mayor and...

Date Online: 27/01/2012

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...

Date Online: 17/01/2012

Hospital worker raises £1,800 for Trust children’s charity appeal

A hospital worker is jumping for joy after raising a staggering £1,800 for the Pennine Acute Hospital Trust’s In Your...

Date Online: 17/01/2012

Rotary Christmas collection raises over £5k

The Rotary Club of Middleton has raised over £5,000 for its Dragon’s Den initiative. In the weeks leading up to...

Date Online: 17/01/2012

Man and woman escape blaze while fire-fighters rescue dog

A man and woman escaped through a window after an electrical heater started a fire in a flat in Middleton....

Date Online: 17/01/2012

Kitchen safety reminder following fires

Fire-fighters dealt with ten kitchen fires around Greater Manchester over the weekend – two of which were in the Rochdale...

Date Online: 16/01/2012

Teen records charity single to raise money for The Christie

A teenager from Middleton who has been treated for a rare form of brain tumour has recorded a charity single...

Date Online: 15/01/2012

Car fire in Middleton

Three fire engines from Blackley and Heywood Fire Stations were called to a car fire in Middleton just after 6.10am,...

Date Online: 13/01/2012

£1.9m grant to improve college campus

Hopwood Hall College has received a grant of £1.9m to improve its Middleton Campus. The College is one of only...

Date Online: 04/01/2012

Robbery at Middleton pub on Boxing Day

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pub was robbed on Boxing Day. At around 11.20pm on Monday 26 December, ...

Date Online: 28/12/2011

Oh yes I will!

A panto proposal in front of a live audience saw one star of “Aladdin” get his very own happy-ever-after. Phil Carroll,...

Date Online: 24/12/2011

Man charged following cash-in-transit robbery

A man from Middleton has been charged after a substantial amount of cash was stolen during a robbery at a...

Date Online: 14/12/2011

House fire in Middleton

Fire-fighters were called to a house in Middleton after reports of a fire involving the ground floor of a semi-detached...

Date Online: 09/12/2011

Learning and fun at the heart of Cardinal Langley

A major milestone in the construction programme for Cardinal Langley RC High School has been reached with the opening of...

Date Online: 09/12/2011

£9million boost for school

Middleton Technology School has received an early Christmas present with the signing of a £9million contract to deliver new and...

Date Online: 06/12/2011

Man and child rescued following collision

A child was carried to safety and a man cut free from a car following a collision in Middleton. Fire-fighters...

Date Online: 06/12/2011

Review: Aladdin at Middleton Arena

The panto is packed full of everything a panto should be, from the infamous “it’s behind you” and audience participation...

Date Online: 03/12/2011

Christmas float set to tour Middleton

The Rotary Club of Middleton’s Christmas Float is set to tour the town again this month. Father Christmas and his...

Date Online: 02/12/2011

College’s technology centre opens its doors

Hopwood Hall College’s state-of-the art new Technology Centre, at its Middleton campus, has opened its doors for the first time....

Date Online: 01/12/2011

Jim Dobbin visits 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...

Date Online: 29/11/2011

Future looks bright for college

Hopwood Hall College has hit an all-time high for its ‘Achievement Rate’; this measure is used by the Government to...

Date Online: 29/11/2011