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1. Twelve hours of hell
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 28 December 2007ADVERTISER readers are being urged to help catch a despicable criminal – a man prepared to leave one of the most vulnerable people in our borough in a desperate state for 12 hours.
2. Police in the dock after a family man killed himself
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 28 December 2007THE family of a grandfather from Oldham who was falsely accused of a serious crime may take legal action against Greater Manchester Police – after a coroner put much of the blame for his suicide at their door.
3. Six years for paedophile ‘is long enough’
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 28 December 2007APPEAL judges have not increased the prison sentence of a Chadderton paedophile who repeatedly raped a 12-year-old girl and encouraged his friends to do the same., the court heard.
4. German boy home for Christmas
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007A GERMAN teenager who is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl from Shaw while they were on holiday in Turkey has been released on bail after eight months behind bars without trial.
5. We have lift off
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007BOROUGH cyclists are riding high after Oldhamers helped to win a £50m lottery grant to create a national network of cycle and walking routes.
6. Gavin gets to match with a caring fan...
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007AN AILING football fan from Chadderton has used cash from the NHS to buy a season ticket for a fellow supporter so that he has vital company at home matches.
7. How we stepped in for the workers
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007THE OLDHAM Advertiser has helped ensure that workers from a Saddleworth mill get a fair compensation hearing after claiming the noisy environment left them permanently scarred.
8. Andy has that little bit ‘Extra’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007AN OLDHAM actor who says he "stumbled" into the profession is set to star in the most-eagerly anticipated TV comedy this Christmas – the last-ever episode of ‘Extras’.
9. God speed legend of two-wheel world
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007THE life of a man known as ‘Mr Belle Vue Speedway’ will be celebrated today in a special service.
10. Case study 1
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007OLDHAM’S coroner has issued a warning to motorists not to drink and drive after a young father was killed after crashing while over the legal limit.