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Family of boy who died after mould exposure seek action from housing association

An inquest found Awaab Ishak died from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat where he lived.

The Independent UK

Housing boss of mouldy flat that killed toddler held job at provider criticised by regulator

Exclusive: Rochdale Boroughwide Housing chair Alison Tumilty previously held senior post at provider which has regulatory notice against it

The Independent UK

'Shame on them all...' M.E.N readers join calls for housing boss to quit following Awaab Ishak's death

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Group have come under intense criticism for their failure to act

Manchester Evening News

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All the times M.E.N. tried to speak to Gareth Swarbrick as under-fire housing boss STILL avoids questions

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Manchester Evening News

Landlord’s position in doubt after Awaab Ishak’s parents demand accountability

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing boss Gareth Swarbrick under growing pressure to quit after death of two-year-old due to mould

The Guardian - UK

Housing boss will NOT quit £185,000 job after death of two-year-old boy in mouldy home

Gareth Swarbrick, the housing association's chief executive, finally apologised to Awaab Ishak's family, but confirmed he will not be stepping down from his £185,000-per-year role

Daily Mirror

Awaab Ishak: Housing boss refuses to resign over death of toddler caused by mould

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing chief executive Gareth Swarbrick said conversations about his position have ‘begun to overshadow’ the tragedy

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Housing boss refuses to resign over death of two-year-old boy caused by mould

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing chief executive Gareth Swarbrick has said conversations about his position have ‘begun to overshadow’ the tragedy.

The Independent UK

Landlord of boy, 2, who died from mouldy home investigated over cases of damp

Awaab Ishak, who lived in a Rochdale Boroughwide Housing property, died from prolonged exposure to mould, which led to fatal breathing difficulties. An inquest heard the toddler had fungus spores in his lungs

Daily Mirror

Housing boss finally apologises for Awaab Ishak's death but refuses to quit

The chair of the Rochdale Boroughwide Housing board says Gareth Swarbrick has their "full confidence"

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Austerity 2.0

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Manchester Evening News

6G firm fined for building 'unacceptable' underground chamber and installing equipment in housing estate

IX Wireless Ltd have been the subject of enforcement action by Bury Council after carrying out work they were not permitted to do

Manchester Evening News

Calls grow for housing boss to step down as HUNDREDS give support to Awaab's Law

'Michael Gove is right about one thing... Gareth Swarbrick should resign'

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham: We cannot carry on with a housing stock that is killing us and our children

“This should be a defining moment for the housing sector.” So said Coroner Joanne Kearsley as she delivered her verdict on the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his family’s flat in Rochdale.

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The Independent UK

Ombudsman expedites three investigations into landlord after toddler’s death

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has come under fire after it emerged the landlord failed to respond to the parents’ complaints about mould.

The Guardian - UK

The appalling death of Awaab Ishak shows how social housing tenants are treated as an underclass

The death of a two-year-old due to black mould was avoidable. Housing associations and councils see tenants as an inconvenience, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Manchester Evening News

'You white b****rd': Gang left stranger with horror injuries in brutal, sudden attack

The men have narrowly avoided jail

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Frustrations rising as Oldham Mumps redevelopment taking 'longer than moon-landing'

The council has entered into a legal agreement for a Lidl and a hotel to be built at the 'Prince's Gate' site

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The Guardian - UK

Housing association boss faces pressure to quit after Awaab Ishak’s death

Social housing watchdog launches investigation and MP accuses Rochdale Boroughwide Housing of being ‘modern-day slumlord’

Manchester Evening News

Awaab's Law: Sign our petition to ensure no other child dies from damp and mouldy social housing

Awaab's Law is calling for better regulation of the social housing sector following the toddler's tragic death

Daily Mirror

Voice of the Mirror: 'Awaab Ishak shows poverty kills as boy, two, cheated of his future'

The verdict of Awaab Ishak's inquest is a damning indictment of the appalling conditions in which his family had to make their home as we need to look at what kind of a country we want to be

The Independent UK

Housing society boss paid £170,000 in same year boy died due to mould in flat

Awaab Ishak, two, died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat in Rochdale.

Manchester Evening News

Two people killed in Poland by Russian missile, senior US intelligence official says

It is the first time a Russian attack on Ukraine has killed people in a NATO country since the start of the war

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove says it 'beggars belief' housing boss is still in job following Awaab Ishak's death

“This is an unacceptable tragedy.”

Manchester Evening News

No apology, a last minute confession, massive pay rises - the housing bosses who failed Awaab Ishak

Gareth Swarbrick 'politely declined' our request for an interview

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