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Work is needed to halt town's exodus

by Helen Johnson
2/ 9/2008

MORE people have moved away from Rochdale than any other part of Greater Manchester in the past two years.

The population of Rochdale borough, including Heywood and Middleton, in the middle of 2007 was 206,000. That was made up of 43,600 children aged up to 15, 127,200 of working age and 35,200 pensioners.


 

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   Hardly surprising, the town is full of ferral gangs, it's a dump and the best thing that could happen would be to knock it down and not start again.
Goby1, Devon
16/09/2008 at 18:29
   its a dump,with packs of youths roaming around waiting to pick a victim and go through their pockets when they are unconcious,innocents getting bottled for nowt
neil moseley, corfu greece
6/09/2008 at 08:48
   With stories like "28 stitches for bottle attack victim!" is there any wonder that people are leaving? Given the chance, I'd be off and all!
MarXPacE, Drake Street
4/09/2008 at 09:35
   Do these so called officials and wannabees actually understamd what has happened to our town over the past 30 years. Its a now a wreck with little prospects. Who in their right minds would want to come here.

Thanks for nowt. Thanks for letting it decline year after year. Thanks for letting us all down
MPs gravy train, UK
4/09/2008 at 06:59
   Its no wonder i am waitin to move theres nothin in rochdale all the shops are closin down and theres to much violence rochdale was once a nice place but now voted one of the worst areas to live
gatesofheaven,
3/09/2008 at 16:35
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