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11. Cyclone brings dread to a local community
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 21 November 2007OLDHAM’S Bangladeshi community has been frantically trying to contact family and friends for news after a devastating cyclone destroyed vast parts of the Asian country – reportedly killing up to 10,000 people.
12. Twins join the generation game
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 November 2007FIVE generations of the same family have come together to celebrate the birth of the latest additions to the gang – twins.
13. DJ speaks of his horror at club carnage
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 November 2007AN OLDHAM-born international DJ has spoken of his "deep shock" after four people were shot dead and nine injured during his set in a club in Venezuela.
14. Benefit fraudsters may face telephone ‘lie detector’ test
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 November 2007Oldham Council is to explore implementing lie-detection voice recognition technology to reduce benefit fraud.
15. League ranks safest taxis
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 November 2007THE best and worst safety records of the borough’s taxi firms are revealed in a new Oldham Council league table.
16. ‘Step up the fight against hate crime’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 November 2007A MAN who had his home vandalised and was assaulted for being gay has called on police to take homosexual hate crimes more seriously.
17. It's like Life of Grime
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 November 2007NEIGHBOURS of a man they accuse of having Oldham’s worst garden are calling for action to prevent a serious health hazard.
18. America ready for some Pure Oldham talent
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 November 2007A CULT singer from Failsworth has finally been given a long overdue break and the chance to make his mark in America.
19. Readers were so right to roam
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 November 2007OLDHAM Ramblers Association has praised Advertiser readers who came forward to help with an important survey that has ramifications for us all.
20. Changing a course of history
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 31 October 2007BACK in 1982 a small group of amateur archaeologists from Saddleworth were rewriting history by redefining the trail of the Roman road through Oldham.