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1. Anger as petrol hits £5 a gallon
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008UNLEADED petrol has smashed through the £5-a-gallon mark for the very first time at Oldham pumps.
2. Pair are guilty of murdering brave grandad
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008TWO thugs have been convicted of murdering an Oldham grandad who they attacked for just £20 as part of a violent rampage through Oldham town centre.
3. Rugby pioneers jet off to heat of Dubai
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008SADDLEWORTH Ran-gers will become the first-ever team to play a Rugby League match in the searing heat of Dubai this weekend.
4. Rail line shut after fire sparks explosion fear
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008RAIL commuters suffered major disruption when a section of the Oldham-Rochdale line had to be closed after a suspected arson attack.
5. Strike forces thousands of pupils to stay at home
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008A NATIONAL one-day teachers’ pay strike left more than half of Oldham’s pupils unable to attend school.
6. Modesty of Army hero who saved pals’ lives
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008A HEROIC soldier from Failsworth honoured after saving the lives of two colleagues in Afghanistan said it was "just a normal day at the office".
7. Trek across the Himalayas? You must be bananas
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008NO-ONE could accuse David Parkinson of being yellow when it comes to taking up a challenge.
8. Howzat for a fitting name for a golf hole
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 April 2008EX-ENGLAND cricket captain Michael Atherton proved he still has a keen eye for the ball – but now he’s showing those skills with his golf swing.
9. Rehab on the rise
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 23 April 2008STARTLING new figures show that the number of young people in drug rehabilitation in our borough has quadrupled in a period of 12 months.
10. Grandparent killed for mobile phone?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 23 April 2008A 62-YEAR-OLD granddad was brutally beaten to death after two men went on a rampage through Oldham town centre.