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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

Call to pull Rochdale green belt sites from Greater Manchester's housing masterplan rejected after 'cynical' move

Coun John Taylor said it was an ‘opportunity for change’ that Rochdale council ‘ought to grasp with two hands’.

Manchester Evening News

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

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Probe into mould death of boy, 2, finds 'widespread failings' at housing association

A watchdog has found "widespread failings" at the housing association where two-year-old Awaab Ishak was exposed to mould and died days after his birthday

Daily Mirror

Awaab Ishak death: Rochdale housing chair to quit after damning report

Social landlord waited nearly two years to check other properties after infant died in mouldy home, says regulator

The Guardian - UK

‘Widespread failings’ at housing association linked to Awaab Ishak’s death

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has identified hundreds of flats on the estate with signs of damp and mould, the Regulator of Social Housing said.

The Independent UK

Awaab's Law: Change is already happening - but there is so much more to do

Councils and housing associations are taking steps to make sure the tragedy is not repeated

Manchester Evening News

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Mapped: Invasive Group A strep and scarlet fever cases across Greater Manchester

What the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) means for our region

Manchester Evening News

Popular Bolton steakhouse set to celebrate new Rochdale branch by giving away 500 free meals

The steakhouse say they want to 'help the community' in 'testing times'

Manchester Evening News

Terrifying footage shows hatchet-wielding thug threatening staff and raiding Morrisons

Staff were left 'extremely shaken up' and are still recovering from the 'series of terrifying robberies'

Manchester Evening News

Police uncover haul of illegal tobacco and cigarettes in car after spotting man 'acting suspiciously'

The male ran off and was chased by officers before being detained in Rochdale town centre

Manchester Evening News

New housing association chief vows to prioritise safety

Following an inquest into the death of toddler Awaab Ishak, chief executive Gareth Swarbrick was removed from his post at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

The Independent UK

Appeal for help to find girl, 14, missing for more than 10 days

Sachira was last seen on Oldham Road in Rochdale

Manchester Evening News

Revived nightclub plans in limbo until owner has 'decency' to appear before councillors

New proposals for the old Royal Bank of Scotland, in Middleton, went before Rochdale council's planning committee.

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Man who lived luxury lifestyle with his wife off their crimes caught bragging about his piles of cash

Rashid Hussain lived a 'luxurious lifestyle' with his wife who together flooded streets with cocaine and heroin

Evening Standard

On the Breadline: Spectre of mould in cold just another thing to worry about for asthma victims

The death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to mould in his flat in Rochdale has sharpened anxieties for some asthma sufferers

The Conversation

What Awaab Ishak's death says about the state of social housing in the UK – expert Q&A

The inquest into the death of a two-year-old-boy, Awaab Ishak, in Rochdale, has found that black mould and the landlord’s repeated failure to fix the problem, was to blame. Delivering her verdict, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley said: “I’m sure I’m not alone in having thought: how does this happen? How,…

Manchester Evening News

"You don't need this stress": Michael Gove speaks to tenant on Awaab Ishak's estate as he vows to 'make the penny drop' for landlords

A stone's throw from the toddler's home, the housing secretary saw a painful reality

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The Guardian - UK

Family of boy who died from mould in flat call for housing board to resign

Awaab Ishak’s family say they have no confidence in the board of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

Glasgow Live

West Dunbartonshire say tenant safety a priority after mould caused death of two-year-old

Housing officers have moved to reassure tenants about their safety in the wake of the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, and urged anyone with concerns to contact them

Manchester Evening News

'Housing in Rochdale needs investment': Andy Burnham asks why £1m pulled following Awaab Ishak death

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, which owns and manages the Freehold estate where Awaab Ishak lived, has been stripped of a £1m government grant after the housing association was found to have failed to fix the mould which led to the two-year-old's death

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove says 'tens of thousands' of properties are unsafe after tragic case of Awaab Ishak

Gove is set to travel to Rochdale later today

Evening Standard

Michael Gove warns tens of thousands of homes unsafe in wake of Awaab Ishak’s death

The Housing Secretary stripped the association that rented the mould-ridden flat of £1 million of funding.

The Independent UK

Gove warns tens of thousands of homes unsafe in wake of Awaab Ishak’s death

The Housing Secretary stripped the association that rented the mould-ridden flat of £1 million of funding.

Evening Standard

Michael Gove admits ‘at least tens of thousands of UK homes are unsafe to live in’

Two-year-old Awaab Ishak died due to black mould in the flat he lived in with his parents in Rochdale

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