Rochdale supermarket staff ‘traumatised’ as duo wielding sword and hammer raid store
A masked duo, brandishing a sword and a hammer, has raided the tills of a Rochdale supermarket – police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Praise for unknown hero who rescued mum and daughter from Heywood house fire
The unknown rescuer heard a smoke alarm at around 3.50am this morning and went to investigate.
Brave Heywood teen, sexually assaulted on the way to school, fights off her attacker
A brave Heywood schoolgirl has fought off a pervert who approached her from behind and sexually assaulted her.
‘A new lease of life’: Gatting urges Heywood locals to help cricket club tidy up
Back in 2013 former England captain Mike Gatting rolled his sleeves up and got stuck into voluntary work at Heywood Cricket Club, and the ECB Managing Director of Cricket Partnerships hopes they get stuck in again this time around too.
Man flung from OWN van as carjacker races it across Bury in high-speed chase
This morning’s high-speed car theft saw the carjacker get more than he bargained for when the stolen van also contained the owner.
Police car flips in high-speed chase of carjacker from Ramsbottom to Heywood
A police car has ended up on its side after pursuing a carjacker through Heywood town centre this morning.
On the run: Burglars nab £250k of trainers in Heywood through ‘hole in the wall’
A group of burglars are running from the law after stealing 2,000 boxes of trainers worth £250,000 during a ‘well organised’ raid in Heywood.
Spurned Oldham lover jailed for battering ex to death then pretending to be her in texts
A jealous lover who ‘catastrophically’ battered his former partner to death before sending text messages pretending to be from her has been jailed for life today.
Ukip’s Mr Woolfe huffs and puffs over Little R-Ed Miliband’s migration policy
Ukip’s immigration spokesman branded the move ‘political point-scoring’ as Mr Miliband hit the campaign trail in Rochester hoping to follow up the by-election victory in Heywood and Middleton early this month
Caught on camera: Bumbling robber drops loot stumbling out of Heywood Tesco
A bumbling robber short changed himself on Sunday when he dropped handfuls of cash on a car park floor, after holding up the Tesco in Heywood at gun point.
Ukip were real winners in Heywood and Middleton, says deputy leader as ‘terrified’ Labour cling to seat
Despite Labour retaining their Heywood and Middleton seat last night, it was Ukip who came away from the by-election stronger after a closely-fought race.