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11. Chasers in hot pursuit as Littleborough take a break
Rochdale Observer, Friday 12 August 2005WITH just seven matches to play, the race for this year's CLL title now seems to have boiled down to just four teams - Littleborough, Rochdale, Norden and Heywood.
12. Cheery Charlie bounces back from rope ordeal
Rochdale Observer, Friday 22 July 2005TWELVE months ago, Charlie, a Jack Russell, was almost at death's door.
13. It’s thumbs down for town’s flagging parks
Rochdale Observer, Friday 22 July 2005ARE Rochdale's public parks flagging?
14. Eric brought taste of rural life to canal
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 1 September 2007IT’S more than five years ago that the Rochdale Canal was officially reopened to navigation after a £15M facelift, making the canal navigable for its entire 33-mile length from central Manchester to Sowerby Bridge.
15. MPs call time on teenage boozers
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 25 August 2007A REVIEW of the legal drinking age is necessary to combat the rise in booze-fuelled violence by young people, say two of Rochdale’s MPs.
16. Beer for breakfast as pubs win court bid
Rochdale Observer, Friday 2 April 2004ROCHDALE pubs can now sell alcohol as early as 10am in the morning, following a successful challenge to the town's licensing laws.
17. Holiday giant upbeat despite £900M losses
Rochdale Observer, Friday 12 December 2003ROCHDALE-based holiday firm MyTravel has assured customers it's not going out of business, despite posting another huge loss for the year.
18. Pennine map sparks new War of Roses
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 10 February 2004THE Wars of the Roses began in 1455 when the Duke of York and the Earl of Warwick raised an army to defeat and capture the Lancastrian king, Henry the Sixth, at St Albans.
19. Death of school’s first head
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 6 January 2004A FOMER Rochdale headmaster, Jack Hilton, has died at the age of 85.
20. The cruel asbestos killer lying in wait
Rochdale Observer, Friday 13 February 2004A POTENTIALLY deadly legacy may be looming for people whose relations worked for what was once one of Rochdale's biggest firms.