Housing

Strong-arm way to lift standards

FIVE years ago, a major shake-up took place in the way social housing was run across the borough.

WHICH is the unluckiest house in Rochdale? Mrs Barbara Buckley certainly thought she had a leading contender.

NEW homes are set to energise areas of Rochdale that have suffered from a lack of investment.

THE Gibbons family just couldn't wait to move into the new home they had worked so hard for.

IN THE modern world recycling is all the rage be it bottles, tins, paper, cardboard and plastic - but what about buildings?

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