In the moment the flags were raised, he wiped a single tear from his cheek On May 8, many across the city-region stopped to celebrate the day that marked victory in Europe VE Day commemoration at the cenotaph in Rochdale (Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News ) Hundreds gathered at events across Greater Manchester towns to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Scores of people gathered at the cenotaph outside Rochdale Town Hall to commemorate the special occasion. ? Members of the public, school children, army veterans and politicians on all sides circled around the Memorial Gardens during the...