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Forum: General Chat 18-03-2009, 07:44

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close Yes Polly you are right the Observer main offices were on Edgar Street with the back door on the same street as the Nags Head.

Forum: General Chat 17-03-2009, 07:20

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close The location for the Observer was Edgar Street,The Nags Head was one of the watering holes for the printing staff(manys the tray of beer I carried down the road).Sam Eubank was the licensee. Yes...

Forum: General Chat 16-03-2009, 15:43

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close Would it be Drake Street Rochdale same as the Free Press? I'm not certain on this as I lost track of the Obs. after moving on,only to bump into it again some 30 years down the line at the Chadderton...

Forum: General Chat 16-03-2009, 15:32

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close Oh for the days of "hot metal" when owner Harry Crossley,editor Frank Kitchener and foreman Les Stott would return from their pint in the Blockade Hotel inspect the last page"pull" and declare...

Forum: General Chat 13-03-2009, 12:44

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close Somethings never change Wadey,as I said in an earlier post execs are untouchable(for a while at least.) During my career I worked printing many local and National papers,it was always the case of...

Forum: General Chat 11-03-2009, 10:42

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close Generally speaking,I think thatpaid for Newspapers have had there day.With internet and satellite news availability.Who wants yesterdays news?

Forum: General Chat 11-03-2009, 10:25

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close Yes Wadey,a fall from £6 a share two years ago.A bit worrying when my pension is tied to this!

Forum: General Chat 11-03-2009, 09:16

Replies: 65 Observer Offices to close Views: 2,103 Posted By Lampman Re: Observer Offices to close As a former employee of the Accrington Observer,I think it is sad that the office will close,but as someone else has said the writing was on the wall. The fact that the paper has been printed in...

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