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A total of 26 new flats could be coming to the Rochdale high street in the place of the old Poundworld.

Maya Jama has touched down in Cape Town, South Africa ahead of the Love Island All Stars launch.The spin-off show will start on Monday, 15 January, and it will see some old Love Island stars from across all series enter a villa for a second chance at love. Maya, 29, is once again the host of the show and she's already in South Africa, as she gave her fans plenty of updates from her journey.

Manchester City is gearing up to defend their title in the FA Cup as they face Championship strugglers Huddersfield Town in what appears to be a favourable matchup for the defending champions. Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has shown great respect for every competition and will undoubtedly treat the FA Cup with the same level of seriousness.

The residents of the poorest town in the UK have revealed that children walk the streets barefoot, and those who abuse drugs hang around on the streets.

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.

Bolton’s claim to be the ‘Hollywood of the North’ is ringing increasingly true with production crews for various television and movie projects spending 88 days filming at locations in the town in 2023. The town’s locations, in particular the cobbles and grand, curved architecture of Le Mans Crescent, have featured in dozens of productions over recent years.

Fox News will host a town hall featuring former President Donald Trump on January 10, counter-programming to CNN‘s Republican debate from Iowa that same evening.

Morecambe is preparing for the much-anticipated arrival of the Eden Project - with business and locals hoping 2024 will be a key period of regeneration in the bay.

A huge clean-up operation is continuing after a 'tornado' ripped through Stalybridge. Residents are counting the cost of the extreme weather event, said to be the strongest tornado seen in the UK for almost 20 years, after it caused widespread damage across the town.

An old bank in Atherton has been transformed into a new cocktail bar following planning approval.

Bosses of Altrincham’s town centre shopping hub the Stamford Quarter are predicting a vibrant 2024 after reporting a five percent uplift in visitor numbers. Landlord and property company Bruntwood says it's had a successful 2023 following an influx of new stores joining national brands and independent boutiques.

Drivers in Rochdale could be fined for "moving traffic offences" around the borough as part of a new scheme due to come into force by summer.

It was once a thriving local community, but now one of Scotland's so-called 'ghost towns' lies empty and forgotten.

Ayr has been given an early Christmas present as Station Bridge Road reopened today for the first time in almost three months.

Altrincham’s £70million town centre development Altair - including an ice rink and multiple leisure outlets - which has stalled for more than a decade may yet move forward in the New Year. Plans to transform 4.5-acre piece of land off Oakfield Road have been submitted to Trafford council’s planners three times in recent years, but work has never started on the site that has been mainly used as a car park.

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.

The game between Bournemouth and Luton Town match has been postponed after player Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch.

Wham!‘s ‘Last Christmas’ at a recent match, potentially ruining the game ‘Whamaggedon’ for thousands.In the cult game ‘Whamaggedon’, players try and avoid the Wham! classic until Christmas Eve, and are knocked out of the game when they hear it.In Northampton Town’s game against Portsmouth on December 2, DJ Matt Facer made the unfortunate decision to spin the track. “I never knew people took it so seriously,” he said.

Emergency services raced to a small Scots town in the earlier hours of Saturday morning after receiving reports of a disturbance.

It has been two months since the Bee Network was launched across Greater Manchester, and it is clear there are more changes than just the colour of the buses.

Giant inflatable multi-coloured bubbles have invaded Victoria Square as week two of Bolton’s Put Big Light On Festival gets underway. After the success of last weekend’s centrepiece installation Borealis, a northern lights recreation above the town hall which attracted thousands of visitors, the main attraction currently is Evanescent.

Radiant and beautiful she poses for a picture at a wedding. The image of Lisa Hession was taken in July 1984 - just five months before she was murdered.

It would not be Manchester without a bit of rain and the city has well and truly made its likeness for a bit of water known just in time for the arrival of fashion house Chanel.

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

Tyler Goodson, a man who was featured on the popular podcast S-Town, has died. According to The New York Times, Tyler

CNN has scheduled a pair of presidential town halls next week, while the Republican National Committee announced that four candidates qualified for the next debate on Wednesday.

A violent thug ‘unexplainably’ attacked an 80-year-old man in Rochdale was known for ‘ending up in town and wanting to punch someone’s head off’.

Police have launched an appeal for information after a BMW was set on fire.

A lorry smashed into the front of a house after skidding on icy roads in Elgin

An Ayrshire town has been voted the most dog friendly in the UK. Girvan has been given the accolade of being the most picture pawferct place for pooches.