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31. Time called on town centre pubs
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 22 March 2008LIKE most towns Rochdale has lost more than its fair share of pubs over the years, many to a drop in beer sales, but quite a few were also knocked down in the name of progress.
32. Press fundraiser is a ball for everyone
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 22 March 2008FOR many years one of Rochdale’s main social events was the annual Press Ball, organised by journalists at the Observer.
33. Tony travels back on trams' history
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 15 March 2008IN TRANSPORT terms, they had only a relatively short life. Some steam locomotives, for example, were hard at work for more than half a century, many of them travelling well over two million miles during their lifetime.
34. Residents couldn't prevent controversial development
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 8 March 2008THE changing face of the skyline around Rochdale is rapidly becoming evident ... witness the appearance of the giant new wind turbines sprouting up on the moorland around Knowl Hill.
35. Finger points at copper robbers
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 8 March 2008MANY Rochdale homes and businesses have been victims of lead thefts recently as thieves have been trying to cash in on the currently high price for the metal.
36. Going extra mile to serve mobile meals
Rochdale Observer, Friday 29 February 2008NOW in its 51st year, the meals on wheels service in Rochdale is still going strong, testimony to the hard working members of the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS).
37. Carlton fun care of the Black Panthers
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 23 February 2008DAYS of fun, friendship and frivolity at the old Carlton ballroom have been recalled by a former Rochdale woman who was a member of the Black Panthers dancing group.
38. When the first try at recycling was a glass act
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 23 February 2008AS ROCHDALE residents start to come to terms with the new alternate collections of household waste – none recyclable one week, recyclable the next – it's perhaps well to recall that the borough was one of the first in the country to embrace glass recycling – 25 years ago this month.
39. Infirmary celebrates its 125th birthday
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 16 February 2008AN UNKNOWN youth who received fatal injuries in a railway accident, a bitter argument between doctors, major surgery in a converted hayloft and the generosity of one Thomas Watson are parts of the story of a Rochdale institution which celebrated its 125th birthday this week – Rochdale Infirmary.
40. Monkey business on the farm is captured by Jim
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 2 February 2008OCCASIONALLY Observer photographers grumble about a mundane job they have been sent to cover but, in all honesty, none will ever say the job is boring.