Top ten most read stories on Rochdale Online in 2016

Date published: 30 December 2016

Julian Appleyard, Rochdale Sixth Form College Principal, bucked the trend with the news of him being awarded an OBE the only good news to make it into the top ten most read stories on Rochdale Online in 2016.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/103507

The most read story in 2016 was about Rochdale being one of the most murderous places in the country - read 69,000 times.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/102839

However, that number is nowhere near the record, which was set in December 2015 by the Boxing Day flood story, which has been read over 168,000 times.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/100064/flooding-in-rochdale-town-centre-under-water

Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk made it into the top ten, at number seven, with his arrest in Spain after his ex-wife Karen was left "bloody and bruised" and "fearing for her life".

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/104606

Propping up the ten was a story about a man needing to be rescued from the new opening of the River Roch in Rochdale town centre after trying to retrieve a five pound note.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/104637

Top ten most read

1. Rochdale is one of the most murderous places in the country
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/102839

2. Car fully submerged in Hollingworth Lake
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/101572

3. Serious incident: Oldham Road closed between Fishwick Street/Dodgson Street and Milnrow Road
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/103869

4. Dominic Gregory: Tributes flood in for popular hairdresser after sudden death
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/101645

5. Fatal stabbing on Kellett Street
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/106040

6. Man raped in Broadfield Park
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/106038

7. Danczuk arrested in Spain
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/104606

8. Rochdale Sixth Form College Principal, Julian Appleyard awarded OBE
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/103507

9. Travellers set up camp on town centre car park
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/103977

10. Man rescued from river after trying to retrieve five pound note
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/104637