Countdown favourite Gyles Brandreth confirmed for Rochdale’s first ever Literature and Ideas Festival
TV personality Brandreth joins Carol Ann Duffy
Look anywhere but Salford: Youngsters told to avoid applying in ‘hardest city in UK to find a job’
Rathbone Youth Charity said it is ‘very difficult’ to find work
Benefit cheat, 60, sentenced after swindling Rochdale Council for more than £13,000 in housing fraud
Liam McGinty created false tenancy at house he bought
MM’s Top Five… Manchester politicians
This week MM looks at Manchester’s parliamentarians
‘Damning indictment’: Child sex abuse victims receive apology from Rochdale Council for ‘failing’ to protect them
Report claims some children were ‘let down’
She ‘vividly recalls’ every moment: Jail for Rochdale rapist who violently robbed girl, 8, of ‘innocence’
Victim can recall each time Garry Layfield abused her
‘It’s a real coup’: Political campaigner Peter Tatchell heads Co-operative LGBT Manchester equality event
Workplace diversity will be celebrated tomorrow
Former Manchester United stalwart Brian Greenhoff passes away suddenly at age of 60
The versatile defender won an FA Cup with the Red Devils
Kiss my ass! Rochdale’s Britain’s Got Talent grandmother Kelly Fox defends controversial audition song
The 71-year-old received four yeses for her BGT performance
Tramline to East Didsbury will open months ahead of schedule as Metrolink becomes biggest network in country
Manchester City Council hailed ‘an important step’
Inspirational Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy to headline Rochdale’s first ever Literature and Ideas Festival
The poet will also be signing at October’s event