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51. Coining it in!
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 2 August 2007RECENTLY in conversation with an old friend, boilermaker, Alan McEwen, he made a comment that in my time 'I'd done a variety of work'.
52. Stanycliffe
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 26 July 2007LOCAL historian Geoff Wellens steps back in time and explores Stanycliffe ...
53. The Great Flood of 1927 - part 2
Middleton Guardian, Wednesday 18 July 2007ON THE evening of 11 July the George Hotel, Manchester New Road, which was at the fringe of the flooded area, had barrels of beer floating about in 3ft of water. More pictures and audio special here ...
54. The Great Flood of 1927 - part 1
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 12 July 2007OVER the last few weeks parts of the country have been submerged under water. Thankfully Middleton has escaped the worst of them.
55. Give us a leg ...
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 5 July 2007RECENTLY I have met up with a person that I have known for more than 25 years - Larry Brindle, who was well known in the Alkrington area for delivering milk at lightning speed.
56. Horror as Middleton floated by
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 28 June 2007TODAY we hear reports of flash floods mainly due to climate change.
57. Not Inn-keeping
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 21 June 2007TODAY we witness a number of public houses standing empty and boared up with an uncertain future.
58. Can you help?
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 14 June 2007THERE'S no doubt about it, Bygone Days readers enjoy viewing old photographs that are published each week.
59. 'Pride of the town'
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 7 June 2007PORING over the wartime jottings of an un-named Middleton fireman makes interesting reading.
60. Wet, wet, wet ...
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 24 May 2007LAST week we published a selection of images that had been reproduced from a collection of old negatives. One reader said: "Seeing those photos of Market Place brought back memories and some sad ones too."