The elderly victim was walking down Spotland Road at around 6.45am when she was dragged from the street and subjected to a terrifying attack, from which she lost consciousness.

Police investigating an attack on a 90-year-old woman in Rochdale have now said there is ‘no forensic evidence’ that she was raped.

The 101st edition of the Tour de France begins on July 5 in Leeds, passing through Rochdale before it finishes on the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris 22 days later after 3,664 kilometres of intense racing.

Police have launched a manhunt after a 90-year-old woman was dragged off a Rochdale street and raped on Tuesday morning.

Manchester MP John Leech has backed plans for the North West’s first £200million smart motorway to be constructed this year.

A Manchester woman is helping to spread life-saving messages about the dangers of fire after her daughter was burned by a dress fire earlier this year.

The fixtures were released at 9am, giving football fans across the region an ideal view of their post-World Cup hangover cure

It is expected that Richard Farnell, who represents Balderstone and Kirkholt ward, will have his position ratified at a full council meeting on Wednesday.

Lambert, who signed for Liverpool yesterday, 17 years after they released him as a kid, was a 19-year-old in a Macclesfield side that played in an FA Cup tie back in January 2002.

Liberal Democrat candidate for Castleton, Anthony Smith, believes Brit’s should leave the country if UKIP start taking seats in Parliament.

The evening at Rochdale Town Hall seemed tense at first, with people excitedly awaiting the results after counting began at 10.20pm