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61. All hands to the ale pump after club fire
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 26 January 2008THE idea of warm beer is abhorrent to most ale aficionados, but for drinkers at Littleborough Cricket Club, they really had no alternative after a disastrous fire wrecked their pavilion in the summer of 1967.
62. Sudden death devastates family
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 23 January 2008THE sudden death of a 50-year-old Whitworth man has devastated his family and friends.
63. When buses were the only way to go for most people
Rochdale Observer, Friday 18 January 2008ROCHDALE’S spacious town centre is in for a major makeover under plans recently unveiled, but it won’t be the first time as these two views vividly illustrate.
64. Nursing stalwart was a 'gentleman to his fingertips'
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 16 January 2008A STALWART of the NHS has been fondly remembered by a friend and colleague following his death at 80.
65. Well-known bowler dies suddenly
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 16 January 2008A GRANDFATHER well known in Rochdale crown green bowling circles has died aged 79.
66. Much-loved Robert had a heart of gold
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 16 January 2008A LONG-serving Rochdale bus driver has been fondly remembered following his death.
67. Jack's guest at fine spread
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 12 January 2008‘JAMMY’ Jack Bottomley they called him – and it could not have been more apt.
68. Mr Whippy helped keep winter at bay
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 12 January 2008EVEN on the darkest of winter nights it is not unusual to hear the approach of an ice cream van, its loudspeaker brassily announcing its arrival.
69. Meeting place for romancing and dancing
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 5 January 2008LAST month’s two-page spread on the demolition of Carlton brought the memories flooding back for readers.
70. Bathing beauties helped summer go with a splash
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 22 December 2007WITH winter upon us, it’s perhaps an appropriate time to take Bygones readers back to the lazy, hazy days of summer – and how townsfolk marked it in 1960, the year when the last National Service call-up cards were issued, the marriage of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier ended in divorce and Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 in the European Cup Final at Hampden Park.