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21. Dying days at the end of steam
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 30 August 2008IT’S 40 years ago this month that the age of steam ended on British Railways.
22. Hero policeman Bill set the highest standards
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 27 August 2008WILLIAM ‘Jock’ Scade, a former policeman who led a long and much-decorated career, has died aged 92.
23. Town's history in Great War to be recorded
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 16 August 2008HISTORY tells us that the great guns of war finally fell silent on the 11th day of the 11th month in the year 1918, thus bringing to an end the bloodiest war in the history of the world.
24. Get and and about in our countryside
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 13 August 2008THE PEOPLE of Rochdale are being encouraged to enjoy the great outdoors as part of a 16-day celebration of the south Pennines countryside.
25. Community Noticeboard - Whitworth and Healey
Rochdale Observer, Monday 11 August 2008COMMUNITY Noticeboard is our service to all societies, associations and church groups in the area ... here's what's going on in the Whitworth and Healey area.
26. Town is backdrop to so many films
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 9 August 2008OVER the years, Rochdale has been used as the backdrop for quite a few films and television programmes.
27. Catholic Club still going strong after half-a-century
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 9 August 2008FOR 50 years it’s been going strong and even now – as the recession begins to bite and clubs are being hit by higher prices and the smoking ban – it is one of the most popular clubs in Rochdale.
28. Pioneer surgeon helped POW face the world again
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 2 August 2008A FORMER Rochdale soldier, who was injured and taken prisoner during the First World War, is featured in some fascinating detective work by an archivist who is studying the work of pioneering facial surgeon Sir Harold Gillies and the Great War servicemen he treated.
29. GP who tended the sick at 80
Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 30 July 2008TRIBUTES are being paid to a respected GP who died at the age of 85.
30. Fun for all the family
Rochdale Observer, Monday 28 July 2008ROCHDALE has some fantastic places to spend a family day out ...