http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk Top stories for http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048682_vandals_target_towns_gem VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a much-loved Middleton church. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048682_vandals_target_towns_gem Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048680_anger_as_attackers_get_slap_on_wrist A SHOPKEEPER who was beaten-up outside his own business has slammed his attackers' sentence. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048680_anger_as_attackers_get_slap_on_wrist Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048679_post_office_stocks_up_on_roubles_for_moscow FANS travelling from Middleton to Moscow won't have any t-rouble getting their cash for the big game. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048679_post_office_stocks_up_on_roubles_for_moscow Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048678_pub_singer_shelia_has_an_xfactor_nightmare WHEN Middleton singer Shirley Heyes received an invitation to audition for hit TV show The X-Factor she felt her dream of stardom could soon be fulfilled. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048678_pub_singer_shelia_has_an_xfactor_nightmare Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/s/1048665_senior_riders_excel_to_become_national_champions A TEAM from Rochdale and District Riding Club, which included Middleton riders, has become the British Riding Club’s national indoor show-jumping champions. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/s/1048665_senior_riders_excel_to_become_national_champions Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048663_title_bagged ALKRINGTON Dynamos B demolished Parrswood Celtic 6-0 to claim the Lancashire and Cheshire League’s C Division title. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048663_title_bagged Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/s/1048659_on_your_bike__thats_the_plea_from_challenge_planners NCC GROUP plc and MEN Media have teamed up to challenge the people of Manchester to get on their bikes and raise more than £30,000 for the NSPCC. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/s/1048659_on_your_bike__thats_the_plea_from_challenge_planners Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048657_moonrakers_mauled_as_chinthaka_blasts_bowlers THE Moonrakers 2008 season finally got under way last Saturday, with Towncroft baked in glorious sunshine for the visit of Oldham. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048657_moonrakers_mauled_as_chinthaka_blasts_bowlers Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/s/1048655_coachs_pride_as_team_scoops_medal TALENTED gymnasts are jumping for joy after bagging a haul of medals. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/s/1048655_coachs_pride_as_team_scoops_medal Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048673_may_day_mayhem IT MAY have been slightly overcast, but that didn't stop Middleton's residents turning out in force for the annual May Day celebrations. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048673_may_day_mayhem Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048681_pounding_the_10k_beat POUNDING the pavements is all in the line of duty for police community support officers Dave Quinn and James Butterworth. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048681_pounding_the_10k_beat Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048676_were_always_there_for_you IT'S Local Newspaper Week, and the Middleton & North Manchester Guardian is celebrating it by showing you, our valued family of readers, why it is so important to have a local newspaper that you can rely on. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048676_were_always_there_for_you Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048677_new_21m_plan_of_action STEVE Bloomer of Rochdale Council’s Housing Market Renewal Team brings you up to date with the latest developments in Langley ... http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048677_new_21m_plan_of_action Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048675_60m_new_look_of_former_bae_site_takes_shape THE first phase of a £60m transformation of the former BAe Systems site at Greengate has been completed. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048675_60m_new_look_of_former_bae_site_takes_shape Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048028_labour_gain_seat_as_lib_dems_exit_middleton THE LIB Dems lost out in Middleton as the Labour gained a seat on a night which saw the Tories improve their own vote count. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1048028_labour_gain_seat_as_lib_dems_exit_middleton Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047736_fire_heroes_save_couple BRAVE neighbours have been hailed heroes after they rushed to the rescue of a couple trapped in a smoke-logged house. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047736_fire_heroes_save_couple Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047734_blunder_puts_middletons_mafia_wife_behind_bars A HOLIDAY in the sun turned into a nightmare for Middleton's 'Mafia Godmother' after a police blunder left her locked up for 10 hours. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047734_blunder_puts_middletons_mafia_wife_behind_bars Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047733_pintsized_vandals_wreck_cemetery BEREAVED families across town are in shock after three child vandals targeted a Middleton Cemetery. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047733_pintsized_vandals_wreck_cemetery Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047731_residents_win_ratrun_fight A 20MPH speed limit is to be imposed in Blackley after a traffic diversion caused chaos. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047731_residents_win_ratrun_fight Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047730_sacked_trio_are_not_happy_campers THREE DHL staff sacked for failing a drugs test have set-up camp in protest. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047730_sacked_trio_are_not_happy_campers Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047729_time_to_honour_the_typhoon WITH the start of the cricket season upon us and with all this talk of immortalising Middleton’s favourite son ‘in stone’ we’ve decided to delve into the archives and take a closer look at one of the contenders. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047729_time_to_honour_the_typhoon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047727_ellesse_has_her_sights_set_on_the_west_end IT MAY not be a hard-knock life for one talented teen, but she is definitely working hard since bagging the coverted part of Annie. 2389. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047727_ellesse_has_her_sights_set_on_the_west_end Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047728_ill_clean_up_the_canal A SCHOOLBOY fed up with rubbish and anti-social behaviour blighting a local canal has vowed to make a difference. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1047728_ill_clean_up_the_canal Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046683_asbos_not_the_answer A FORMER youth leader has criticised agencies he says has abandoned residents in one of the toughest parts of town. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046683_asbos_not_the_answer Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046681_i_put_giant_pike_in_canal__businessman A LOCAL businessman has vowed to protect a monster pike spotted swimming in a Middleton waterway. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046681_i_put_giant_pike_in_canal__businessman Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046680_school_closures_and_disruptions_as_teachers_union_goes_on_strike ALMOST two thirds of schools in Middleton are to close today (Thursday) as teachers stage a one-day walkout. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046680_school_closures_and_disruptions_as_teachers_union_goes_on_strike Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046679_get_healthy_with_the_guardian GREATER Manchester is one of the unhealthiest areas in the country – and almost one in five people in Middleton are clinically obese. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/1046679_get_healthy_with_the_guardian Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000