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1. Put school kids through the mill
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 December 2004A BOROUGH builder has offered Oldham Council £1 for a derelict, but historic, mill - so that he can rejuvenate it with the help of local schoolchildren.
2. Beslan siege survivors coming to town
Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 21 December 2004SURVIVORS of the Beslan siege, who saw some of their classmates and teachers killed in one of the worst terrorist incidents in recent memory, are to visit Oldham.
3. '15 years on, and Strangeways riot still haunts me'
Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 21 December 2004A MAN who as a teenager witnessed the full horror of the Strangeways riot claims it has left him facing a lifetime confined to his own four walls..
4. Cancer baby home for Christmas
Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 21 December 2004BRAVE cancer sufferer Kelsey Shyne-Slater has handed her family the best present ever after being allowed home from hospital for Christmas.
5. Leaders cautious over Metrolink 'olive branch'
Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 21 December 2004OLDHAM'S leaders have given a mixed reaction to the decision Metrolink could once again be back on track after Alistair Darling pledged £520m of Government money.
6. Drug smuggler escapes from jail
Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 21 December 2004A CONVICTED drug smuggler whose family members were kidnapped has disappeared - days before a court was due to strip him of thousands of pounds in assets.
7. It's a new Dawn as Asda rolls in
Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 21 December 2004ASDA are set to unveil plans for a multi-million pound store in the centre of Shaw which will create over 400 jobs.
8. Council is still rated as ‘weak’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 15 December 2004OLDHAM Council is still among the worst 20 per cent of local authority's in the country after receiving another 'weak' rating.
9. New bid to free May set to fail
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 8 December 2004WHILE most Oldhamers will be enjoying Christmas at home with their families one Royton mother won't - for the 12th year in a row.
10. Martin’s heroics saved entire family
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 8 December 2004A PARAMEDIC who braved an inferno to help rescue a family has received a bravery award for his actions.