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1. Sports clubs face massive charge hike
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 23 December 2006CHARGES for using sports facilities are to rise from 1 January because of a shortfall of £242,000 in the council budget.
2. Mother loses mementoes in bag snatch
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 20 December 2006A MOTHER who lost her two-year-old daughter to meningitis has had all her precious mementoes stolen when someone snatched her handbag.
3. Pub haunted by ghosts of Christmas present
Rochdale Observer, Friday 15 December 2006CHRISTMAS spirit has taken on a new meaning for regulars of the Bull's Head in Ogden as they await their regular festive visits from ghosts.
4. Bridge works bring fears of traffic havoc
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 12 December 2006FEARS of new year traffic gridlock in the Milnrow area are mounting with the news of major bridge works in Elizabethan Way starting after Christmas.
5. Furious passengers are thrown off late train
Rochdale Observer, Friday 8 December 2006PASSENGERS travelling to Rochdale were ordered off a train at Manchester's Victoria station because the service was running 15 minutes late.
6. Cleaner centre is vision of future
Rochdale Observer, Friday 8 December 2006CLEANLINESS and maintenance, plus the range and quality of shops were the most important issues for the public concerning the planned regeneration of the town centre.
7. Businessman defiant in face of swoop by trading standards
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 5 December 2006THE BUSINESSMAN whose firm was the subject of Britain's largest trading standards raid says he plans to open up a showroom in Yorkshire Street in the new year.
8. New plan to rescue Town Hall treasures
Rochdale Observer, Friday 1 December 2006A FUND to save the threatened treasures in the Town Hall is due to be launched next year.
9. The man who loves taking your money
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 28 November 2006A STANDING ovation of thunderous applause greeted one of the most popular choices for Rochdale Man of the Year at the Town Hall on Friday.
10. It’s party time as Aaron beats all the odds
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 28 November 2006OVER 200 people turned up for the 18th birthday party of a young man who was given only six months to live when he was born.