Rochdale MP Paul Rowen is urging local residents to go along and get their eyes tested after it was recently revealed that many serious conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy are not being detected early enough.
Kingsway Councillor David Clayton has condemned the European Union (EU) for imposing an import tax on mobile scooters by classifying them in the same category as Formula 1 racing cars.
I am writing this letter to remind Rochdale residents that later this year the Granada region will be going digital. On November 4th the traditional BBC2 transmission will be turned off and the other terrestrial channels (BBC1, ITV1 and Channels Four and Five) will be switched off on December 2nd. After this time you will need digital equipment to be able to watch television.
Less than a year since they took the decision to maintain the service until 2011 the Tory administration at County Hall has decided to axe the very popular Pegasus buses from the end of the current school year. The decision to discontinue the service has been made without consultation with parents or the schools.
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne has welcomed Transport Secretary Lord Adonis's call for Birmingham to be made the centre of a 250 mph high speed rail network to progressively replace short haul air travel in western Europe.
"If you want things to be different, really different, choose the party that is different" - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats