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Tenant evicted after drug use and anti-social behaviour
1+ day, 3+ min ago (543+ words) A tenant whose home became a hotspot for drug use and anti-social behaviour just weeks after they moved in has been evicted. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing secured the eviction notice against the woman in Bury Street, Heywood. RBH said that shortly…...
80, 250 of illegal cigarettes seized in town centre
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (410+ words) Police have seized "80, 250 worth of counterfeit cigarettes in Rochdale town centre. Officers from Rochdale town centre neighbourhood team were on patrol on Sunday when they saw two men unloading large boxes from a van into the back of a car....
Grooming gangs inquiry cannot ignore "ethnicity, culture, or religion" says MP
2+ week, 1+ day ago (669+ words) The inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal must tackle issues of ethnicity, culture and religion " which were avoided by previous investigations " an MP has warned. Heywood and Middleton North MP Elsie Blundell has published an open letter as the National…...
Blaze rips through historic mill in Middleton
2+ week, 3+ day ago (466+ words) Firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at Lodge Mill in Middleton. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service was called to the mill in Townley Street " opposite the former Storage World site which was destroyed by fire last year " at 6am today....
Area sealed off after man is shot in leg
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (328+ words) Police have sealed off part of Rochdale after a man was shot in the leg this afternoon. The incident happened at 3. 20pm in Beswicke Royds Street. A huge police presence included marked and unmarked vehicles, as well as armed officers. Witnesses…...