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31. Canal set to re-open after £1.3m of repairs
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 2 February 2006KNOWN as the 'Everest' of Britain's waterways, Rochdale Canal is finally set to re-open this summer as restoration works get underway.
32. Safe streets? ‘You must be joking’
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 2 February 2006A NEW government bill that aims to tackle yobs and bring respect back into society has been supported by Middleton MP Jim Dobbin - but dismissed as 'whitewash' by locals.
33. Congestion buster gets the green light
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 2 February 2006AN INNOVATIVE system to tackle congestion problems at Middleton's busiest traffic junction is to be installed in the coming weeks.
34. Nearly 9,000 on the sick
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 2 February 2006A MASSIVE 8,900 Blackley residents are off work 'on the sick' - making the constituency the eighth-highest nationwide for incapacity benefit claims.
35. Bid to halt school closure gathers pace
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 2 February 2006PARENTS have stepped up their fight to save a local primary school after the council announced it was to look into its possible closure.