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21. Groom made it to the church on time - in an ambulance
Rochdale Observer, Monday 16 October 2006A FORMER Newbold woman has been speaking fondly of the day she got married - and how her husband-to-be turned up at the service in an ambulance.
22. Lucky escape from Brighton bombing
Rochdale Observer, Monday 16 October 2006IT'S 22 years almost to the day since the IRA planted a giant bomb in Brighton's Grand Hotel during the Conservative party conference.
23. Postcard finds show town has aged very well
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 7 October 2006<DIV>THIS photograph of the bottom of Yorkshire Street was taken about 100 years ago, but, apart from the absence of motor vehicles and the distinctly Edwardian attire of passers-by, the scene hasn’t changed all that much.</DIV>
24. Amazing windows always a glass act
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 7 October 2006AS OUR recent supplement on Rochdale Council described, the Town Hall has had many admirers in its 135 year history - not least Adolf Hitler who, an American academic believed, wanted to ship the neo-gothic building, brick by brick, back to Germany had the Nazis won the war.
25. Sewer repairs just stunk for business
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 30 September 2006ASK a motorist about the tribulations of modern driving and most will probably point to delays and congestion caused by work to repair gas and electricity pipes or water mains or installing safety measures such as pedestrian islands.
26. Chris beat the dole queue blues by blowing his own trumpet
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 30 September 2006IT HAD not been the best of years.
27. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's an MP
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 23 September 2006ONE of the most endearing qualities of Cyril Smith during his long stint as the town's MP was his willingness to don all sorts of costumes in order to further a good cause.
28. Fire service goes to work on the hoof
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 23 September 2006THE nation's firefighters, as we all know, are called upon to deal with every conceivable emergency, from factory fires and terrorist incidents, to people trapped in lifts and cats stuck up trees.
29. Lollipop leads to grate problem for Alison
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 9 September 2006MILLIE'S 'My Boy Lollipop' was still a few years away from hitting the charts, but a little girl and her lollipop certainly brought tears and then cheers at a Rochdale school in October 1963.
30. Children enjoy trip to remember
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 9 September 2006THE new school year, which began during the week for thousands of Rochdale children, was a chance to talk about what they did and where they went, be it the Med, Florida or even the Seychelles, during the holidays.