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51. High-flying pair get set for Dale test
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 December 2008ROCHDALE’s Christmas programme starts with today’s visit to high-flying Exeter City.
52. DJ given suspended jail term
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 December 2008ROCHDALE-BORN DJ Andy Kershaw has been given a suspended six-month prison sentence after breaching a restraining order banning him contacting his former partner.
53. Landmark rising from the ashes
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 December 2008ST THOMAS’S Church, Newhey, is well on the road to recovery 12 months after the fire which caused almost £2M of damage to the grade two listed building.
54. Top bidder is in frame for star
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 December 2008BARRY Murphy from Newbold is the lucky reader who has got his hands on our great signed picture of Manchester City star Robinho with our appeal mascot bear Robbie.
55. Rochdalians battle hard for a point
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 December 2008ROCHDALIANS picked up a well deserved point when they played Moston Brook on an Astroturf pitch in Ardwick.
56. Gracie hammered home historic date
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 December 2008NOT surprisingly perhaps, given that she was the girl who put Rochdale on the map, Gracie Fields has been photographed many times by this newspaper, mostly on her frequent visits to the town of her birth.
57. Town near top of binge drink league
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 December 2008ROCHDALE is near the top of the league table of areas with the worst alcohol profile in England.
58. Delight as hostel plan rejected
Rochdale Observer, Friday 19 December 2008A RIPPLE of applause greeted a decision by councillors to throw out a scheme for a hostel for asylum seekers.
59. Taxi driver held up at knifepoint
Rochdale Observer, Friday 19 December 2008A TAXI driver was held at knifepoint in Newbold.
60. Wife killer jailed for life
Rochdale Observer, Friday 19 December 2008A TAXI driver who shot dead his wealthy wife and then claimed she committed suicide has been jailed for life. she had phoned a friend to say she was ‘very scared’ of her husband.