The Latest Breaking News from Neil Emmott

Rochdale council accused of sitting on finding that CEO ‘touched and grinded’ on junior colleague

James Binks suspended by council only after details of inquiry published in local press

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Fears Rochdale could ‘boil over’ as outsiders stir division over Manchester airport video

Family of a man seen being kicked by police call for ‘time to heal’ as far-right groups and others try to exploit the fallout

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024

Father from Manchester gunned down on trip to Pakistan to surprise his family

Tasaraf Hussain was killed near Islamabad Airport while on his way to suprise relatives

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

All residents to get two per cent rebate on their council tax in Rochdale

An extra £500k has also been put aside for targeted support to help the poorest households in the borough ‘weather the storm of the cost of living crisis’.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 23, 2023

Council smash huge £65m-a-year crime network after being led to single Manchester trader

Investigations led to the discovery of a trader at the heart of a huge distribution network of counterfeit goods across the UK.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 22, 2023

People in Rochdale facing 5pc council tax rise - but the town hall could pay 2pc of it for them

Council leader Neil Emmott said despite the difficult financial situation the authority finds itself in, it was important to ‘have sympathy for our residents who are living through a cost of living crisis’.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 7, 2023

Rochdale council wants RBH to change its name after death of Awaab Ishak so people don't confuse the two

"It’s nothing to do with us. We haven’t had that housing stock for 10 and a half years now.”

Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022

Council leader hits back at claims he used position to 'orchestrate' demise of market company

Middleton Independents Party said they had ‘significant concern’ over a series of events that led up to the failure of the market

Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022

Huge industrial park to be launched next month following completion of new M62 link road

HPARK, in Heywood, has been hailed as the north west’s ‘largest sustainable industrial development opportunity’.

Manchester Evening News · Dec 7, 2022

Awaab Ishak: Rochdale council bosses want a place on housing association board

Housing chief Coun Danny Meredith has written to the organisation saying he and council leader Neil Emmott want to help ‘deliver life-saving improvements’

Manchester Evening News · Nov 23, 2022