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21. Lifesaver Dorothy dressed to impress
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 10 September 2005A HAPPY holiday in Wales looked set to turn to horrific tragedy - until one brave girl leapt to the rescue.
22. By George, only the best for us
Rochdale Observer, Monday 5 September 2005THE GEORGE and Dragon pub may be closed down now but memories of life as an 18-year-old live-in barman are still fresh in the mind of David Gallagher.
23. Hotel opens doors to history
Rochdale Observer, Monday 29 August 2005HISTORY has come back to life for a Castleton hotel following an appeal for information about its past.
24. Old pals make happy return to family life
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 August 2005THE VJ Day celebrations had marked the end of conflict in the Second World War and the homecoming of many servicemen who had been prisoners of the Japanese.
25. Lining up for passport to panic
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 August 2005IT CERTAINLY wasn't anything on the scale of the chaos at Heathrow Airport last week - but there was still a bit of a panic for those hoping to go abroad for their summer holidays in 1981.
26. Trucking into our transport history
Rochdale Observer, Monday 15 August 2005ROBERT Parkhill has sent in another photograph from his collection charting the history of transport in Rochdale.
27. VJ Day: Star man John keeps Far East flag flying
Rochdale Observer, Monday 15 August 2005VETERANS of the Far East campaign, members of the Burma Star Association, are now down to barely a handful with the passing of the years.
28. VJ Day: Pyjama party for Beryl and friends
Rochdale Observer, Monday 15 August 2005THE mayoress of Rochdale, Councillor Beryl Wright, remembers celebrating the first VJ Day as a teenager dressed in her pyjamas in the centre of Hereford.
29. VJ Day: On record for low-key celebrations
Rochdale Observer, Monday 15 August 2005THE first VJ Day celebrated in Rochdale on 18 August 1945 was very much a low-key affair compared to the earlier VE celebrations, but, as always, the Observer was there to record the occasion.
30. Joyce nets memory of sporting glory
Rochdale Observer, Monday 15 August 2005A GRANDMOTHER of four is hoping this photograph of the Norden Senior School netball team will bring back happy memories for ex-pupils.