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11. An Avenue of opportunity
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 11 October 2007IT WAS during the clean up operation following the Middleton flood of July 1927 that the council required a place to dispose of the tons of vile smelling mud and silt that carpeted the centre of town.
12. Groom took the hough
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 4 October 2007THIS week we feature some recently unearthed photographs of the Moston area.
13. Aah, biscuits!
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 27 September 2007CO-OPERATION - 'working together for the good of all' - proved to be a successful business strategy for the Co-operative Wholesale Society.
14. Past and present
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 13 September 2007THIS week's collection of 'how it used to be' images feature a shop that was once well patronised by the town's motorists who performed their own vehicle repairs.
15. Pop and ale boys
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 6 September 2007REGULAR readers will remember the audio tape recording made by Mrs Taylor from Alkrington in 1988 when she recorded the memories of 87 year old Annie Whitely, nee Waterhouse.
16. 'All Mod Cons'
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 30 August 2007SOME months ago an interesting map of the town arrived at the Bygone days office, dating around the time of the Jubilee of Incorporation, 1936.
17. Delivery days
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 23 August 2007THIS week we feature feedback and photographs from our dedicated readers.
18. Help at hand
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 16 August 2007THESE five photographs were taken at the time of the Great War 1914-18, depicting Middelton soldiers.
19. 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'.
20. 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 ...