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Campaigners fighting to save Rochdale’s iconic Seven Sisters tower blocks from the bulldozers have been backed by Rochdale Council and the local MP. The Seven Sisters campaign...
Date Published 20/12/2024
‘All options’ are being explored as Rochdale’s ‘Seven Sister’s tower blocks face an uncertain future once again. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has issued a new statement...
Date Published 22/10/2024
Just over a year on from when it was criticised in a coroner’s report after the death of Awaab Ishak – Rochdale Boroughwide Housing says it has made significant progress.
Date Published 20/05/2024
A brand new event designed to help people get online and make better use of the internet will be taking place next month. The Digital Inclusion event is designed for anyone who...
Date Published 27/10/2023
The Seven Sisters flats at College Bank could be saved from demolition, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has revealed, following a meeting with residents on Wednesday (28 June).
Date Published 29/06/2023
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has appointed Amanda Newton as its new permanent chief executive.
Date Published 12/06/2023
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing is to plough a further £45m into improving its existing homes after telling a former top exec her role is ‘no longer needed’. The housing association...
Date Published 19/05/2023
Campaigners have been given fresh hope Rochdale’s landmark ‘Seven Sisters’ flats could be spared demolition after Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) confirmed it was reviewing all...
Date Published 14/03/2023
Mental health experts have called for people on the Rochdale estate that was where tragic Awaab Ishak lived to be rehoused at the town’s Seven Sisters tower blocks – where...
Date Published 06/12/2022
Rochdale’s demolition-threatened Seven Sisters tower blocks could yet be saved after the council announced it was to explore the possibility of buying back the landmark
Date Published 22/07/2022
A housing association has removed two councillors from its representative body after a hearing found they had broken its code of conduct.
Date Published 13/04/2022
The College Bank Support Group has hit back at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing's offer to residents in five of the Seven Sisters high-rise flats at College Bank.
Date Published 21/01/2022
Residents of five of the Seven Sisters at College Bank are being offered £7,000 by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing to move out as regeneration plans continue apace.
Date Published 19/01/2022
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has suspended two councillors after the pair hit out at its plans to demolish four of Rochdale’s ‘Seven Sister’ tower blocks.
Date Published 11/01/2022
Rochdale's ground-breaking New Pioneers Programme can continue and expand into new areas after a successful bid for funding from the government's Community Renewal Fund.
Date Published 13/11/2021
A housing association has been urged to ‘produce the goods’ after a masterplan for the regeneration of one of Greater Manchester’s most deprived areas was signed off.
Date Published 22/10/2021
Concerns have been raised for people in a deprived part of Rochdale after a development ‘masterplan’ for the area went out to consultation.
Date Published 26/02/2021
A fire on the ground floor of Town Mill Brow, College Bank, was prevented from spreading after being discovered by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing’s ‘waking watch’ during the early...
Date Published 27/10/2020
A councillor is calling for someone to ‘take responsibility and resign’ after fire safety issues were discovered at Rochdale’s College Bank tower blocks. Earlier this month...
Date Published 23/09/2020
Hundreds of tenants at Rochdale’s landmark Seven Sisters flats have been given emergency advice after an investigation found fire could spread between flats on the same floor.
Date Published 08/09/2020
A collaborative review on the investment requirements on the College Bank flats will be held by Rochdale Borough Council and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH).
Date Published 06/07/2020
Iconic film director Ken Loach has joined forces with legendary ex-Wales goalkeeper Neville Southall and veteran DJ Liz Kershaw to call for an ‘immediate and indefinite’ halt to...
Date Published 05/05/2020
A letter backed by the majority of Rochdale’s councillors has been sent to the chief executives of both Rochdale Borough Council and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, urging the...
Date Published 21/04/2020
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) is facing a council ultimatum over its controversial plans to demolish four of the town’s Seven Sisters tower blocks.
Date Published 12/03/2020
Rochdale councillor Faisal Rana has written to the Minister for Housing to ask him to visit Rochdale to investigate RBH's controversial plan to demolish four of the Seven Sisters...
Date Published 11/03/2020
Plans to demolish Rochdale’s iconic ‘Seven Sisters’ tower blocks have come under renewed attack after a ‘shocking’ report warned the borough’s housing services were at ‘a tipping...
Date Published 21/02/2020
Demolition of the flats at Lower Falinge in Rochdale is well underway, as these photographs by local photographer Reece Horton show.
Date Published 10/11/2019
Huge pay rises for Rochdale Boroughwide Housing’s Executive Management team have sparked fury among councillors, who claim it is failing to provide even basic services to...
Date Published 17/10/2019
A new vinyl LP in support of the Save the Seven Sisters campaign has been released by Rochdale band Tractor.
Date Published 10/10/2019
An area of central Rochdale has been named the most deprived place in Greater Manchester. Latest government figures show the town centre and the neighbouring estates of College...
Date Published 30/09/2019
