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direct to your inboxCouncil tax in Rochdale is set to increase by the maximum 4.99pc from April - despite the council leader declaring his ambition for an across-the-board freeze last year. Back in July, Coun Allen Brett said he did not want to put bills up as people had already been hit too hard by the pandemic - particularly ‘the working poor’.

Bringing the Metrolink to Middleton has been declared the ‘number one’ transport priority for Rochdale.Plans to link the town to Manchester city centre - as well as an extension to Oldham - are included in the region’s refreshed long-term ransport strategy.It is named one of the projects to be developed over the next five years - and council leader Allen Brett wants to make it a reality as soon as possible.He says it is particularly urgent due to the ‘Northern Gateway’ plans included in the new

The number of coronavirus cases among Rochdale’s white population is now outstripping those in the BAME community, council leader Allen Brett has said.The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show the borough had the fourth highest infection rate in Greater Manchester for the week ending September 2.With cases rising to 49.5 per 100,000 people, it is in danger of entering the ‘red alert’ zone (50,000 cases per 100,000) which can trigger extra restrictions such as those imposed in

Rochdale council is planning to freeze council tax next year to help people get back on their feet following the coronavirus pandemic.The authority is facing an eye-watering budget gap of more than £33m in 2021/22, largely owing to the impact of Covid-19 on its finances.Abandoning its initial plan to put bills up by the maximum 1.99pc will cost the council £1.8m in lost income.But council leader Allen Brett says he is determined not to inflict any further financial hardship on residents on the

A furious row has broken out over coronavirus food parcels sent for distribution in Rochdale,  with the government branding the council leader’s criticism of them ‘misleading’.