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1. Congestion charge bid leaves town divided
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 14 August 2007TOP Lib Dem councillors are at war over the proposed congestion charges for driving into central Manchester.
2. 'Taxpayers didn't foot bill for asylum homes'
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 14 August 2007CLAIMS that Rochdale Council has been 'splashing out' £1.5M of taxpayers' money on homes for asylum seekers have been vehemently denied.
3. £1M booze haul is biggest burglary yet
Rochdale Observer, Friday 3 August 2007A MASSIVE haul of lager, beer and wine worth over £1M has been stolen from a Rochdale warehouse.
4. Parents put on kidnap alert
Rochdale Observer, Friday 3 August 2007POLICE are warning parents to be on their guard when their children are playing out after what has been described as an attempted kidnapping was foiled in Milnrow.
5. Phone mast ‘No’ is first for council
Rochdale Observer, Friday 3 August 2007PLANNERS scored a first this week by rejecting an application for a mobile phone mast on the grounds of crime and disorder.
6. Travellers slam plan for new waste centre
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 31 July 2007TRAVELLERS living next to a council-backed multi-million pound waste resource centre scheme plan to take their objections to the secretary of state for the environment.
7. New call centre is big boost on jobs front
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 31 July 2007JOBS are to be created with the opening of a state-of-the-art national call centre for car hypermarket Carcraft.
8. Horror of dead dogs dumped in bin bags
Rochdale Observer, Friday 13 July 2007TWO dead Staffordshire bull terriers have been dumped in bin bags in a car park in High Street.
9. Town to lose 150 jobs as carpet firm sets up move
Rochdale Observer, Friday 13 July 2007ONE of Britain's leading domestic carpet manufacturers, Ryalux, is closing its Queensway factory and relocating its 150-strong workforce to Bury and Wakefield.
10. Jobs lift of £12M park
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 May 2007A £12M BUSINESS park presently under construction in Littleborough will create 120 new jobs, mainly in the manufacturing sector.