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21. Brave Sam lost arm in mincer
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 September 2006SPECIAL REPORT THE parents of a 15-year-old boy whose arm was amputated when it became trapped in a butcher's mincer have praised their 'remarkably brave' son.
22. Crash hero's friend for life
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 13 September 2006SPECIAL REPORT WHEN Dutch lorry driver Fred Kolenbrander was trapped beneath his 20-tonne lorry and feeling his life slip away, the last thing on his mind was making a new friend - but that is just what he got.
23. Three strikes and troublesome public are out of meetings
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 13 September 2006A PUBLIC code of conduct - including a 'three-strikes-and-you're-out' policy - will be trialed at the troubled Failsworth and Hollinwood Area Committee meetings.
24. Ace idea to break a record
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 6 September 2006ADVERTISER readers can help serve up an ace this weekend by smashing a Guinness World Record.
25. Bombers won’t spoil this beautiful country
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 6 September 2006AN OLDHAMER now living in Turkey has vowed the country will never bow to terrorism after three bombs rocked popular tourist destinations last week.
26. Does boom mean gloom?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 August 2006NEW national figures that show house prices in Oldham have rocketed by up to 21 per cent in value in the last year have been met with scepticism by local estate agents.
27. That’s one ‘L’ of an achievement
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 August 2006JOE Dawson has finally passed his driving test at the ripe old age of 80 - after almost 60 years of motoring.
28. ASBO the answer for disruptive deaf man?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 August 2006A DISTRICT councillor has urged his counterparts to look at placing an ASBO on a 53-year-old man to stop him disrupting public meetings.
29. Lapdancing a Shaw thing
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 9 August 2006THE owner of Legends nightclub in Shaw has won a fierce battle with residents and Youth Services to turn the venue into a lapdancing club.
30. ‘Don’t take away our reason for getting out of bed in the mornings’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 9 August 2006EXCLUSIVE MORE than 225 disabled people in Oldham could lose their jobs at Christmas in drastic cuts at Remploy, the Government-funded employment scheme.