Lionesses hero Keira Walsh to be awarded the freedom of her hometown of Rochdale

Manchester United Women manager Marc Skinner praised the impact of the club's England players after they sailed to a 4-0 win over Brighton.

It's a subject that's troubling everyone from industry leaders in Greater Manchester to the likes of Major Tim Peake and Carol Vorderman.

A expletive-ridden message on the side of a moored canal boat in Manchester city centre has left passers-by baffled. The handwritten note - which suggests the owner has been the victim of theft - has left people in shock.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Blackstone Publishing, Aethon Books and Sterling and Stone are among the first publishing partners to join Yonder, a new serialized fiction app combining mobile reading, a serialized experience and thousands of curated stories. Then venture is being launched by South Korea’s Naver, the tech giant that owns Webtoon and Wattpad, the story app that has germinated scores of book-to-film adaptations. The platform offers an ad-free reading experience with several chapters of each story available for free before readers are offered the chance to unlock additional material using virtual coins. At launch, Yonder is the home of exclusive new titles including “Bound to the Shadow Prince,” from Ruby Dixon, the international best-selling fantasy author of the TikTok viral sensation series “Ice Planet Barbarians”; “Bitten by Desire,” the first paranormal romance from best-selling author Ivy Smoak, (“The Hunted” book series”; and “Gravesong,” a spinoff of the popular web serial “The Wandering Inn,” from pirateaba.

When you are ill or injured the last thing you want to do is sit around in A&E waiting to be seen.

A footballing hero who battled back twice from cancer to play for his boyhood hometown is hoping to inspire a whole new generation of sporting superstars. Former Rochdale AFC footballer Joe Thompson, who was was thrilled to welcome his second daughter Athena Rae five weeks ago with his wife Chantelle, was part of a special welcome reception as the Rugby League World Cup trophy arrived in Bolton last week, ahead of the England men's team taking on France at the University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday October 22

Along the North West coast is miles of beautiful shoreline; there are charming seaside towns with old-fashioned piers, vast beaches and of course Blackpool, home to the iconic illuminations. And there are those spots which provide a more rugged and wild coastal experience, perfect for a day trip this autumn.

A man has been charged with murdering a man in Rochdale.

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The victim at the centre of a murder investigation in Rochdale has been named by friends as Liam Richardson.

Summer days may now be over but funlovers are already looking forward to gathering around a roaring bonfire and enjoying some spectacular fireworks. People in Rochdale are invited to join in the traditional autumn festivities at three events being held across the borough.

Kimberley Walsh has shared her and her Girls Aloud bandmates' vow as they prepare for a special charity event in the late Sarah Harding's memory. The remaining former members of pop group are to host a fundraising gala for cancer research next week in honour of their late friend and bandmate.

A football club say police are investigating after yobs reportedly hurled bricks at the windows of coaches of visiting supporters. Rochdale FC condemned what the club called 'totally unacceptable and shameful behaviour that will not be tolerated'.

A series of train strike dates are planned throughout October over an ongoing dispute regarding jobs, pay, and working conditions.