Rochdale Articles

Rochdale has one of the most handsome town centres in Greater Manchester. A Grade II listed Gothic town hall, fine cenotaph and well-tended gardens, an impressive new transport interchange and modern tram system and the award-winning council offices of No1 Riverside,...

Confronting a culture of cover-up When I was elected member of parliament for Rochdale in 2010 I felt confident that I understood the main challenges facing our town. What I had not factored into my plans was dealing with sexual abuse. In the last four years this has...

Scratch beneath the surface in any case of child abuse and you are likely to find an inequality of power between the perpetrator and the victim. That was the situation in many of the scandals that have rocked care homes, schools and churches. And, it seems, that was...

Labour is in power locally across the country. Our actions here provide the kernel of a new, cooperative Labour way of governing, writes Anna Turley