http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk// Top stories for News http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071418_pervert_priest_was_blackley_scoutmaster COMMUNITY members are in shock after a former scout master was jailed for sexually abusing a string of boys 20 years ago. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071418_pervert_priest_was_blackley_scoutmaster Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071507_knife_thug_is_caged A KNIFE-wielding thug ordered off a bus by a brave head teacher has been locked up for 12 months. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071507_knife_thug_is_caged Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071416_residents_in_shock_after_two_nights_of_gunfire GUNMEN fired shots at a house twice in two days, bringing terror to a leafy Alkrington street. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071416_residents_in_shock_after_two_nights_of_gunfire Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071414_bull_terrier_savaged_little_schoolgirl A LITTLE girl suffered horrific injuries after she was savaged by an English bull terrier. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071414_bull_terrier_savaged_little_schoolgirl Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071412_cancer_jabs_set_to_hit_a_classroom_near_you THE controversial ‘arm against cervical cancer campaign’ is on its way to secondary schools. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071412_cancer_jabs_set_to_hit_a_classroom_near_you Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071411_a_nice_way_to_spend_the_day LUCKY residents got the chance to lace up their skates and attempt their best Torvill and Dean moves. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071411_a_nice_way_to_spend_the_day Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071410_new_store_will_not_improve_our_stock RESIDENTS living opposite the proposed new town centre retail park have criticised developers for failing to consult more extensively with them. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071410_new_store_will_not_improve_our_stock Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071409_playground_plans_scrapped PLANS to transform a derelict play area have been scrapped after residents voted against them. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071409_playground_plans_scrapped Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071407_jetsetting_louise_still_has_a_bond_with_home MIDDLETON model Louise Cliffe has spent the summer globetrotting and working hard at forging out a new acting career. She took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to talk to reporter Dan Thompson about her hometown - and her ambition to become the next Bond girl ... http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1071407_jetsetting_louise_still_has_a_bond_with_home Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070121_boxer_killed_on_honeymoon A WELL-KNOWN boxer has died on his honeymoon after plunging from a hotel balcony. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070121_boxer_killed_on_honeymoon Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070126_back_together_after_years_ TWO priceless Middleton artefacts have been reunited after almost a decade apart. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070126_back_together_after_years_ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070127_a_victory_for_common_sense PLANS to hijack Hollin from Middleton finally look doomed to fail. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070127_a_victory_for_common_sense Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070130_bowlers_plea_save_our_club A BOWLING club pavilion is in a desperate state of repair and members are appealing for help to restore it.eton, M24 1AH. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070130_bowlers_plea_save_our_club Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070133_we_are_not_sharks LANGLEY’S biggest social landlord has refuted claims it’s encouraging irresponsible borrowing among its tenants. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070133_we_are_not_sharks Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070135_i_was_only_doing_my_job A HEADTEACHER who tackled a knife-wielding thug and ordered him off a crowded bus says she’s no hero – and was just doing ‘what anyone else would’. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070135_i_was_only_doing_my_job Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070138_home_is_where_the_heart_is_for_kav HOME is what makes Kavana feel good as he has shunned a swanky city centre hotel to sleep in a single bed at his parents’ house http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1070138_home_is_where_the_heart_is_for_kav Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068789_skate_star_savaged_by_dog A PROMISING young skater was mauled by a Rottweiler as he practised in Limefield Park. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068789_skate_star_savaged_by_dog Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068786_violent_thugs_share_32_years_in_prison A DISABLED woman watched in horror as her four-year-old grand-daughter was driven off by a carjacker on the run from police. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068786_violent_thugs_share_32_years_in_prison Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068785_parents_stand_up_to_school_bully MUMS staged a protest outside a Blackley primary school after demanding that an alleged young bully should be permanently expelled. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068785_parents_stand_up_to_school_bully Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068784_vicar_savaged_by_dog_in_churchyard A VICAR is pleading with dog owners to keep their animals on a lead in public after she was mauled by an Alsatian in her own churchyard. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068784_vicar_savaged_by_dog_in_churchyard Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068779_homes_plan_for_school_site PLANS have been submitted to build a new housing estate on the former Alkrington Moss Primary School site. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068779_homes_plan_for_school_site Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068778_wedding_car_crashes_yards_from_church A BRIDEGROOM married in agony and his elderly mum suffered a heart attack after their wedding car crashed just yards from the church. