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Thug holds gun to man's neck and bludgeons him with hammer after storming home

The burglar dragged the victim - a 65-year-old man - through his house to find a safe

over 3 years ago

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Plans for new university in Rochdale to stop ‘brain drain' from the borough

Around 80pc of students at Rochdale Sixth Form College currently go on to university - but most do not return to live...

over 3 years ago

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Amy Walker

Man smashed up church in 'revenge' ahead of vote on same-sex marriage

Patrick James, 58, will be sentenced later next month

over 3 years ago

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Amy Walker

Woman jailed after repeated racist tirade at police officer

Michaela Smith, 38, was jailed for six weeks

over 3 years ago

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Council-run children's home barred from taking on more kids

Youngsters at risk of exploitation are regularly missing from home for lengthy periods of time, Ofsted has found

over 3 years ago

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Market traders assured there are no plans to 'move the bulldozers in'

The document, which will shortly go out to public consultation, is aimed at making ‘Heywood a characterful and attrac...

over 3 years ago

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Council tax in Rochdale set to increase by 4.99pc despite leader's freeze plans

Rochdale council leader Allen Brett has accused the government of failing to fund social care properly.

over 3 years ago

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Fury over report that blamed NHS workers for parking problems near hospital

He hit out at a meeting to discuss proposals for a 'no waiting' zone.

over 3 years ago

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Councillors split over car park that could lead to hefty legal claims

The authority could potentially be sued for any damage or injury sustained at the site

over 3 years ago

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Plans to bring electric scooters to Rochdale given green light

The 12-month trial is set to begin before April and focus on the area around the railway station and other key town c...

over 3 years ago

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Two boys, 15 and 16, arrested after teen injured in Heywood street brawl

Six people were involved in a fight on Bury New Road on Friday

over 3 years ago

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Teenager, 17, taken to hospital after street brawl

Bury New Road was closed off by police after the incident

over 3 years ago

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Six attempted murder arrests as police find weapons horde in raids

Officers executed warrants after two stabbings

over 3 years ago

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New forest act as a giant 'sponge' to protect flood-prone town

Campaigners want to see a 'massive tree-building programme' on former farmland.

over 3 years ago

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Rochdale 'over the worst' of third Covid wave - but new variant remains a worry

More than 37,000 people in the borough have received their first vaccination jab.

over 3 years ago

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School staff in Rochdale accused of jumping the queue for Covid vaccinations

The council has warned the practice could scupper the borough’s attempts to hit its immunisation targets - and even l...

over 3 years ago

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Charlotte Green

Hospitals in Greater Manchester battling hospital-acquired Covid cases

Oldham and Salford have both seen 'high rates' of nosocomial cases of Covid-19

over 3 years ago

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Watch what happens to a poor man's bin when it's left out for collection

The caddy was ‘totally destroyed’ in a fit of rage

over 3 years ago

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Dozens of new homes could be built on derelict mill and former industrial site

A developer claims the 'pleasing' scheme would bring 'much needed quality housing' to the area.

over 3 years ago

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Thomas George

Your best pictures as snow falls across Greater Manchester overnight

The white stuff fell overnight across large parts of the region, turning streets and parks into winter wonderlands

over 3 years ago

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He was 'the most powerful man in Manchester' - now Covid has taught him humility

The Labour politician spend two weeks in hospital - including five days in an induced coma - before he was well enoug...

over 3 years ago

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Rebecca Day

Police sued by family of woman killed by boyfriend after officers failed to act

Natasha Wild, who has cerebral palsy, had given police a diary detailing the abuse by Lloyd Brackenbury days before h...

over 3 years ago

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CCTV captures man, 26, in shopping centre moments before tragic death

An inquest opened into the death of Cameron McGowan at Rochdale Coroners Court

over 3 years ago

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Paul Britton

Tragedy as person dies on railway line

Trains between Manchester Victoria and Leeds have been cancelled, with other services delayed

over 3 years ago

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Sophie Halle-Richards

Thug who beat up old headteacher after harbouring 20-year grudge back in jail

Jermaine Bullen, 37, beat up his former headmaster after harbouring a 20-year grudge

over 3 years ago

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Paul Britton

Fraudster's plot had 'catastrophic consequences' on small businesses he duped

Shahid Khan, from Rochdale, has been jailed

over 3 years ago

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Amy Walker

Grandad sent schoolgirl pictures to other paedophiles in 'PervsRUs' chat

Robert Blackband, aged 67, was jailed for two years and six months

over 3 years ago

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Heartfelt tributes paid to man who died after falling from building in Rochdale

Cameron McGowan's friends and family described him as an 'amazing soul'

over 3 years ago

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MP and council leader in row over grants for Covid grants for small businesses

The government launched the 'additional restrictions grant' at the end of October last year.

over 3 years ago

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Niall Griffiths

The truth behind a viral image of housing estate 'flooded' by Storm Christoph

Russell Homes say the submerged area of the site is supposed to flood, and that no homes are being built there

over 3 years ago

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The Pennines site is a further boost to the borough's vaccination programme

The new Pennines site is a further boost to the borough's vaccination programme

over 3 years ago

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Sophie Halle-Richards

'This isn't looking great': River Roch at highest levels for a 'long time'

Storm Christoph has hit Greater Manchester this evening

over 3 years ago

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How it feels to be waiting for a vaccine after shielding for nearly a year

"Myself and my partner are quite young, but our lives and our treatments have been put on hold."

over 3 years ago

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LIVE: All traffic stopped on M62 due to 'overturned lorry' - updates

Highways England are currently at the scene

over 3 years ago

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Occupants of stolen BMW injure member of public with 'air weapon'

"Thankfully, the member of the public wasn't more seriously injured but this must have been a frightening experience ...

over 3 years ago

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Man dies after falling from building in Rochdale town centre

The man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene on Yorkshire Street

over 3 years ago

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Paul Britton

Four Mancunians fined £200 and kicked out of Derbyshire for breaking lockdown

Police said there was 'no exceptional reason for them doing so'

over 3 years ago

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Rebecca Day

Investigation underway as shots fired at house in Rochdale

Police are at the scene of last night's shooting on Belfield Mill Lane

over 3 years ago

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This is where you can get a rapid Covid test in Rochdale from Monday

The new FAST (Find and Stop Transmission) testing programme aims to identify people who have the virus but have not f...