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• Daughter of Bernadette Mcneilly sets up petition to protect children from abusive parents and trauma

  The daughter of one of the killers of Suzanne Capper, Kelly Higgins, has started a petition to 'Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse'

• Rochdale MP urges Ministers to do 'everything possible' to deport grooming gang criminals

  Shabir Ahmed was convicted of 30 child sexual offences and was jailed for 19 years in Liverpool Crown Court in 2012, but just 14 years into his sentence, he is set to be released from prison today.

• Award-winning Rochdale site manager recognised for quality

  A site manager at a Rochdale development has been recognised with a top national award for the quality of the homes he is building.

• Elsie Blundell MP's statement in response to Rochdale grooming gang leader's imminent release

  Elsie Blundell MP, in response to the release of Shabir Ahmed on Thursday, has released the following statement.

• New funding to help tackle to sticky issue of chewing gum on Rochdale's streets

  Rochdale Borough Council has been awarded a grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, to help clean up gum and reduce gum littering.

• Man charged following stabbing in Manchester on 17 June 2026

  Ramsyn Alnour Eissa, 35, has been charged with two counts of section 18 assault, two counts of possession of a bladed article, and one count of affray.

• Conservatives and Liberal Democrats announce their candidates for mayoral by-election

  The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have confirmed who will be standing for each respective party at the upcoming Greater Manchester mayoral by-election.

• A £3.7m scheme to improve the energy efficiency and comfort of 302 First Choice Homes Oldham properties in Holts is now underway

  New roofing, triple-glazed windows, new doors, loft insulation top-ups, and ventilation upgrades are all taking place in 202 houses and 100 flats in the area.

• Grieving mother's campaign continues as teenager sentenced following e-scooter collsion death

  A 15-year-old boy has received a youth referral order and a driving ban, after earlier pleading guilty to causing the death of a 14-year-old passenger on his e-scooter when it collided with a car.

• Rochdale businesses offered direct access to global market entry experts to unlock $100bn+ worth of export opportunities

  Rochdale businesses are being given direct, one-to-one access to global market entry experts as part of new initiative designed to help them tap into billions of pounds worth of untapped export opportunities.

• Nominations now open for the Roch Valley Radio Community Hero Awards 2026 to honour local legends

  Roch Valley Radio has officially opened this year's nominations for our Community Heroes Awards, celebrating the everyday people, groups and organisations going above and beyond to make Rochdale and Bury a better place to live.

• Middleton Shopping Centre has new owners

  Middleton Shopping Centre is under new management after a sale was confirmed on Friday.