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Bury Conservatives have lost a key seat in North Manor to Labour at this year's local elections that saw Cllr Liam James Dean lose his seat.

A 67-year-old man has been named by police as the victim in the Kersal Wetlands murder investigation.

UPDATE: As of 13:40pm, Police and staff have ensured that the school is safe and all staff and learners are returning to the building.

Two men have been charged with murder, as more suspected human remains have been discovered this morning, in an alleyway close to the railway lines off Worsley Road, Eccles.

Chart topping indie pop band Lottery Winners and Heather Small, the voice of M People, are the first two headliners announced for this year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

A new specialist domestic abuse service that makes it easier for people to access help and support has been launched.

Rochdale Town Hall Square will explode in a riot of colour next month, with the arrival of a unique event, which has toured all over the world.

Residents are being asked for their views about plans to introduce a new Rochdale borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour.

The Conservative Party has suffered its worst electoral defeat in years, losing more than half of its councillors who stood for re-election across England.

Sky News has considered results from two million council wards and projected these voting figures into a nationwide estimate. They suggest, at the next general election, Labour could be on course to become the largest party but still short of a commons majority.

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote without a valid photo ID - under rules he introduced.

The King has increased his number of charity patronages by more than 200 and taken on some that were close to his mother's heart.