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People in Rochdale will pay more in council tax from April. A 4.99 per cent hike in the household precept has been agreed. Of that, 2pc will go towards adult social care.

The new cycle lanes are part of an active travel scheme designed to promote healthier living and sustainable travel - but they are causing controversy in a Greater Manchester village.

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being knocked down by a Land Rover in Rochdale.

Rochdale is at the centre of a political storm. Weeks before the town goes to the polls to choose its next MP, Labour's former by-election candidate Azhar Ali has apologised for 'deeply offensive' claims he made about Israel.

There are severe delays across the Metrolink in Greater Manchester this morning due to icy weather.

Demand for new homes in Rochdale is high - so much that the council declared a housing emergency in the borough in October after it was revealed that there are 10,000 rehousing applications and a wait of up to five years for a new home.

Final touches of the £16m refurbishment of Rochdale town hall are being carried out ahead of its reopening next year. Work on the Grade I-listed landmark has been ongoing since 2021.

Police have issued a dispersal order in Rochdale this evening after reports of 'up to 40 youths' fighting in the town centre.

Cops are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a prisoner who is wanted on recall.

A driver is said to be unhurt after a car flipped onto its roof in Rochdale town centre this afternoon (November 20).

A third teenager has been charged after the Rochdale Cenotaph was daubed with the words 'Free Palestine'.

On a grey and rainy November afternoon in Rochdale town centre, a group of college students push each other down the high street in an abandoned shopping trolley. Nobody tries to stop them, or even looks twice.

Metrolink services on the Oldham and Rochdale line had to be suspended this morning after a car was left on the tracks.

A mum has blasted a gang of youths for launching fireworks at her and her six-month-old baby. Police were called to Rochdale town centre yesterday (Tuesday) after around 30 to 40 young people were spotted setting off fireworks.

Last week the owner of a newsagents in Rochdale town centre, was assaulted as he tried to stop two shoplifters stealing vapes from behind the counter.

People across Greater Manchester may be able to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows today.

A man rests on a stool in Rochdale town centre, a sign propped up by his feet. ‘Shoe shine,’ it reads. ‘Donations welcome’.

In the shadow of the hills on the outskirts of Rochdale lies a village that is quietly bucking the national trend.

Two men have been arrested after an attack and robbery in Rochdale town centre.

Historical slopes and a Georgian water fountain are to be restored in a Rochdale park as part of a £1m heritage project that will bring new life to the town centre.

Tributes have been paid to a much loved dad who was tragically found dead in a river last Wednesday (June 28). Emergency services were called to the River Roch in Rochdale at around 6.30am to reports of a body in the water.

A body in a river in Rochdale town centre was first spotted by a person waiting at a set of traffic lights, the Manchester Evening News understands.

Commuters could face another day of Metrolink disruption as work to repair damaged overhead lines continues.

Metrolink services will remain disrupted throughout today due to overhead line damage, Transport for Greater Manchester has confirmed.

A man claims William Hill is stalling on a massive pay-out after he won more than £8,000 from a £3,000 bet on the snooker.

A man has been arrested after police attended reports of anti-social behaviour in Rochdale town centre today (May 23).

A large cannabis farm worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been discovered in Rochdale town centre property.

The local residents of a picturesque town hidden away in the British countryside say there is a huge downside to living there which is only getting worse. Thriving Littleborough is surrounded by wild moorland and charming hills, making it an ideal setting for cycling, scenic walks and horse riding.

A bomb squad were scrambled to a bus stop in to carry out a controlled explosion after a teenager launched a terrifying hoax which left officers fearing they'd be killed. Police rushed to the scene after receiving a phone call that there was a threatening man with a gun putting a bag with wires under abus stop in Rochdale town centre.

An abandoned church in Greater Manchester is going up for sale just in time for Halloween.