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1. Pop man Pete heralds railway return
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 1 September 2003THE bustle and vibrancy of Ramsbottom is riding to Heywood on the back of the new rail link, says East Lancs Railway's most famous supporter.
2. News
Heywood Advertiser, Wednesday 23 July 2003Neighbourhood news will appear here ...
3. Heroism and tragedy in the Falklands
Heywood Advertiser, Thursday 19 June 2003DARNHILL paratrooper Steven Hope (aged 27) died in June while serving in the Falklands conflict.
4. Slum clearance changes the face of town
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 10 March 2003IN 1955 talks began about a new over-spill estate in Heywood to alleviate problems in inner city Manchester. Although Darnhill would not be built until nearly a decade later, this was the era of slum clearance and the start of the creation of Heywood
5. The Advertiser is born
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 10 March 2003THE Heywood Advertiser was the brainchild of a local man - the aptly-named John Heywood.
6. Official opening of town's premier park
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 10 March 2003A SPECIAL Saturday edition of the Heywood Advertiser appeared on 2 August 1879 to commemorate the opening of Queen's Park on that same day
7. Heywood a borough at last
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 10 March 2003HEYWOOD'S history may go back many centuries, but the town of Heywood, as a borough or district, is only just over 120 years old.
8. George and Mary drop in for tea and a chat
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 10 March 2003HEYWOOD received its first visit from a King and Queen on 12 July 1913, and the town came to a virtual standstill as a result.
9. Heywood and its Stone Age legacy
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 10 March 2003THERE are signs that human activity was taking place in Heywood around 10,000 years ago.
10. Rochdale here we come ...
Heywood Advertiser, Monday 10 March 20031ST APRIL 1974 ... a momentous day in the town's history, the day when Heywood ceased to be in control of its own destiny.