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Season tickets for 2024 are on sale for Rochdale Hornets (pictured: Cian Tyrer)

Rochdale Hornets season tickets go on sale with U16s passes now free

Season tickets to watch Rochdale Hornets in 2024 are now on sale, with juniors under the age of 16 able to watch every Betfred League One home game for free.

Date Published 23/11/2023

Maryam Nurani returns from Welsh Open with medal haul

World championship martial artist Maryam Nurani has returned with four medals from the Welsh Open on 19 November.

Date Published 27/11/2023

Rochdale v Altrincham gallery

Images from Dale's 3 - 0 win against Altrincham on 21 November 2023.
Rochdale moved to ninth in the table with a comprehensive victory against Altrincham on Tuesday night.

Date Published 23/11/2023

Hakeem Abdullah named Northern Area Junior Thai Boxing champion in his final junior fight

Impact Gym’s Hakeem Abdullah has been named the Northern Area Junior Thai Boxing champion in his last fight as a junior competitor.

Date Published 21/11/2023

Rugby union: RFU bans Littleborough for playing for seven days due to Covid

The Rugby Football Union has banned Littleborough Rugby Union Football Club from playing for a seven-day period until 24 November due to “multiple confirmed cases” of Covid.

Date Published 21/11/2023

Rochdale v Aldershot gallery

Images from Dale's 2 - 1 win against Aldershot on 18 November 2023.
Rochdale recorded their seventh league win of the season as they fought back to beat Aldershot at the Crown...

Date Published 21/11/2023

Hockey: Bowden Mens 5ths 3 - 0 Rochdale Mens 2nds

Saturday 18 November saw Rochdale Men’s second team away at Bowden Men’s fifths in Cheshire. Rochdale managed to take one substitute, but were a bit light on numbers against the...

Date Published 21/11/2023

Masters succeed in Turin Silver Skiff Regatta

Four members of Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club made the journey to Turin in the foothills of the Alps earlier this month to take part in the prestigious Silver Skiff Regatta on the...

Date Published 20/11/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Ladies 1 - 3 Didsbury Greys

A glorious sunny day saw Rochdale at home against Didsbury Greys 2nds on Saturday 11 November.
Didsbury started confidently with attacking runs from the pushback but were soon...

Date Published 16/11/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 1sts 0 - 2 Bolton Men's 1sts

After a pretty dismal start to the season Rochdale were still looking for their first win of the season at home to Bolton on Saturday 11 November.
In their previous game, a 2-1...

Date Published 15/11/2023

Champion belt and medal haul for Andrew Perez

Andrew Perez earned a champion belt and three medals at the North American Grappling Association (NAGA) in Germany on Saturday 11 November.

Date Published 15/11/2023

Masters veterans commemorate Remembrance Day 2023 with annual outing at Rochdale Mayfield

The rugby league masters community has a large number of military veterans, so Remembrance Day is the main military calendar event to be commemorated with a fixture.

Date Published 15/11/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 2nds 3 - 2 Manchester Men's 1sts

Saturday 11 November saw Rochdale Men’s seconds play the last of the three home fixtures in this season, on their family fun day, against Manchester Men’s firsts who had only lost...

Date Published 14/11/2023

New scoreboard installed at Mayfield Rugby Club

A new scoreboard has been installed at Mayfield Rugby Club thanks to the generosity of sponsors John Yearsley, Dale Projects and Rentruck.

Date Published 11/11/2023

Hockey: Timperley Men's 4ths 13 - 0 Rochdale Men's 2nds

Saturday 4 November saw Rochdale Men’s 2nds travel to Cheshire to face Timperley's 4th team. The weather was cool and overcast, but the rain largely held off, with just a few...

Date Published 10/11/2023

Boxing: Hamer Boxing Club reports

It was to be another incredibly busy weekend of boxing for Hamer Amateur Boxing Club, on Sunday 5 November. There were mixed results for three boxers in the NABGC National...

Date Published 10/11/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Ladies 0 - 4 Didsbury Northern Ladies 5ths

It was an early start for Rochdale Ladies at the Armitage Centre in Manchester for their game against Didsbury Northern Ladies 5ths this weekend and it quickly became apparent...

Date Published 09/11/2023

Rochdale Mayfield 'Building the Future' school programmes hitting new heights

The Building the Future School Programmes at Rochdale Mayfield – encouraging schoolchildren to take part in rugby league – is going from strength to strength.

Date Published 07/11/2023

Vicky Molyneux announces international retirement

Vicky Molyneux has announced she will retire from international Rugby League following England Women’s game against Wales on Saturday.

Date Published 07/11/2023

Boxing: Hamer Boxing Club report

On Saturday 28 October, Aeron “The Viking” Maddocks made his way to Blackburn Youth Zone in Blackburn to compete in a very competitive and gruelling boxing bout against Alex...

