This year - there was a subdued atmosphere at the "Annual Eid Lights Switch On" at a ceremony on Milkstone Road. Everybody's thoughts were with those affected by the recent Asian Earthquake including the Town's Mayor, Councillors, Community Leaders and a number of children from the local area.
Following a meeting of Rochdale Council's Standard's Committee - Bamford Councillor William Hobhouse has agreed to apologise following a mistake he made after only 5 months as a Councillor. William made the mistake of visiting a Constituent to discuss a Planning Application whilst a Member of the Planning Committee.
Paul Rowen - the MP for Rochdale has called for the Chair and Chief Executive of Rochdale's Health Authority to resign. Paul has welcomed the recommendations in the report by Professor Alberti but is calling for a fresh start for the authority.
A new survey has shown that millions of UK internet users are putting themselves at risk from attack by internet criminals because they are either unaware of the threat or don't know how they can protect themselves.
Homes in the South East region are being repossessed once every 45 minutes. Latest figures from the Department of Constitutional Affairs show a huge rise in the numbers of mortgage possession procedures issued in the county courts.
Commenting ahead of tomorrow's Make Poverty History mass lobby for trade justice, Norman Lamb MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow DTI Secretary, said "This mass lobby is an excellent way of keeping trade justice high up on the Government's agenda. The G8 countries must not let the consensus that has been developed through Make Poverty History and Live8 slip away."
