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1. Fireworks clampdown given a warm welcome
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004A GOVERNMENT crackdown on the anti-social use of fireworks has been welcomed, but the proposals don't go far enough say Rochdale's top firefighter and the council's crime and disorder supremo.
2. Late letters anger is put on report
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004A FLOOD of complaints from businesses about the quality of service provided by the Royal Mail has formed a damning 50-page report.
3. Four-legged marvels set for a long, long walkies
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004PAWS will be pounding the streets from Blackpool to Whitworth today as part of a 'Hounds for Pounds' fund-raising walk for Rose Worrall.
4. Million-to-one couple tie the knot in style
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004IT WAS no surprise that the sun came out for the marriage of Lily Tang Yu and Morgan O'Hara, after all they were both born on the same day in the same year, exactly to the same minute.
5. Scramble to curb bikers
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004A DRIVE to eradicate illegal motorbike scrambling from Rochdale could see the creation of designated areas for riding enthusiasts.
6. Man is cleared of double rape
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004A TEENAGER jailed for 10 years for the double rape of an elderly widow has been released from prison after an appeal in London.
7. Tony is made of the write stuff for trams
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004TRAMS will be returning to the streets of Rochdale in a few years, meaning that history will have turned full circle.
8. Howard hunts formula for race success
Rochdale Observer, Friday 30 April 2004HEARD of Pop Idol? Now meet 'Track Idol'.
9. Council chief ‘can’t trust’ NHS plans
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 27 April 2004THE DEPUTY leader of Rochdale Council spoke of his distrust for the town's hospital bosses during a planning meeting.
10. New Woman of the Year suffers a stroke
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 27 April 2004ROCHDALE'S new Woman of the Year, Freda Dixon, suffered a stroke just hours after receiving her award.