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31. Memories flooded back
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 19 April 2007IT IS always gratifying to read letters and emails sent in by our readers when one of our articles has brought back memories of happy times.
32. Looking back
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 12 April 2007RECENTLY Bygone Days has unearthed a collection of interesting photographs taken almost 40 years ago.
33. 'Sing as we go'
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 29 March 2007THE town's single-storey cotton mill at Boarshaw officially opened on 27 May 1905, the local papers reported that there was 'much rejoicing in the town'.
34. Making time
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 22 March 2007MOST of the clocks and watches produced today are amazingly accurate, being mass-produced and inexpensive they are considered disposable and ultimately end up being part of landfill.
35. Little angels
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 15 March 2007LAST week we featured early Catholicism on the new estate being built for Manchester Corporation in the 1950s to be named 'Langley.'
36. Murphy's mission
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 8 March 2007BISHOP Marshall wanders the green and pleasant hillside above Middleton during 1953 to seek out the best possible plot of land in which to build a new Catholic Church.
37. Town's brave boys
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 1 March 2007IT WAS a sad day when Maureen Etherington informed me that her husband Ralph had passed away, in 2005.
38. Just a ‘heartless shopping machine’
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 22 February 2007IN this our second feature highlighting the demolition and developement of the town centre area, we report on the ancient Manchester Old Road shops and businesses.
39. Heading east
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 15 February 2007THIS newspaper was the first to bring you the news of the proposed construction of 'Tesco town'. They say that history repeats itself.
40. Tinker's tale
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 8 February 2007LAST week Geoff Wellens gave an overview of how the town has developed over the years. This week we continue this theme featuring Rutland Street, which has changed dramatically.