Karen Danczuk is to step down as councillor at the next election. The mum of two and husband to Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has been councillor of the Kingsway ward since winning a majority of 1,458 in 2011.

Rochdale Council are hoping to move the remaining residents of a care home that left patients in soiled clothing into alternative accommodation in the coming weeks.

John Horner, 33, made off with Mohammad Zafar’s Tayota – and his wife – as he entered a takeaway on Manchester Road.

Patients are being moved out of a Rochdale care home, after a damning report published on Friday revealed a series of continuing failures that have put residents at risk.

A Medieval bridge over Rochdale’s River Roch will be uncovered in an ambitious project to regenerate the town centre.

A Rochdale factory raid has rescued 20 Eastern European immigrants who were getting paid paid less than two pound per hour for working more than 80 hours per week.

Asylum seekers are an ‘unfair burden’ on Rochdale and many should go ‘back to their own country’, according to the town’s MP Simon Danczuk.

Rochdale councillor Karen Danczuk, dubbed ‘the sexiest woman in politics’, has made more than £1,000 selling signed selfies of herself on eBay.

Councillor Karen Danczuk, wife of Simon, has gained a reputation for posting provocative selfies which often include her cleavage on the social media site.

A Rochdale man had his wedding ring ripped from his finger after a night out during a vicious robbery that took place during the early hours of Sunday morning.

FOI results highlighting attempted thefts from GMP in 2013 and 2014