‘Blind drunk’ Rochdale man stole car outside takeaway shop with passenger inside
John Horner, 33, made off with Mohammad Zafar’s Tayota – and his wife – as he entered a takeaway on Manchester Road.
Failing Rochdale care home: Dementia patients moved as some left in SOILED clothes
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.
Rochdale revamp bridges gap between ‘concrete jungle’ and ‘mystery Medieval structure’
A Medieval bridge over Rochdale’s River Roch will be uncovered in an ambitious project to regenerate the town centre.
European ‘slaves’ on less than £2 per hour rescued in police raid on Rochdale factory
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.
Rochdale’s ‘unfair burden’? So-called asylum seekers ‘should go back to own country’, says Simon Danczuk
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.
Karen Danczuk’s signed selfie eBay stunt racks up more than £1,000 in ONE WEEK
Rochdale councillor Karen Danczuk, dubbed ‘the sexiest woman in politics’, has made more than £1,000 selling signed selfies of herself on eBay.
Simply the bust: Twitter fan club dubs Karen Danczuk ‘sexiest woman in politics’
Councillor Karen Danczuk, wife of Simon, has gained a reputation for posting provocative selfies which often include her cleavage on the social media site.
Wedding ring ripped from man’s finger in robbery on way home from Rochdale pub
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.
The cheek! Thieves swipe drugs off COPS as £20K-worth of police property nabbed
FOI results highlighting attempted thefts from GMP in 2013 and 2014
Elderly residents ‘at risk of infection’ in Heywood care home, claims damning report
Highfield Manor Care Home failed to meet all four standards of quality and safety set out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in an inspection published last month.
‘Statement result’: Johnson delight as Oldham ease to win in ‘El FlatCapico’
Jonathan Forte scored a second-half penalty to take his tally for the season to 13, and to add gloss to the 3-0 score line as Oldham brushed aside north Manchester rivals Rochdale.