http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/ Top stories for News http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061665_trust_defends_hospital_pest_figures ANTS, rats, fleas and cockroaches were just some of the pests found in local hospitals run by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust over the last two years. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061665_trust_defends_hospital_pest_figures Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061484_killer_may_never_be_free_from_life_term A KILLER who butchered an innocent disabled man in his flat has been told he may never walk free. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061484_killer_may_never_be_free_from_life_term Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061485_pub_hoping_for_licence_reprieve NEW moves are to be made to re-open the Tanners Arms pub on Rochdale Road East. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061485_pub_hoping_for_licence_reprieve Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061487_lets_not_flag_now IT’S two Green Flags in a row and now the team who have restored Victorian Queen’s Park to its former glory is aiming even higher. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061487_lets_not_flag_now Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061489_dean_staying_loyal_to_his_beloved_shakers LOTTERY winner Dean Hardman has been helping pay the wages at his beloved Bury Football Club. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061489_dean_staying_loyal_to_his_beloved_shakers Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061490_killers_parole_hope A MURDERER jailed for life in 2000 after stabbing his former drinking buddy in the street will be free to apply for parole in five years. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061490_killers_parole_hope Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060955_man_in_court_over_motorway_deaths A DRIVER has appeared in court following a motorway crash in Heywood on Sunday which claimed the lives of a man and his teenage son. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060955_man_in_court_over_motorway_deaths Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061241_attackers_12hour_binge THE violent gang member who beat a man unconscious and continued to kick him as blood pooled around his head had been on a 12-hour booze binge. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1061241_attackers_12hour_binge Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060356_60_years_in_jail_for_drug_dealers A DARING undercover police operation has led to the prosecution of 26 drug dealers who operated on the streets of Heywood. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060356_60_years_in_jail_for_drug_dealers Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059829_town_centre_attack_is_caught_on_camera POLICE have released CCTV images and footage of a group's attack on two men in Heywood town centre. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059829_town_centre_attack_is_caught_on_camera Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060510_scheme_will_cause_chaos CHURCHGOERS will be hit hard if residents-only parking is introduced in streets around St Joseph’s RC Church, its parish priest claims. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060510_scheme_will_cause_chaos Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060322_jailed_for_vicious_gang_attack_caught_on_cctv A VIOLENT gang-member who left a man for dead has been jailed for four years. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060322_jailed_for_vicious_gang_attack_caught_on_cctv Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060512_a_brolly_good_idea SOLDIERS fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan are going undercover — thanks to the latest gifts from a pub in Heywood. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060512_a_brolly_good_idea Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060199_library_opening_delayed_as_work_runs_to_october THE re-opening of Heywood Library has been delayed until October – five months after work was due for completion. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060199_library_opening_delayed_as_work_runs_to_october Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060200_phoenix_cut_out_for_future_development DIGNITARIES attended the cutting of the first turf of grass as work officially began on the new £7.3M health connections Phoenix Centre. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1060200_phoenix_cut_out_for_future_development Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059876_ccharge_public_to_vote GREATER Manchester WILL have a vote on congestion charging. Leaders of the 10 local councils have agreed that a referendum should take place on the controversial proposal. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059876_ccharge_public_to_vote Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059047_girlfriend_was_lucky_to_survive_knife_rage A MAN who repeatedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend in a jealous, drunken rage has been jailed for six years. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059047_girlfriend_was_lucky_to_survive_knife_rage Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059356_scrapyard_timber_goes_up_in_flames MORE than 500 tonnes of reclaimed timber went up in flames in a Heywood scrap yard after a suspected arson attack. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059356_scrapyard_timber_goes_up_in_flames Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059532_back_to_business_at_old_courtroom SIXTEEN years since it closed its door for the last time in 1992, the courtroom at The Old Police Station (TOPS) Business Centre has been back in use for its original purpose. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059532_back_to_business_at_old_courtroom Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059529_the_blood_hound A GREYHOUND has given a whole new meaning to the slogan "A Dog is for Life" by twice giving blood to another desperately ill dog. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059529_the_blood_hound Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059526_a_pole_lot_of_woe_for_taxi_company A TAXI company was left hanging on the telephone when BT disconnected the phone line on their busiest day of trade. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059526_a_pole_lot_of_woe_for_taxi_company Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059524_parking_danger_at_schools PARENTS who insist on driving their children to school in Pot Hall are putting other pupils' lives in danger as they drop off and park on double yellow lines. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059524_parking_danger_at_schools Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059523_argos_staff_in_wages_protest ONLY around 10 workers at the Argos Distribution Centre dared to cross the picket line last Thursday as 350 of their colleagues went out on strike. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059523_argos_staff_in_wages_protest Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059521_ticket_to_1m_dream_home A COUPLE have come up with a top idea to beat the credit crunch, by giving a lucky winner an unbelievable Christmas present. