‘We’re doing lots to boost town – get the message?’

THIS is Rochdale Council’s incredible response to claims the town has ‘no heritage’ and ‘no prospects’.

And at 24-tweets-long, it certainly shows the town hall’s feelings towards the point of view.

The whole thing appears to have been sparked by the news that Wilkos will be closing its doors in Rochdale.

Paul Murtough told the council on Twitter that ‘businesses were being driven out faster than the queues at McDonalds drive-thru’.

He said the town had no heritage, no prospects, and asked the council what they were going to do about it.

The response is quite long (possibly a little too long), but either way we will keep this bit short and leave you to enjoy...

●●Town hall chiefs then reminded user Paul that an ancient VIP would be visiting Rochdale

and of the swanky new leisure centre that open a few years back.

●●Here are just a few of the businesses in the town...

●●And not forgetting of course the arrival of the Metrolink.

●●Then there’s the new library and civic offices that have been built...

then the revamped Rochdale Riverwalk, complete with a picturesque blue sky

●●It all started with a photo of Rochdale as it looked six years ago...

which also saw the town bid a fond farewell to The Black Box.

●●Council bosses also pointed out the £250m spent on regenerating the town centre.

●●The first response to Paul Murtough’s tweet