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1. Iconic homes off the agenda
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 November 2008A BUILDING firm has pulled the plug on a landmark housing development that was once hailed as ‘an iconic vision of 21st century living for Oldham town centre’.
2. MPs put drinks boss in spotlight
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 November 2008THE Oldham man who runs the world’s biggest alcoholic drinks company could be hauled before MPs to answer claims his firm has been flouting an agreement on health warnings.
3. Mole man will fight his MEP
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 November 2008AN OLDHAM mole catcher who blames the European Union for putting him out of business has staged a protest outside the office of Euro MP Chris Davies.
4. How forklift truck driver became an FA Cup hero
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 November 2008A FORKLIFT truck driver from Oldham found himself chuckling with excitement as he realised he was about to become an unlikely hero of the FA Cup.
5. Not a ‘flantastic’ week for Woolas
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008SOME weeks are more eventful than others, and Phil Woolas MP may not look upon the last seven days as being exactly ‘flantastic’.
6. Pupils ‘not getting the education they deserve’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008ST AUGUSTINE’S school has been served an official ‘notice to improve’ by a government inspector.
7. It’s free to ‘lap it up’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008THOUSANDS of laptop computers – as well as free Internet access – are to be given away in Oldham in an attempt to bridge ‘the digital divide’.
8. Managers in fear as council seeks cuts
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 1 October 2008OLDHAM Council has revealed that up to 150 jobs could go in the first phase of cost-cutting measures – and warned that they might well be managerial posts.
9. This SCUM robbed and harmed OAP
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 1 October 2008A CAREER criminal who laughed at a 92-year old woman as she begged him to stop stealing her family jewellery has been jailed. jail term reflecting on his actions."
10. Nightmare over for wronged parents
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 1 October 2008AN OLDHAM couple whose three-month-old daughter was taken into care over "misguided" suspicion of abuse have been awarded £8,000 in compensation.