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Post Office closures delayed until after the election!
In what has been described a cyncical ploy, the Government has postponed controversial post office closure plans until after the local elections in May.
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Council Leader: New Year Interview
Rochdale Council Leader Councillor Alan Taylor talks to Rochdale Online reporter Jan Harwood about council housing, alternate weekly bin collections, Rochdale's people's champion, boroughwide…
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Rochdale MP condemns Bhutto assassination
The day after the funeral of Benazir Bhutto, Paul Rowen, Rochdale MP and Secretary of the All Party Group on Pakistan, has condemned the brutal assassination of the Pakistan Opposition Leader at a…
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Council Leader: Christmas interview
Council Leader Councillor Alan Taylor in a Christmas interview with Rochdale Online reporter Jan Harwood answers questions on the Transport Innovation Fund bid, overcrowded trains, the Town Centre…
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MP branches out to help Ken!
An innocent plea for a bigger Christmas tree led to Rochdale MP Paul Rowen presenting Rochdale School's Music Service with a full size tree. Mr Rowen reacted after former Rochdale 'Man of the Year'…
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Clegg will kick start party says Heywood & Middleton candidate
Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Heywood and Middleton, Councillor Wera Hobhouse says Nick Clegg will be a great leader and believes that this is an exciting time for the party, saying that the…
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Nick Clegg wins Lib Dem leadership race
Nick Clegg was named the new Liberal Democrat leader today, Tuesday 18 December, after narrowly beating Chris Huhne in the race to become leader.
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Lib Dem candidate challenges MP to speak out about data loss
Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate Councillor Wera Hobhouse has expressed concern that the loss of personal data by the government could lead to misery among residents in Heywood and Middleton.
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Rochdale Leader reaffirms TIF bid support
Leader of Rochdale Council, Councillor Alan Taylor has criticised the decision of Bury Council to remove their support for the Transport Innovation Fund bid. Councillor Taylor has reaffirmed Rochdale…
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Rowen presses Prime Minister on Christmas pension problem
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have balmed their "computer systems"! as the reason that thousands of pensioners will be forced to wait until Christmas Eve to collect their pensions.