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1. Two months without funding for teen' tennis hope
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 July 2008FAILSWORTH tennis ace Daniel Smethurst has been served a two-month funding ban after staying out late on the eve of a key Wimbledon match.
2. Ernie is at peace
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 9 July 2008HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to Ernie Cooksey, who lost his battle with skin cancer just weeks before the birth of his first child.
3. Second club sponsor has gone bump
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 9 July 2008OLDHAM Athletic’s finances have taken a further blow after another of the club’s major sponsors entered voluntary administration.
4. Daniel’s a smashing lad, he knows he was wrong
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 9 July 2008THE father of Failsworth’s rising tennis ace Daniel Smethurst has defended the teenager over reports that he stayed out late the night before a crucial Wimbledon match.
5. Shock at loss of ‘a truly visionary son of Oldham’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 25 June 2008TRIBUTES have been paid to Ajit Medtia, the Oldham-born property tycoon whose fairytale life included marriage to an Indian Princess and playing polo with the future King of England.
6. Simple choice? Congestion fees or transport plans stall
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 11 June 2008DETAILS of the £3bn package that would bring Metrolink into Oldham town centre – and provide access to a new "world class" public transport system – have been unveiled.
7. Health staff pay price for parking problems
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 11 June 2008HEALTH chiefs are cutting the number of parking permits for Royal Oldham Hospital staff in a bid to free up spaces for patients and visitors.
8. Shame of caterers: 25% fail on hygiene
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 4 June 2008A QUARTER of Oldham’s food premises have been sent written warnings for failing to meet basic hygiene in the past year.
9. Ladette culture a big concern
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 28 May 2008BINGE drinking among young women is spiralling out of control in Oldham – with local officers having found women in such a stupor that they have woken on the street without any knowledge of how they got there.
10. Cab firms could face chop for rank bad performance
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 28 May 2008POORLY-PERFORMING taxi firms have been warned to clean up their act or face being closed down.