Human leg found by dog walker near Rochdale sparks hunt for more body parts
The gruesome discovery was found by a dog walker around 2.45pm yesterday afternoon, behind Healey Conservative Club in Whitworth, near Rochdale
Police increase patrols for Jewish holidays to combat anti-Semitic attacks across Greater Manchester
Jewish communities across Greater Manchester will receive better protection and more police patrols during an upcoming series of religious holidays.
Afghanistan mortar attack victim eyes cycling as path to sporting freedom after Invictus Games joy
Martyn Gibbons, 40, has lost three stone since February in his preparation for the road cycling event and is looking to grow the Military Mountain Bikers organisation he founded this year in Rossendale.
To stop sex abuse we must not shut out parents, warns Manchester uni professor in wake of Rotherham scandal
Parents have the power to beat sex abuse scandals like the horrors seen in Rotherham, claims a Manchester University professor.
Child sex abuse is as rife in Rochdale as Rotherham and police turn a blind eye, says ex-GMP officer
Speaking anonymously in an interview with BBC Radio 4 on Friday, he also said that during his time in the force senior officers within GMP knew the issue was prevalent, but did little to act
Manchester’s homeless create Matchbox City art project to challenge perception of life on streets
Community artists reach out to Manchester’s homeless with Matchbox City art project to explore notions of home and place within a city and raise awareness
Manchester clubs top football arrests table – but ‘Ascot’s worse than Old Trafford’, claims MUST vice-chair
Last season, over a hundred United fans were apprehended at the football, with the majority of those at Old Trafford matches.
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party challenges idea of ‘mad’ to highlight mental health issues
An Alice in Wonderland themed tea party entertained commuters and shoppers in Rochdale whilst highlighting mental health misunderstandings on Friday.
‘Result, not performance’: Keith Hill begs Rochdale to focus on points not pretty passes for first Crawley trip
Rochdale play Crawley Town for the first time this weekend with manager Keith Hill in need of a result rather than a pretty performance.
Rotherham child sex scandal: Shaun Wright ‘should search conscience and quit’, claims Rochdale MP
Simon Danczuk MP is calling for the resignation of South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner Shaun Wright in the wake of Rotherham’s child sexual exploitation scandal.
Rochdale road brute jailed after using stolen Land Rover as battering ram to crush police car in getaway bid
A Rochdale road thug who repeatedly rammed a police car while driving a stolen Land Rover in a high-speed pursuit has been jailed for 15 months.