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Man with big voice who whispered way to fame

2007-08-13T19:11:42

HE WAS the little man with the big voice who reached the top of both the TV ratings and the pop charts.

Screen king led both rise and fall

2007-08-13T19:10:51

IT WAS the emperor of Rochdale cinemas, a symbol of an age when the silver screen ruled the entertainment world.

Doctor had cure for lack of funds

2007-08-13T19:11:14

ANN Rhodes looks at the birth of the Infirmary players ...

Theatre rose from ashes only to die in flames

2007-08-13T19:11:02

IT WAS born out of the flames of disaster and died the same way.

Society rats put emphasis on quality

2007-08-13T19:11:06

ROCHDALE Amateur Operatics Society can count one of Rochdale's most famous entertainment exports as a former cast member.

Big noise for silent stars

2007-08-13T19:10:59

IMAGINE the excitement that would be generated if a British star of the silver screen paid a visit to the town today.

No two days the same for man of many parts

2007-08-13T19:11:13

WHEN Colin Meredith noticed a sign for auditions for the Kirkholt Community Association pantomime in 1963 little did he know that it would change the course of his life.

Field trip for top bands

2007-08-13T18:02:18

THE Deeply Vale Music Festival grew from a musical bash watched by 300 people to become Britain's largest free music event.

Years of fun and I still get a buzz

2007-08-13T19:11:18

BILLY Sheerin looks back on a lifetime spent in pantomime ...

Jack was grand old uncle of street life

2007-08-13T18:01:17

FOR more than 20 years he trod the cobbles of one of television's most famous streets and was known to millions of viewers.

Magic nights at movies and 'tuppeny rush' joy

2007-08-13T19:10:53

ASIDE from the 'big two' there were many other cinemas in the town which bring fond memories for Rochdalians.

Plenty of method in this madness

2007-08-13T19:11:09

"WHAT Milnrow needs is a dramatic society" said Margaret Hopkinson to her friend, the late Jean Mackintosh, one morning in the summer of 1971.

Take a seat to taste rich spice of life

2007-08-13T19:10:49

WHEN it came to variety there was one name which came instantly to the lips of Rochdalians - the Hippodrome.

Mary Jo had arresting screen role

2007-08-13T19:12:08

THE force was often with Mary Jo Randle when she was on screen - the police force that is.

Now Sky's the limit for TV traveller

2007-08-13T18:01:13

HAVING TV icon Noel Edmonds as the subject of your first interview is a daunting task - especially if you're only 12.