The Latest Breaking News from Rochdale

Bargain homes up for sale in Greater Manchester this month... the cheapest is just £20,000

Each of these properties can be bid for at an auction

Manchester Evening News · Aug 6, 2022

Family thought their dad 'wasn't right' on holiday and just three months later he died

Keith Jackson, 54, from Rochdale, was slurring his words and appeared "drunk" said his daughter Lianne on a family video call from Portugal and they encouraged him to see a doctor where the cancer was found

Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022

Rochdale council tax freeze would open up £2m per year hole in finances, chiefs warned

"This would increase the gap by circa £2m per annum, for which there is currently no mitigating actions identified.”

Manchester Evening News · Aug 1, 2022

EuroMillions player in Rochdale is sitting on a £1m fortune and doesn't even know it

The winning ticket was purchased in Rochdale

Manchester Evening News · Jul 29, 2022

Unveiled: Transformative plans to turn area of Greater Manchester into 'Atom Valley' with 20,000 new jobs and 7,000 homes

Proposals for a new Mayoral Development Zone (MDZ) across Rochdale, Bury and Oldham - dubbed ‘Atom Valley’ will go before a meeting of the combined authority on Friday.

Manchester Evening News · Jul 28, 2022

Police swoop on homes in Greater Manchester after months-long crime spree across England

Officers swooped on addresses in Middleton, Oldham and Rochdale after the historic paving stones thefts

Manchester Evening News · Jul 28, 2022

Residents on Rochdale street can get free Deliveroo order as Neighbours finale airs

Those who live on a street with the same name as the soap's fictional cul-de-sac could bag a free takeaway

Manchester Evening News · Jul 27, 2022

Police seize cocaine worth £2m, £25k of clothes and £20k cash in major drugs raids

Two men, aged 29 and 30, were arrested and remain in custody

Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022

Police hunt wanted man who fled from prison

Gavin Phythian, 33, could be in Tameside, Oldham, or Rochdale

Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022

Call to turn site of former asbestos factory into nature reserve as councillor says it will take ‘a monumental effort’ to make it safe for housing

The 75-acre site, off Spod Road, in the Spotland area of the town, has a long history of industrial use, including the manufacture of asbestos, dating back to the 19th century.

Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022