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21. Real ale makes 'Billy' a champion
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 3 April 2008IT WAS during a sort out of old family papers that have been handed down over the years that Derek Stott from Accrington discovered a collection of old postcards that he thought could be connected to Middleton.
22. The ultimate sweet tooth shop
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 March 2008OUR Empire cinema feature certainly brought back many happy memories to many of our readers. Corporation Street has a rich history of being a place for social gatherings over the centuries.
23. Beats a garden shed
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 13 March 2008AFTER waiting 30 years for a tram a Middleton woman became the proud owner of her own carriage when she retired.
24. Sweet smell of success
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 6 March 2008OUR star photograph this week shows the fair in Market Place taken a century ago. It is rare to see the fair in this location, its usual place was Jackie Booth’s field.
25. That darn cat!
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 28 February 2008LAST week we featured the Empire cinema/theatre at a time when Thomas Baker ran the business. Thomas also owned the Victory on Wood Street and advertised them as 'Middleton's premier entertainment houses'. The Victory gained the title the 'flea pit,' so I will leave the judgement to you.
26. Fall of the Middleton Empire
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 21 February 2008READER Freda Joyce from Hollin kindly loaned Bygone Days a group photograph showing the staff of the Middleton Empire cinema which was taken at a time when she and her sister Eunice worked as usherettes during the early 1950s.
27. Changing faces
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 31 January 2008OUR images this week depict the visual changes that have taken place at four locations in the town.
28. Times change?
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 24 January 2008RECENTLY this newspaper proudly celebrated its 130th anniversary. Looking back exactly 40 years there was cause for celebration when sales had increased to an all time high, more than 14,000 copies were sold in one week, this was the highest number in the paper's 90-year history.
29. The lights are out in Junction
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 17 January 2008THIS week we feature classic bygone images of Middleton Junction - some are new and previously unseen.
30. Born to dance
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 10 January 2008FROM a very early age Vera Dyson enjoyed the delights of dancing. It was the result of constantly pestering her mother that she became enrolled as a pupil at Madame Peach’s School of Dancing at Harpurhey.