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1. Parents are put on alert to destroy the killer toys
Rochdale Observer, Friday 2 January 2004CHILDREN in Rochdale are playing with Christmas presents that could kill.
2. Great days that won't ever be seen again
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 8 December 2007ROCHDALE Observer writer, Ian Ogden, looks back at the halcyon days of the Carlton …
3. Troops win blaze battle
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 26 November 2002THE Army has been patting itself on the back after 70 soldiers battled for five hours with a massive blaze at a Rochdale tyre depot.
4. Gang on £25,000 crime spree
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 29 October 2002TOWN centre businesses have been warned to be on the lookout for a gang of thieves who have got away with £25,000 in cash and jewellery during a three-week crime wave.
5. Rerouted down the £5m superhighway
Rochdale Observer, Friday 8 November 2002A £5M link from the proposed Kingsway Business Park to the M62 at Junction 21 at Milnrow is expected to start in 2004.
6. Battered for his mobile phone
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 7 January 2003POLICE are hunting a gang of thugs who battered a seriously ill man unconscious - all for the sake of his mobile phone.
7. The green team go back on firewatch
Rochdale Observer, Friday 22 November 2002TROOPS from the King's Regiment are back on duty at Rochdale Police Station this morning as the second firefighters' strike gets underway.
8. Throat slashed in cash snatch
Rochdale Observer, Friday 29 November 2002A MAN had his throat slit with a craft knife because he carried large rolls of cash in his pocket.
9. Farmer’s canal blockade
Rochdale Observer, Friday 25 October 2002A FARMER has carried out his threats to stop narrowboats using the newly restored Rochdale Canal over a planning row he's having with councillors and British Waterways.
10. Last-ditch bid to save school under threat
Rochdale Observer, Monday 2 December 2002TEACHERS have made a last-ditch bid to 'save our school' plea to the leader of education on Rochdale Council.