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1. £14M is sent up in smoke
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 6 January 2009IT COST £14M to deal with arson attacks in Rochdale.
2. Pub regulars forced to walk through a dump
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 30 December 2008THE manageress of the Roebuck pub has reached the end of her tether after customers have been forced to walk through a dumping ground to enjoy a pint.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Man on a mission to help victims of war
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 9 December 2008TOP surgeon David Nott has told the Observer about the unusual life-saving operation he carried out in the Congo.
6. Woolies: It's disaster
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 13 December 2008SHOPPERS flocked to Woolworths on Thursday in search of bargains while 53 members of staff were contemplating life on the dole.
7. Drugs probe ends in arrests
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 16 December 2008FIVE people were arrested in Rochdale on Monday after undercover police seized drugs worth thousands of pounds.
8. Rats and mice are biggest pest problems
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 21 October 2008MORE than 6,500 complaints of pest infestation were made to the council between the summers of 2005 and 2007.
9. Last orders
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 1 November 2008PUBS in Rochdale are shutting at the rate of more than one a month.
10. Cemetery to be full by 2014
Rochdale Observer, Tuesday 4 November 2008ROCHDALE Cemetery could be full by 2014 with families facing the prospect of burying their loved ones out of town.