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Rochdale Observer

Jurors retire to consider verdicts in long running ‘sex abuse’ trial

JURORS have retired to consider their verdicts in the Rochdale sex abuse trial, four months after the trial began.

3 min  |

May 28, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Dinosaurs and spells just the ticket

EAST Lancashire Railway will be running its Wizarding Adventure again

1 min  |

May 28, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Cremator repairs set to be completed

WORKS to repair the broken cremator at Middleton's Boarshaw Cemetery are set to be completed this summer.

1 min  |

May 28, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Man, 45, dies in blaze at flats

A MAN has died after a fire at a block of flats, police have sadly confirmed.

1 min  |

May 28, 2025

Rochdale Observer

New housing estate first phase set to move nearer

THE first phase of a huge new housing estate on grassland in Bamford could soon be delivered.

1 min  |

May 28, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Town's lost lido that offered 'Rochdale by the sea

FEW things trump the childhood excitement of tropical wave pools and water slides that send streams of chlorinated water gushing up your nose.

4 min  |

May 28, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Controversial playground to go-ahead

A NEW playground is finally set to be built in Alkrington after years of battling.

2 min  |

May 28, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Satisfaction guaranteed

MARION MCMULLEN DISCOVERS HOW A ROCK ANTHEM WAS BORN 60 YEARS AGO

3 min  |

May 28, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Decision is due on mill site homes

HISTORIC mill site on the edge of Rochdale could soon be transformed into new homes.

1 min  |

May 28, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Top tips on how to keep your vet bills affordable

YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS CHAMPION

3 min  |

May 28, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Retired lorry driver reduces diabetes risk and loses 5st

A 76-YEAR-OLD retired lorry driver from Rochdale has lost five stone in just a year after learning he was pre-diabetic, with the help of an NHS programme. John Adams-Fielding has shared his story to coincide with the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week, which began on Monday (May 26).

2 min  |

May 28, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Make a note to tune in this evening

Even though his fans will tell you (possibly at some length) that Born in the USA isn't the flag-waving anthem you might think if you'd only listened to the chorus, few artists seem as quintessentially American as Bruce Springsteen.

1 min  |

May 28, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Libraries festival back for fifth year

RETURNING for its 5th year, and winner of Best Event at the Manchester Culture Awards in 2024, Festival of Libraries is the biggest festival of its type in the country, bringing together all 133 of Greater Manchester's libraries and more.

2 min  |

May 28, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Kairo departs as Dale reveal retained list

AIRO Mitchell was the stand-out name among the players released by Rochdale as the club announced the retained list following the conclusion of the 2024/25 season.

1 min  |

May 28, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Boro's shoddy display is no laughing matter

Littleborough left Darwen on a sun-baked Saturday evening with exactly what the majority of the team deserved absolutely nothing.

3 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

School teams triumph in championship finals

THANKS to very generous businesses, high school football teams across Rossendale enjoyed their own Champions Finals complete with trophies and medals.

1 min  |

May 24, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Care watchdog issues warning to health trust

A GREATER Manchester mental health trust has been issued an urgent warning from the health and care watchdog after an inspection of its hospital wards.

3 min  |

May 24, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Be lifted by inspired poetry

An Inspiring Day Of Poetry Workshops, Performance And Discussion. Saturday June 28, Hare Hill House, Hare Hill Park, Littleborough

1 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

THE ART OF ZEN

Transform your home into a tranquil haven by taking your inspiration from Japan, says REBECCA JONES

1 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

STILL A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH...

TOM CRUISE PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS TO MAKE SURE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FRANCHISE GOES OUT WITH A BANG

2 min  |

May 24, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Uncovered: best positions to get a good night's sleep

We all have our go-to sleeping position but beyond comfort, does the way we sleep affect our health?

2 min  |

May 24, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Rochdale fall short in Haslingden pursuit

IN the Premier League, Haslingden took maximum points from their home game against Rochdale, winning by 70 runs.

1 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

PINK PONY CLUB

CHLOE GOVAN GOES ON A RIVER CRUISE FULL OF ROSE HUES AND ANIMAL MAGIC IN CAMARGUE, SOUTHERN FRANCE

5 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Top tips on offer as Toolstation to host roadshow

TOOLSTATION Rochdale will host a selection of market leading trade brands including DeWalt, Bosch, Tourpet, CT1, Forgefix, Lucecco and more as part of the retailer’s 2025 spring and summer supplier roadshow on Monday, June 2.

1 min  |

May 24, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Kids showered with glass as stone dropped onto car

A MUM says she was showered with glass after a stone was dropped onto the windscreen of her car from a motorway bridge over the M62 near Rochdale.

2 min  |

May 24, 2025
Rochdale Observer

Rochdale Observer

Club's X-country heroes rewarded

LAST week was a bit like the old bus proverb, in this case with no races none and then, all of a sudden, they all came at once!

3 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Red Chappers vows to stay impartial

ROCHDALE-BORN football presenter Mark Chapman has explained how he remains impartial on Match of the Day despite being a Manchester United fan.

2 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Enjoy the Dame from space!

DAME Maggie Aderin-Pocock PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to an audience and demonstrating that you “don’t need a brain the size of a small planet” to understand, participate in and enjoy science.

2 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

Students land top honour from the town mayor

TWO students from Whitworth Community High School won top honours from the Mayor of Whitworth

2 min  |

May 24, 2025

Rochdale Observer

JOANNE WATKINSON

DOES HIGH PRICE ALWAYS MEAN HIGH QUALITY?

2 min  |

May 24, 2025