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1. Rest in peas
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008AMATEUR gardeners are taking over an unusual plot to grow flowers and vegetables – in the corner of a cemetery.
2. Henry’s record still stands
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008A 100-year-old record held by legendary Oldham swimmer Henry Taylor has been equalled during Great Britain’s golden winning streak at the China Olympics.
3. Mum’s the word for our ‘fab five’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008THE girls definitely hold sway in the Brown household.
4. Cycle star Chris is a bronze age man
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008OLDHAM’S Olympian – cyclist Chris Newton – will return from Beijing a hero after winning bronze in his fourth, and probably last, Olympic Games.
5. Oldhamers ‘will vote for congestion charge’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008THE people of Oldham – and Greater Manchester – WILL vote for congestion charging, according to secret polling data obtained by the Advertiser.
6. Oldham hits back at ‘move south’ report
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008A REPORT which says that efforts to regenerate Oldham are a waste of time and that residents would be better off moving to the South has been described as insulting and patronising.
7. Our Ged is Britain’s strongest pensioner
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008A GREAT-GRANDFATHER is proving age is no barrier to weighty helpings of success – after being named the strongest pensioner in Britian.
8. Woodhouses still have Lord’s chance
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008A VILLAGE cricket team are still one game away from playing at Lord’s after their semi-final match was postponed – for the second time.
9. The pain of losing my only son will never go away
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008A HEARTBROKEN mother has spoken of her anguish after hearing how her son was killed by a speeding driver.
10. Don’t treat me like a ‘scruff’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 13 August 2008WISECRACKING cops rearranged fridge-magnets into a cheeky calling card after smashing into the wrong house.