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1. Fresh consultation for secondary plans
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008OLDHAMERS are to get a second chance to have their say on the £230m scheme to transform secondary education across the borough.
2. Inspiration who was brave to the end
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008AN inspirational Failsworth woman has become the youngest person in the UK to die from an asbestos-related cancer.
3. 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.
4. It's in your hands
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 July 2008A GREATER Manchester-wide referendum will decide whether Oldham finally gets the Metrolink extension that would bring trams into the heart of the town centre.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.