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1. Magic moments carry Carol's name
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 29 July 2006PREPARATIONS for next year's Rochdale Youth Music Festival have been boosted by the news of a special trophy in memory of one of the town's best-loved pianists.
2. People power delays crucial hospital D-day
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006ROCHDALE will have to wait until December to find out whether children will continue to be born at Rochdale Infirmary.
3. Fire trio leap for their lives
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006THREE friends were forced to make a daring leap to safety when a drunken yob trapped them in their home and set their front door ablaze.
4. Seven-year wait over for new RSPCA sanctuary
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006IT HAS taken seven years to get the centre they wanted, but local RSPCA supporters have at last won the animal shelter they always dreamed of for Rochdale.
5. Monkey grave theft is a real head-scratcher
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006THE mysterious disappearance of an historic gravestone has left Littleborough folk scratching their heads.
6. Russell’s drive of his life with Queen ‘mum’
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006ROCHDALIAN Russell Town gave the Queen a lift - and later declared: "She was so nice, it was just like talking to my mum."
7. ‘Bananas’ protesters with serious message
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006ARMED with inflatable bananas and protective masks, a crowd of protesters turned many heads outside the Town Hall on Thursday.
8. Metro terminus to be outside rail station
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006THE new terminus for Metrolink will be in Maclure Road, near the railway station, until funding is in place to extend the line to the town centre.
9. Quad bikes seized as police target hotspots
Rochdale Observer, Friday 28 July 2006A CRACKDOWN on illegal quad bikers is having good results, according to police in Rochdale.
10. Asbestos survey damns TBA site
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 25 July 2006DEVELOPERS who want to build 600 houses on the old Turner's site have been told that extensive work must be carried out before councillors can even consider their controversial planning application.