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1. Search for 70s band
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 22 November 2008A RESEARCHER has asked Observer readers for their help in finding out more information on a Rochdale band who were big in the early 1970s.
2. Snapshot in time of Brimrod pupils
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 22 November 2008MEMORIES today of Brimrod Secondary Modern School not long after the end of the Second World War.
3. Crowds came to see Fred's last chimney take a tumble
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 15 November 2008FOR 40 years the late Fred Dibnah – world famous engineer, steeplejack, steam enthusiast and all-round entertainer, not to mention one of Bolton’s best-loved sons – expertly felled mill and factory chimneys over his own stamping grounds of Bolton, Rochdale, Oldham and Stockport.
4. Fresh air and sun are best for pupils
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 8 November 2008CHILDREN who were fortunate enough to have any schooling in the early 20th century wouldn’t believe their eyes if they were able to go into a classroom of a 21st century school – they would no doubt think they had landed on another planet.
5. Centenary of one of longest-serving scouting troops
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 11 October 2008NOT many people may be aware of it, but a Rochdale organisation has a well-founded claim to be the longest continuous serving group of its type in the world.
6. A big bang - then station disappears
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 27 September 2008THESE days Castleton railway station is kept neat and tidy by a hard-working group of volunteers, The Friends of Castleton Station.
7. Famous Hangman was Eagle employee
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 September 2008One of the most famous former workers at the Eagle Mill was a man by the name of John Ellis.
8. Mill workers were one happy family
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 September 2008HAPPY days working in the Eagle Mill, Balderstone, have been recalled by Bygones reader, Frances Hall.
9. Pages from the life of 'Lancashire Burns'
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 13 September 2008YOUNGER Rochdalians may know little of Edwin Waugh, but this Victorian giant of literature was a master of his trade.
10. Tim’s picture helped spark litter drive
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 6 September 2008OUR chief photographer Tim Bradley could be excused for resting on his laurels this week after one of our readers paid him a flattering comment – for an ‘inspiring’ picture he snapped 16 years ago!