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The Latest Breaking News from Rochdale

Awaab's Law: Change is already happening - but there is so much more to do

Councils and housing associations are taking steps to make sure the tragedy is not repeated

Manchester Evening News

Mapped: Invasive Group A strep and scarlet fever cases across Greater Manchester

What the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) means for our region

Manchester Evening News

Popular Bolton steakhouse set to celebrate new Rochdale branch by giving away 500 free meals

The steakhouse say they want to 'help the community' in 'testing times'

Manchester Evening News

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Terrifying footage shows hatchet-wielding thug threatening staff and raiding Morrisons

Staff were left 'extremely shaken up' and are still recovering from the 'series of terrifying robberies'

Manchester Evening News

Police uncover haul of illegal tobacco and cigarettes in car after spotting man 'acting suspiciously'

The male ran off and was chased by officers before being detained in Rochdale town centre

Manchester Evening News

New housing association chief vows to prioritise safety

Following an inquest into the death of toddler Awaab Ishak, chief executive Gareth Swarbrick was removed from his post at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

The Independent UK

Appeal for help to find girl, 14, missing for more than 10 days

Sachira was last seen on Oldham Road in Rochdale

Manchester Evening News

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Revived nightclub plans in limbo until owner has 'decency' to appear before councillors

New proposals for the old Royal Bank of Scotland, in Middleton, went before Rochdale council's planning committee.

Manchester Evening News

Man who lived luxury lifestyle with his wife off their crimes caught bragging about his piles of cash

Rashid Hussain lived a 'luxurious lifestyle' with his wife who together flooded streets with cocaine and heroin

Manchester Evening News

On the Breadline: Spectre of mould in cold just another thing to worry about for asthma victims

The death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to mould in his flat in Rochdale has sharpened anxieties for some asthma sufferers

Evening Standard

What Awaab Ishak's death says about the state of social housing in the UK – expert Q&A

The inquest into the death of a two-year-old-boy, Awaab Ishak, in Rochdale, has found that black mould and the landlord’s repeated failure to fix the problem, was to blame. Delivering her verdict, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley said: “I’m sure I’m not alone in having thought: how does this happen? How,…

The Conversation

"You don't need this stress": Michael Gove speaks to tenant on Awaab Ishak's estate as he vows to 'make the penny drop' for landlords

A stone's throw from the toddler's home, the housing secretary saw a painful reality

Manchester Evening News

Family of boy who died from mould in flat call for housing board to resign

Awaab Ishak’s family say they have no confidence in the board of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

The Guardian - UK

West Dunbartonshire say tenant safety a priority after mould caused death of two-year-old

Housing officers have moved to reassure tenants about their safety in the wake of the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, and urged anyone with concerns to contact them

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'Housing in Rochdale needs investment': Andy Burnham asks why £1m pulled following Awaab Ishak death

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, which owns and manages the Freehold estate where Awaab Ishak lived, has been stripped of a £1m government grant after the housing association was found to have failed to fix the mould which led to the two-year-old's death

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove says 'tens of thousands' of properties are unsafe after tragic case of Awaab Ishak

Gove is set to travel to Rochdale later today

Evening Standard

Michael Gove warns tens of thousands of homes unsafe in wake of Awaab Ishak’s death

The Housing Secretary stripped the association that rented the mould-ridden flat of £1 million of funding.

The Independent UK

Gove warns tens of thousands of homes unsafe in wake of Awaab Ishak’s death

The Housing Secretary stripped the association that rented the mould-ridden flat of £1 million of funding.

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Evening Standard

Michael Gove admits ‘at least tens of thousands of UK homes are unsafe to live in’

Two-year-old Awaab Ishak died due to black mould in the flat he lived in with his parents in Rochdale

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove cuts funding to Rochdale housing association where child died

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing criticised after Awaab Ishak died from black mould exposure

The Independent UK

Circus skills group swoops in to catch ‘most curious and colourful event’ prize

Skylight Circus Arts in Rochdale, which teaches ‘circus with a purpose’, has won Eventbrite’s UK-wide competition.

Manchester Evening News

Housing association that failed to treat mould in Awaab Ishak's home stripped of £1m government funding

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has come under intense criticism following the toddler's tragic death

Manchester Evening News

Awaab Ishak: Rochdale council bosses want a place on housing association board

Housing chief Coun Danny Meredith has written to the organisation saying he and council leader Neil Emmott want to help ‘deliver life-saving improvements’

The Guardian - UK

Awaab Ishak’s death shed light on a social housing scandal. Now we have a brief chance to fix it

A two-year-old died after exposure to mould in his house in Rochdale. We must ensure no other family suffers like this, says Christian Weaver of Garden Court North Chambers

The Guardian - UK

Landlord admits it made assumptions about family in mouldy Rochdale flat

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing says ‘we got that wrong’ after two-year-old killed by exposure to mould

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