Date Published 03/11/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 2nds 2 - 5 Didsbury Men's 4ths

Saturday 28 October saw Rochdale Men's 2nds play Didsbury Men's 4ths in the Lancashire Challenge Cup at Oulder Hill Leisure Centre. Rochdale had a strong team out, allowing for...

Date Published 03/11/2023

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Sailors at Hollingworth Lake on Sunday 29 October enjoyed a good day of sunshine and pleasant light westerly winds. The day started with the Autumn Pursuit Race where the boats...

Date Published 02/11/2023

Rochdale Mayfield U13s Girls, U15s Girls & Women's awards evening

Rochdale Mayfield held their annual awards evening for the U13s Girls, U15s Girls and open age Women's teams on Friday 27 October, and what a fantastic evening it was. These girls...

Date Published 31/10/2023

Boxing: Hamer Boxing Club reports

Hamer Amateur Boxing Club gained a hat trick of victories last weekend when 15-year-old Austin “Powers” Heneghan and 16-year-old “Champagne” Charlie Braddock travelled to St Pauls...

Date Published 26/10/2023

Hockey: Didsbury Northern Men's 5ths 4 - 2 Rochdale Men's 2nds

Saturday 21 October saw Rochdale Men's 2nds away at their home away from home, the Armitage Centre in Manchester against Didsbury Men's fifths. After the horrible weather Friday,...

Date Published 25/10/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 1sts 2 - 3 Lymm Men's 1sts

After a disappointing start to the league season, picking up only a single point, Dale were looking for all three points in a winnable home game against Lymm on Saturday 21...

Date Published 25/10/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Ladies 1 - 1 Timperley Ladies

Rochdale played host to Timperley 4ths on Saturday 21 October, thankful that the rain from Friday had disappeared. After breaking their losing streak last weekend, the team were...

Date Published 24/10/2023

Dojo Karate competition winners

Team Dojo returned from the Midland Open Championships on Sunday 15 October 2023 with a huge haul of medals.
The team came back with a impressive 13 gold, 17 silver and 14 bronze...

Date Published 24/10/2023

Rochdale AFC v Oldham Athletic gallery

Rochdale lost to local rivals Oldham on Saturday 21 October after coming back from two goals down but couldn't go on to take the lead and ended up losing 4-3.

Date Published 23/10/2023

Five gold medals for Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club in South Africa

Members from Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club recently competed at The 2023 World Rowing Masters Regatta held on the Roodeplaat Dam near Pretoria in South Africa.

Date Published 23/10/2023

New girls’ football programme for aspiring Lionesses

A new girls’ football programme – the Keira Walsh Rochdale Girls’ Development Centre – will launch this October half-term.

Date Published 22/10/2023

Whitworth High girl footballers compete in English Schools’ Cup

For the first time, girl footballers from Whitworth Community High School entered the English Schools’ Cup, and they won their first-round match with a goal in the dying minute.

Date Published 20/10/2023

Boxing: Hamer Boxing Club reports

It was to be progression, discontinuation, and frustration when six Hamer boxers hit the road last weekend to participate in club shows and championship bouts.

Date Published 19/10/2023

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Over the weekend (Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 October) at Hollingworth Lake, 14 Merlin Rockets competed for the annual Felucca Trophy. This is part of the nationwide Silver Tiller...

Date Published 19/10/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 2nds 2 - 7 Horwich Men's 1sts

Saturday 14 October saw Rochdale at home to a very good Horwich side. The weather started nicely, but some scattered showers blew in and made for a cold wet finish for the welcome...

Date Published 18/10/2023

Rochdale man part of GB team to win bronze at first-ever Blind Baseball European Champions

A Rochdale man recently represented Lancashire and Great Britain at the first-ever Blind Baseball European Championships in Italy, where the team won a bronze medal.

Date Published 18/10/2023

Hockey: Bolton Ladies 1 - 1 Rochdale Ladies

This weekend Rochdale were away at Bolton and in high spirits hoping to turn the tide on their run of results for the season so far.

Date Published 18/10/2023

Rochdale AFC Community Trust’s Hope Football team plays first tournament

Hope Football – Rochdale AFC Community Trust’s mixed adult's team for anyone new to the borough, including refugees and those seeking sanctuary – played in their first tournament...

Date Published 17/10/2023

Autograss: Leewood's 2024 champion of champions

Zoe Leyland and Helen Walsh have been named Leewood Motor Club’s new club ‘champion of champions’ by the local autograss club.

Date Published 17/10/2023

New past players’ association 'Club 1958' formed at Mayfield

A new past players’ association has been formed at Mayfield, ‘Club 1958’, with ex-players encouraged to get in touch.

