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21. Pub grins and beers it to be crowned region’s best
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005WHAT'S the secret to running a successful pub?
22. Tacks trick punctures season of goodwill
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005THE season of goodwill to all men was almost forgotten when people leaving a carol service stepped on to hundreds of large drawing tacks.
23. Touchstones facing a two-day closure
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005ROCHDALE'S award-winning Touchstones could be forced to close its doors on two days of the week.
24. Salesman had feared ‘penniless’ retirement
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005A 63-YEAR-OLD salesman who feared being left penniless in retirement was found hanged in his Spotland Bridge home.
25. Nobody to hear cry for help
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005A CORONER has called for a 24-hour helpline to be provided for people considering taking their own life after an inquest was told that no-one was available to hear the 'cry for help' of a man who later hanged himself.
26. In middle of the road but on the right track
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005IN footballing terms, it's mid-table safety.
27. Taxi drivers working under fear of attack
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005COPING with violence is becoming a 'way of life' for Rochdale's taxi drivers.
28. Infirmary may lose out to boost cancer centre
Rochdale Observer, Friday 16 December 2005ROCHDALE Infirmary faces losing vital services so Oldham can gain a specialist cancer unit, it's been revealed.
29. Geoff rides to bravery award
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 13 December 2005AFTER raising more than £150,000 for charity by taking on a gruelling 1,300-mile cycle challenge last summer, former Rochdale and England footballer Geoff Thomas has been awarded the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award.
30. Priest robbed in his home
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 13 December 2005THREE thugs dragged a priest through his home and tied him up before ransacking the building for cash.