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A former Greater Manchester Police officer has been sentenced for misconduct in a public office and sexual offences against young people under his care.
Date Published 26/06/2023
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years after attempting to murder his former partner's husband. Ijaz Ahmed, 51, was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court on 15 June,...
Date Published 15/06/2023
A Rochdale man has avoided jail after stealing a quad bike and several bank cards from a farm in Rossendale.
Date Published 12/06/2023
The legal guardian of a 13-year-old girl who was set upon by a gang of students from her school in the Rochdale borough has spoken out about his concerns that such attacks are...
Date Published 06/06/2023
A Rochdale man has been jailed after being found guilty of section 47 assault and controlling and coercive behaviour.
Date Published 03/05/2023
An 84-year-old man from Rochdale has been jailed for a number of sex offences against children.
Date Published 28/04/2023
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is warning members of the public to be on guard against holiday and passport scams as the holiday season gets underway.
Date Published 14/04/2023
A dedicated week of action has seen police make over 500 arrests for domestic abuse offences (24-31 March).
Date Published 05/04/2023
A 45-year-old man from Middleton has been sentenced to 24 years in prison plus a four year extended licence period for violent and sexual offences against five women spanning over...
Date Published 31/03/2023
A senior Rochdale councillor has apologised after the authority was forced to U-turn over ‘insensitive’ plans to name a street after Richard Farnell – the late former leader found...
Date Published 13/03/2023
Staff and volunteers at the Kashmir Youth Project will be climbing Snowdon on Saturday 18 March.
Date Published 11/03/2023
Rochdale council has U-turned on plans to name a street after late former leader Richard Farnell, who was found to have lied under oath to the national sex abuse inquiry.
Date Published 09/03/2023
Students of Lantern Academy, Rochdale, have raised over £3,000 for the earthquake victims in Turkey.
Date Published 07/03/2023
Members of an organised crime group operating across Rochdale and Greater Manchester have been jailed today, Wednesday 1 March, for a collective 49 years and two months following...
Date Published 01/03/2023
New measures to tackle domestic abuse are to be piloted in Greater Manchester by the police. The new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders will be piloted in Greater...
Date Published 23/02/2023
Care professional, Christine from Shawclough, who prevented her elderly client from falling victim to a doorstep scam, says it’s all in a day’s work and is urging the community to...
Date Published 07/02/2023
Sixty people attended this year’s Holocaust memorial commemoration, held at Middleton Arena on 24 January, the first live event in three years due to the pandemic. The event...
Date Published 30/01/2023
Two men were assaulted by three teenage boys during the early hours of New Year's Day. Initial enquires suggest the pair were walking out of Rochdale town centre at around 5am,...
Date Published 24/01/2023
John Taylor is the leader of the local Conservative party in Rochdale and a councillor for Wardle and West Littleborough.
Date Published 20/01/2023
Local organisations that support victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence are to be given new funding, the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester has announced.
Victims of rape now have access to round-the-clock support with the launch of a new 24/7 Support Line. Launched last month, specialist operators – available via telephone or...
Date Published 15/01/2023
Residents of Greater Manchester are being urged to spot the signs of modern slavery and report their suspicions to police as part of a new campaign launched this week.
Date Published 01/12/2022
The final report of a seven-year-long study into child sexual abuse – which included a Rochdale investigation – has been published, which demands urgent action to ensure children...
Date Published 29/11/2022
The rate of reported stalkers charged by police in Greater Manchester has fallen to just six percent, according to government data for the twelve months ending March...
More than 1,500 victims of crime in Greater Manchester in the last three years have communicated with their offender, with 72 per cent saying it directly helped them to cope...
Date Published 25/11/2022
Rochdale Borough Council and its partners have pledged their support for the White Ribbon Campaign, which aims to put a stop to male violence and abuse against women. White...
Victims of crimes like domestic abuse and sexual assault will be better protected following arrests of perpetrators under new provisions collectively known as ‘Kays Law’.
Date Published 05/11/2022
Two paedophiles in the Rochdale grooming gang have lost their second appeal to avoid being deported.
Date Published 27/10/2022
Greater Manchester Police has become one of 14 police forces nationwide to join an expansion programme to improve its approach to investigating rape and sexual offences.
Date Published 14/10/2022
An 18-year-old man who attacked a sixteen-year-old boy with a machete in Rochdale has been jailed for 5 years and 4 months after he was caught trying to flee the country from...
Date Published 13/10/2022