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068778_wedding_car_crashes_yards_from_church Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068775_second_report_ordered_into_flooding COUNCILLORS have ordered another report into the June floods that caused havoc for householders and drivers in the town, mostly in Rhodes. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068775_second_report_ordered_into_flooding Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068774_woodland_learning_centre_gets_thumbsup PROPOSALS to construct a major new leisure facility in the town have moved a step closer. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1068774_woodland_learning_centre_gets_thumbsup Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067327_housing_director_quits_following_water_bill_row MIDDLETON Labour councillor Jonathan Burns has sensationally quit his post as a director of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) in the midst of the water bill evictions row. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067327_housing_director_quits_following_water_bill_row Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067131_tenants_left_in_cold A POLITICAL row has erupted after a powerful Cabinet committee voted in favour of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) evicting tenants for non-payment of water bills. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067131_tenants_left_in_cold Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067138_centre_design_goes_back_to_the_future A DECISION on Middleton’s new town centre art feature has been made. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067138_centre_design_goes_back_to_the_future Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067139_video_nasties YOBS have brought shame on the Langley estate by posing with guns and machetes on the internet. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067139_video_nasties Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067141_village_green_plea_stalls_academy_plans PLANS to build two controversial academies in Blackley have been stalled by residents' proposals for a village green. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067141_village_green_plea_stalls_academy_plans Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067142_villagers_get_bridge_over_troubled_waters DOZENS of lives will be saved in a small African town thanks to a kind-hearted donation from the Rotary Club of Middleton. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067142_villagers_get_bridge_over_troubled_waters Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067143_busted AS TRANSPORT chiefs try to get more commuters to use public transport it has been revealed a busy bus stop is out of action – blocked by parked cars. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067143_busted Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067144_jonathan_continues_to_defy_the_odds AN INSPIRATIONAL athlete, who was once given just 12 hours to live is going for gold in the Paralympics. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067144_jonathan_continues_to_defy_the_odds Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067145_favourite_son_will_be_forever_remembered A PERMANENT exhibition to one of Middleton’s most famous sons has been officially opened by the Mayor, Councillor Robin Parker. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1067145_favourite_son_will_be_forever_remembered Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066253_good_news_bad_news MIDDLETON has received mixed news on the jobs front this week. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066253_good_news_bad_news Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066252_kerianne_gets_the_red_carpet_treatment A HUGE welcome home reception was held for Olympic champion Keri-Anne Payne. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066252_kerianne_gets_the_red_carpet_treatment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066251_hundreds_pay_their_respects_to_angel_clare TRIBUTES have been paid to a young mum who drowned while on a weekend break. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066251_hundreds_pay_their_respects_to_angel_clare Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066250_dday_arrives_for_100000_artwork A DECISION on Middleton’s new £100,000 art installation is set to be made tonight (Thursday). http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066250_dday_arrives_for_100000_artwork Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066249_learner_fails_test_after_a_splash A MUM failed her driving test for splashing a pedestrian when she drove through a puddle. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066249_learner_fails_test_after_a_splash Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066248_get_a_big_taste_of_middleton_heritage SOME of the town's grandest buildings will be throwing open their doors this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066248_get_a_big_taste_of_middleton_heritage Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066247_shock_over_coachs_death A POPULAR football coach has died after suffering a brain haemorrhage. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066247_shock_over_coachs_death Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066245_desecration HEARTLESS vandals have gone on a wrecking spree in a church grave yard. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1066245_desecration Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065313_charges_after_oap_dragged_from_car TWO teenagers have appeared in court charged with robbery after a pensioner was carjacked. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065313_charges_after_oap_dragged_from_car Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065902_music_to_the_ears ROCKERS were in their element as musical trio the Puzzle Factory took to the stage. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065902_music_to_the_ears Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065312_driven_round_the_bend MOTORISTS are being driven to distraction by a pair of roundabouts built side-by-side. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065312_driven_round_the_bend Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065311_ive_got_a_goal_in_life A LANGLEY teen says kicking a football has changed the direction of his life ‘forever’. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//news/s/1065311_ive_got_a_goal_in_life Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000