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BBC News
12 hours ago
- BBC News
Apology after 200 people turn up for 'wild party' in rental home
The owner of a holiday rental has apologised after hundreds of people turned up for what turned out to be a "wild party" at the house which was booked for eight guests. One of the owners of the five-bed house on Falcon Close in Rochdale, Greater Manchester said booking was made for what they were told was a gender reveal gathering on Wednesday he said he and his co-owner began receiving "concerned messages" from neighbours about loud music coming from the house at about 19:00 BST They arrived at the house and found around 200 people at the property, a live DJ playing and "huge speakers set up". He said: "We tried our best to shut the party down but our efforts failed due to the sheer amount of people at the house and people continuing to arrive."Police were called to the house to move on the partygoers, who then carried on into the streets until the early hours of Thursday, the co-owner said. He apologised for the disturbance, and said the party - believed to have been advertised on social media - was "completely against our house rules" and "not what our [house] was set up for". "We were lied to and were victims ourselves and received around £2,000 worth of damages to our home carpets and furniture," he said. Further measures were being put in place to prevent similar incidents in future, he said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas to
BBC News
13 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Barrow loan Watford winger Adu-Poku
Barrow have signed 19-year-old winger Michael Adu-Poku on loan from Watford for the entire 2025-26 Vicarage Road youth product played six National League games on loan for Rochdale last season, following a spell at Solihull Moors earlier in the has made two Championship appearances for the Hornets, and played under current Bluebirds head coach Andy Whing when he was in charge at Solihull in the first half of last has also been on loan at Kings Langley and Maidstone told the Barrow club website, external: "He provides out-and-out pace and gives us something completely different to what we've already got."
The Sun
16 hours ago
- The Sun
Gender reveal party for 8 people descends into CHAOS when 200 guests rock up after invite ‘went viral'
A GENDER reveal party for 8 people descended into chaos when 200 guests rocked up after the invite "went viral". An Airbnb property where a gender reveal party was held descended into 'absolute chaos' and 'mayhem' as up to 200 youngsters showed up. 3 3 3 Police were called to a usually quiet cul-de-sac in the Norden area of Rochdale to break up the massive crowd. Residents of Falcon Close said crowds of youngsters gathered on the street, and it took officers in Tactical Aid Unit vans around two hours to clear them out. The Manchester Evening News obtained an image showing the scale of the gathering, amid speculation that word of the party spread on social media. Residents initially thought it was an "after party" for school leavers following a prom, but the M.E.N. spoke to a man claiming to be the property owner, who said it had been booked for a gender reveal with just eight guests. "They looked in their 20s to me," one resident of Falcon Close said. He added: "It was their presence that became quite threatening really. "It was absolute mayhem." "It was very, very scary when I looked out of the window last night," another resident said. They added: "It took the police two hours to clear them out." A Golf GTI later crashed into the front of a house on nearby Edenfield Road, although it is not known whether the incident is linked to the party. Greater Manchester Police has refused to comment. The Airbnb, which has five bedrooms, a pool table and a hot tub, was first offered for rent in October. The owner, who didn't give his full name, said the incident on Wednesday evening had "cast a bit of a shadow"on the property, but promised to prevent anything similar from happening there again. He said: "We got up there as quickly as we could and got it shut down with the police." Other residents have complained about past problems with Airbnb renters on the street, saying their "uncaring" behaviour has caused tension and ill feeling in the neighbourhood. "There are quite a few elderly people around here," added one. They said: "Usually, it's a very quiet cul-de-sac, we all stick together and look after each other." Another resident, posting on a local Facebook page, called what happened "horrendous". They wrote: "Complete disregard for people living on Falcon Close - young families and elderly people. Totally unacceptable. "This Airbnb needs to be shut down. "It's not right to expect local families to tolerate this." Listed on Airbnb, the property is called Falcon House and can be rented for between £350 and £750 per night, depending on the day of the week. No further details have been revealed.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Exeter sign Brentford midfielder Brierley on loan
Exeter City have signed Brentford midfielder Ethan Brierley on a season-long 21-year-old's sole first-team appearance for the Premier League side came as a substitute in the EFL Cup two years ago. He joined the Bees from Rochdale in June 2023 and has spent the past two seasons playing for their B team after impressing for Dale as a teenager in League One and League Two. He follows fellow Brentford youngster Ryan Trevitt, who had two half-season loan spells at Exeter, over the past two seasons. "He's somebody we know a lot about and we've been tracking him for a long time," City manager Gary Caldwell told BBC Radio Devon."I feel like this is the right opportunity and moment for him to come and show what he can do."He's an energetic midfield player, quite similar to Ryan Trevitt in how he can build deeper, but he can also attack the box and have quality in the final third."
BBC News
2 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Moorland weather test mast plan for Scout Moor II approved
Plans for a temporary weather-monitoring mast on moorland to measure wind conditions for the potential new Scout Moor II wind turbine development have been approved. Cubico Sustainable Investments has been given approval with conditions to erect a 91m (300ft) high meteorological mast with equipment on land west of Rooley Moor Road, bordering Rossendale and application was deferred last month to allow for public feedback on a separate, but linked, application for signs around the Rooley Moor site. No feedback was received on the signs, but objections regarding the mast, included damage to moorland peat and harm to nesting birds or sheep during lambing. 'Net zero targets' At the council planning meeting, objector Alan Rawsterne of Rooley Moor Neighbourhood Forum said his group opposed the whole Scout Moor II wind farm project. He said: "This weather mast would destroy peat-land that has taken 600 years to form. "The damage could not be undone. That alone should warrant refusal."But Mark Worcester, the planning agent representing Cubico said the mast would "represent a significant contribution to national net zero targets, greener energy and secure energy supplies". He said the data it would collect "is needed by banks, regarding finance and for wind turbine manufacturers"."This development would be wholly appropriate, in keeping with planning policies and sensitive to the area," he said, adding that there would also be a peat restoration a vote, the majority of councillors approved the plan, which had been recommended for approval, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
