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21. 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.
22. 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.
23. Horror as Middleton floated by
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 28 June 2007TODAY we hear reports of flash floods mainly due to climate change.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 'Pride of the town'
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 7 June 2007PORING over the wartime jottings of an un-named Middleton fireman makes interesting reading.
27. 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."
28. 'A Graceful exit'
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 17 May 2007OUR recently unearthed black and white negatives have now been converted into digital images. This week we have published a selection of these images taken at a time when Market Place was due for demolition.
29. Schwabe death stuns village
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 3 May 2007THIS week's interesting images have been reproduced from an album of Rhodes related photographs owned by Bob Chapman.
30. Lanky twang
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 26 April 2007THERE'S no doubt that job satisfaction is an important part of working life. Read the full story and listen to some genuine Lancashire dialect here ...