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1. Maximum punishment for arsonists
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003POLICE have warned yobs responsible for a spate of fireworks-fuelled arson attacks they could face a life sentence.
2. Stepping off a very special beat
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003FROM bobby on the beat to the highest ranking police officer in Rochdale, Chief Superintendent Ted Hill has come far after joining the police force 38 years ago.
3. Crucial scan for Robyn
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003CANCER sufferer Robyn Brooks faces a vital test next week in her fight for life.
4. Six escape as blaze wrecks flats
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003RESIDENTS were forced to flee a major fire, which gutted 10 flats and shops in Oldham Road.
5. Race row cop: Asian drivers’ fines refunded
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003TWO Asian drivers have had their motoring fines quashed after it emerged they had been stopped by one of the officers named in the BBC's expose of racism in the police.
6. Sniffer dogs on trail of hospital drug dealers
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003SNIFFER dogs are being used at Birch Hill Hospital to detect illicit drugs on its mental health wards.
7. Russian rugby stars give Rochdale a try
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003TWENTY burly rugby players from Moscow are brushing up on their English while staying in Rochdale.
8. Machete gang's £100,000 snatch
Rochdale Observer, Friday 31 October 2003A GANG of machete-wielding robbers stole hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of designer watches from a jewellers.
9. MP’s high hopes ... as post office mans the barricades
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 28 October 2003MP Jim Dobbin is confident new legislation will deal with fireworks abuse.
10. A beacon to chase away the shadows of poverty
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 28 October 2003A NEWHEY couple who have dedicated themselves to 'saving lives' in poverty and hurricane stricken Nicaragua have been highly commended in a national charity awards scheme.