Date Published 16/10/2023

Hockey: Brooklands Manchester University Men's 5ths 3 - 1 Rochdale Men's 2nds

Rochdale Men's seconds travelled to the Armitage Centre on Saturday 7 October to play Brooklands Manchester University Mens fifth team. It was a warm weekend for the time of...

Date Published 11/10/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Ladies 0 - 1 Moss Park Ladies 2nds

Rochdale might have been missing a few key players from their squad for their home match against Moss Park seconds on a surprisingly warm Saturday (7 October), but they had...

Date Published 10/10/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 1sts 2 - 3 Southport Men's 1sts

After a draw and a loss in their opening two games of the league season, Rochdale were looking for their first win at home to Southport on Saturday 7 October. The game started off...

Date Published 09/10/2023

Boxing: Hamer start season in fine form with winning bouts

Hamer Boxing Club has started the season in fine form with a trophy win, representation in Sweden and a north west title win.

Date Published 06/10/2023

8-0 win for Rochdale Military Veterans team in Northwest Military League debut

The Rochdale Military Veterans team played – and won – their first match in the Northwest Military League on Sunday (1 October).

Date Published 06/10/2023

Cian Hayes joins Dale on loan

Cian Hayes has joined Rochdale AFC from Fleetwood Town on a one-month loan.
The 20-year-old has featured six times for Fleetwood Town this season, grabbing himself a goal in the...

Date Published 06/10/2023

Rugby league: West Hull 26 - 8 Mayfield

Mayfield's season came to an end in Humberside on Saturday 30 September at the hands of a very good West Hull side.
Mayfield took three coachloads of spectators over as well as...

Date Published 05/10/2023

Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

Racing at Hollingworth Lake on Sunday 1 October, sailors competed for the annual Club Championship. In a series of three closely contested races, with all results to count, there...

Date Published 05/10/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 2nds 3 - 2 Stockport Bramhall Men's 2nds

Saturday 30 September saw Rochdale men’s second eleven at home on the astroturf at Oulder Hill school against Stockport Bramhall Men’s seconds. For the most part it was a pleasant...

Date Published 03/10/2023

Hockey: Buxton Ladies 3 - 0 Rochdale Ladies

Rochdale Ladies Hockey Club had an early start to Saturday with an away game in Buxton with a 10am pushback.
Alice Cowdell made her debut for Rochdale as she played with Paula...

Date Published 03/10/2023

Hockey: Wigan 5 - 4 Rochdale Men's 1sts

Looking to build on last week's performance away at Wigan, Dale made a great start to their game on Saturday 30 September. Straight from the pushback Dale attacked down the right,...

Date Published 03/10/2023

Heywood military veteran Kelly McVitty wins five medals at Invictus Games

A military veteran from Heywood who now lives in Spain has returned from September’s Invictus Games in Germany with five medals.

Date Published 03/10/2023

Rochdale rugby league player chosen for England Community Lions Ladies

A Rochdale rugby league player who grew up as the only girl on a team of boys has been selected for the England Community Lions Ladies rugby team’s upcoming tour to Serbia.

Date Published 30/09/2023

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

What a game this promises to be on Saturday (30 September) afternoon over on Humberside.

Date Published 29/09/2023

Hockey: Rochdale Men's 1sts 3 - 3 Didsbury Northern Men's 3rds

Following an away win in the cup the previous Saturday, Dale was keen to get off to a positive start in the League at home to Didsbury on Saturday 23 September but started the...

Date Published 28/09/2023

Rochdale Thai Boxer wins WRSA Junior English title

Fourteen-year-old Danyal Farooq - who has been training at the Impact Gym in Rochdale since taking up the sport six years ago - beat Rhys Connor, in the title bout held in Runcorn...

Date Published 27/09/2023

Hockey: Buxton Men's 2nds 4 - 3 Rochdale Men's 2nds

Saturday 23 September saw Rochdale men’s second team having a long trip away to Buxton for a 10am push back against Buxton’s second team.

Date Published 25/09/2023

Heywood woman wins national croquet trophy

Heywood resident Anne Alvey, who plays at Bury Croquet Club, is the 2023 Croquet Association All England AC handicap champion for its centennial year, joining a select group of...

Date Published 24/09/2023

Heritage stock car racers take to Buxton track

Heritage stock car racers from the Rochdale borough took to the tarmac Buxton oval over the weekend of 16 and 17 September.

Date Published 22/09/2023

Rugby league: Mayfield preview

Mayfield's win over Thatto Heath on Tuesday 19 September sets up an intriguing clash with Siddal for the next game in the play offs, on Saturday 23 September.

Date Published 22/09/2023

Medal haul for Maryam Nurani at East of England Martial Arts Competition

World championship martial artist Maryam Nurani won five medals after competing in the East of England Martial Arts Competition in Norwich on 17 September.

Date Published 21/09/2023

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