The Latest Breaking News from Rochdale

Controversial plans for new housing estate on former chemical works backed for approval - despite more than 100 objections

Proposals for the 127-home development at the old Akzo Nobel site, near Hollingworth Lake, in Littleborough, will go before Rochdale council’s planning committee on Thursday night

Manchester Evening News · Oct 18, 2022

Siemens CEO is former Rochdale kid who left school at just 16

Carl Ennis began an apprenticeship as a teenager, but has since risen up the ranks at the global firm

Wales Online · Oct 17, 2022

'I left school in Rochdale at 16. Now I'm a boss at a £75bn company with 300,000 workers'

Siemens CEO Carl Ennis wants to get more young people into engineering to tackle society's big challenges

Manchester Evening News · Oct 16, 2022

'Protruding' pavement water grid 'won't be altered' after gran's tragic death following fall

Rochdale council has issued a statement after the M.E.N. highlighted the case of Liz Taylor, 68, who died two years later

Manchester Evening News · Oct 12, 2022

Family's fury as council refuse to fix water grid that led to gran's tragic death

Liz Taylor, 68, passed away 18 months after she tripped over the raised water grid on the pavement.

Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022

'My lovely mum tripped over a raised water grid on a pavement and died - now they won't alter it'

A coroner ruled Liz Taylor, 68, 'died from complications which arose following an injury sustained in a fall'

Manchester Evening News · Oct 11, 2022

Broken down train blocks line between Manchester and Rochdale

Northern services to Leeds are also affected

Manchester Evening News · Oct 11, 2022

An 'appalling' Audi driver, a predator's 'unhealthy interest' - and the man who told mother of his child: "I’m not going to stop until you’re dead"

Jail sentences are handed out to the worst offenders each week and Manchester Evening Newsreporters are in court to cover the most serious cases.

Manchester Evening News · Oct 10, 2022

While tenants suffered and a family grieved, housing association bosses raked in huge pay rises

"It's just almost inexcusable"

Manchester Evening News · Oct 9, 2022

170-year-old cemetery chapel ravaged by huge fire to finally be rebuilt nearly two years on

Rochdale Council has announced that plans are underway to restore the site with a like for like rebuild

Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022