SEPTEMBER
ALONG-SERVING hairdresser hung up his scissors after 42 years in business.
Len Albon started his salon, The Razor’s Edge, in Toad Lane in 1974, later moving to Yorkshire Street.
Since then, he had snipped and styled the hair of thousands of customers.
DAME Gracie Fields, one of Rochdale’s most famous citizens, was immortalised in bronze in her home town.
Her friend, comedian and actor Roy Hudd, unveiled a statue of the star outside the town hall, scene of many of her return visits to Rochdale.
Among the hundreds of people at the unveiling was Gracie’s niece, Melanie Stansfield, who said: “It’s just fabulous that this statue has been erected and it’s wonderful to see the warm reception it’s been given by all the public who turned out to see it.”
A TEENAGER was gearing up for life as a boy in blue after becoming Greater Manchester Police’s youngest ever special constable.
James Cannings, 19, from Rochdale, was sworn in by Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts at a ceremony.
He was hoping to put his experience working as a customer service apprentice at Rochdale Hornets to good use in serving the community.
“It’s an excellent opportunity to really put myself in a great position to chase my career dreams,” he said.