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1. MP wants Sir Cyril to be stripped of knighthood
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 15 November 2008A LABOUR MP has taken steps to try and strip Sir Cyril Smith of his knighthood.
2. Yobs pelt canal boat with stones
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 9 August 2008AN ANGRY boat owner has condemned the actions of a group of yobs who stoned his boat as he was sailing near Clegg Hall on the Rochdale Canal.
3. Brewery's U-turn over plans to demolish pub
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 2 August 2008MIDDLETON Junction-based brewery J W Lees has apparently had a change of mind about a Rochdale pub and has now decided to invest more money in it rather than demolish the building.
4. Waste site plan is approved
Rochdale Observer, Thursday 31 July 2008COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for a new waste treatment plant in Rochdale, capable of handling up to 102,000 tonnes of rubbish every year.
5. Five miles takes 1 hour
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 2 August 2008NEW research shows that the A58 from Rochdale to Littleborough is one of the slowest in the country – with average speed no faster than 15 miles an hour for the five-mile route.
6. Call for town to honour our king of the ring
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 26 August 2008A STATUE may be erected to honour one of the greatest sportsmen Rochdale has ever produced – a man our civic forefathers seemed reluctant to acknowledge.
7. Flag day tribute to heroes of Far East
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 16 August 2005WITH the Town Hall clock tolling in the background it was dead on the stroke of 11am that the mayor, Councillor Ashley Dearnley, laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph on Monday.
8. 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.
9. It’s thumbs down for town’s flagging parks
Rochdale Observer, Friday 22 July 2005ARE Rochdale's public parks flagging?
10. 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.