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20 Most Recent News Stories
Third and Final Party Leaders' TV debate: The Economy
Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Clegg Scores Second Win in Party Leaders Debate
Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Second Party Leaders' TV debate: Foreign Affairs
Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Read "Second Party Leaders' TV debate: Foreign Affairs" in full.
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Nick Clegg Storms First Ever Party Leaders Debate
Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Apply for a Postal Vote Now: Deadline 20th April
Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Read "Apply for a Postal Vote Now: Deadline 20th April" in full.
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Victory Vince: Cable Wins Channel 4 Chancellors Debate
Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Read "Victory Vince: Cable Wins Channel 4 Chancellors Debate" in full.
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Ask the Chancellors: Live debate on Channel 4
Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Read "Ask the Chancellors: Live debate on Channel 4" in full.
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Middleton Tapestry Success
Thu 3rd Dec 2009
Middleton's Bayeux Tapestry - three large tapestries totalling 24 ft that chronicle the history of Middleton through its buildings, businesses and organisations - is finally expected to come home. The painstaking work from 60 volunteers was first started in the mid 1990s and completed for the Millennium celebrations. The tapestries were displayed for a short time in the old Middleton Civic Centre, but then have been kept in storage in Rochdale ever since.
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Fusiliers Homecoming Parade
Thu 3rd Dec 2009
On Monday 30th November, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers marched through Rochdale on their Homecoming Parade after long service in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
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Nick Clegg Comes to Town
Mon 30th Nov 2009
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, is visiting the area in December. Since becoming Leader in 2007 Clegg has held around 50 public meetings up and down Britain, and talked to thousands of people. Anyone who wants to can attend the events and ask Nick Clegg the questions that they want the answers to.
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Sponsor a Window at Norden Old Library
Mon 30th Nov 2009
The Norden Old Library project is approaching another exciting milestone for the redevelopment of the building and Norden Community Trust is launching a major fundraising appeal to help with the costs.
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Wera Reports on the Scout Moor Windfarms
Mon 30th Nov 2009
Wera Hobhouse, Parliamentary Candidate for Heywood and Middleton, visited the windfarms on Scout Moor to find out some more information. Here is what she found out.
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Bamford Residents Can Finally Cross With Safety
Sun 3rd May 2009
The construction of a much-needed pedestrian crossing on a busy Bamford Road is now complete. Local residents called for a crossing because of the difficulties in getting to Bamford Primary School and local shops across the busy Norden Road. Local Councillors William Hobhouse and Andrew Abbott took up the issue 3 years ago and secured funding from the Rochdale Township for the traffic lights and crossing to be installed.
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