Special report

25 years of the Oldham Advertiser

IN THIS section we take a look-back at 1982 and 1983 - when the Advertiser was born ...

Carl still revved up by roar of motorbike engine

MOTOCROSS addict Carl Handley is still racing his bike, 25 years after becoming British Amateur champion.

Gerry's still blowing strong

ANY police officer worth his, or her, salt is used to being ‘on the beat’, but back in 1983 we introduced our readers to two local bobbies who were rarely ‘off the beat’ – whether on duty or not.

Step in to help cloggers

THE clogs are shining and the costumes neatly pressed. All that’s needed are enough dancers to keep alive a folk tradition that stretches back hundreds of years.

Lock in a hard place didn’t beat volunteers

ON Friday the new £1.7m Frenches Wharf Marina was opened in Greenfield as an off-shoot from the Huddersfield Canal. It’s being billed by the developers as a major future tourist attraction, and yet it is easy to forget that none of this would have been possible without the efforts of a willing band of volunteers.

'Enemies' become best of friends

GERMAN prisoner of war Vinzenz Miere made an emotional return to Oldham 25 years ago this week to visit a local family who had taken him under their wing at the end of the Second World War.

Boy, how my two little miracles have grown ...

THIS week 25 years ago Janet Entwistle received the news she had been waiting for – against all odds her twin sons were going to survive following weeks of uncertainty.