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059521_ticket_to_1m_dream_home Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059277_its_in_the_bag HEYWOOD Magic Market’s brave move to say goodbye to plastic carrier bags takes full effect from 31 July, when all the traders on the market stop issuing them. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1059277_its_in_the_bag Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058526_woman_banned_after_tv_row IT HAD seemed such a simple request, could the TV be switched from showing golf to a music channel. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058526_woman_banned_after_tv_row Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058528_healthier_option_has_had_its_chips NEW moves to make traditional fish ‘n’ chips a healthier meal are proving to be no great shakes with some of Heywood’s chippy customers. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058528_healthier_option_has_had_its_chips Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058530_new_fire_chief_isrelishing_return_to_the_front_line THE town’s new fire chief, Station Commander Jerry Cragg, is a man who knows the area well. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058530_new_fire_chief_isrelishing_return_to_the_front_line Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058532_fresh_bid_to_clear_ordeal_of_log_jam AN ELEVEN-year battle to stop parked cars causing a log-jam around the entrance to Emmott Close could soon be over. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058532_fresh_bid_to_clear_ordeal_of_log_jam Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058533_post_office_may_have_best_survival_chance A ROCHDALE Council chief has said he believes Hopwood Post Office has the best chance of being saved from closure out of the seven branches in the borough currently facing the axe. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058533_post_office_may_have_best_survival_chance Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058534_joy_as_park_keeps_green_flag_status QUEEN’S Park has retained its coveted Green Flag status, a national benchmark for quality. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058534_joy_as_park_keeps_green_flag_status Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058535_new_phoenix_will_rise_from_the_ashes_of_the_past THE town’s new £7.3M health and community services building will be called The Phoenix Centre. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058535_new_phoenix_will_rise_from_the_ashes_of_the_past Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058127_council_leisure_services_affected_by_strike ROCHDALE Council has announced how some of its leisure services will be affected by a two-day strike by some of its workers this Wednesday and Thursday. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058127_council_leisure_services_affected_by_strike Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058173_let_the_train_take_the_strain WITH all the discussion in the media on congestion charges and increased fuel costs it is pleasing to know that one form of transport and organisation has actually reduced its travel fares for local residents. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1058173_let_the_train_take_the_strain Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057536_legion_in_fight_for_survival THERE are fears that one of Heywood’s proudest traditions will die out if volunteers do not come forward. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057536_legion_in_fight_for_survival Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057539_charges_could_give_friends_the_boot A GROUP which has supported Queen’s Park for the past 19 years "could fade away and die" because of a row over council charges for car boot sales. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057539_charges_could_give_friends_the_boot Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057541_couple_going_to_town_on_wedding A HEYWOOD couple are supporting local businesses by sourcing absolutely everything they need for their wedding from Heywood shops. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057541_couple_going_to_town_on_wedding Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057547_ouch__priest_takes_a_break_in_fitness_bid A VISIT to the Advertiser office to show off his new bicycle turned to disaster for St Joseph’s priest Father Paul Daly when he took a tumble in the road and ended up with a fractured wrist. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057547_ouch__priest_takes_a_break_in_fitness_bid Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057558_jeans_joy_as_uncle_joins_roll_of_honour EX-PAT Jean Evans had more reason than usual to sit up and take notice as she did her weekly scan of the Advertiser web-pages at her home in Canada. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057558_jeans_joy_as_uncle_joins_roll_of_honour Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057550_parties_clash_again_as_border_battle_rages_on LIBERAL Democrats have been accused of trying to change Hopwood Hall ward’s boundaries in order to give themselves an unfair electoral advantage. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057550_parties_clash_again_as_border_battle_rages_on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057557_site_row_threat_to_lottery_cash THOUSANDS of pounds of National Lottery cash, earmarked to improve one of the town’s oldest allotment sites, could be lost because of a dispute over the way the site is being run. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057557_site_row_threat_to_lottery_cash Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057228_pensioner_hurt_in_road_accident A 92-YEAR-old woman broke her hip when she collided with a car. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1057228_pensioner_hurt_in_road_accident Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056474_lock_up_your_homes_warning AUTHORITIES are warning residents that their homes may not be secure after a 300 per cent rise in Heywood burglaries. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056474_lock_up_your_homes_warning Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056481_sir_jim_gets_holy_order HEYWOOD MP Jim Dobbin received a prestigious Papal Knighthood on Monday. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056481_sir_jim_gets_holy_order Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056482_ban_has_smoked_out_trade_claim LICENSEES claim the first year of the smoking ban has "knocked the stuffing" out of Heywood’s pub trade. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056482_ban_has_smoked_out_trade_claim Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056485_lauren_was_rocked_by_new_text_mates ONE rock music fan was full of hysteria after winning the chance to meet her favourite band, Def Leppard, at their recent Manchester concert. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056485_lauren_was_rocked_by_new_text_mates Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056488_harrys_seeing_double_as_precious_medals_return ROYAL Navy veteran Harry Boota was seeing his service medals "at the double" this week when his missing gongs arrived from Australia. http://www.heywoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1056488_harrys_seeing_double_as_precious_medals_return Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000