ALSO in Saturday's Rochdale Observer ...

• Witnesses sought after racially aggravated assault on train journey.
• Jobs to be created with new Argos store.
• A modern-day version of a popular town centre statue could be erected.
• A teenage boy has become one of Britain's growing number of male child-carers.
• Health chiefs are launching a campaign to help tackle the problem of childhood obesity.
• The people behind plans for a new private special school claim it will provide a 'good alternative option' for young people with learning difficulties.
• A mole catcher said his livelihood has been destroyed because of EU legislation.
• Infirmary bosses maintain a ban on the use of mobile phones on wards.