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1. Trip to Cheltenham
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008LATICS boss John Sheridan and skipper Sean Gregan are anticipating a difficult test after the club were handed a trip to Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup first round.
2. A little of what you fancy
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008SHROUDED in mystery and misunderstanding, the hitherto twilight world of burlesque is going mainstream.
3. 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’.
4. Stuck in a rut?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008WHO said romance is dead? The ancient art of duelling for a fair lady’s ‘hand’ has come to the historic estate of Tatton Park.
5. OPERA: Opera North, Lowry, 4-8 Nov
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008OPERA North takes over the Lowry’s Lyric Theatre next week – which brings a bit of autumnal cheer to opera buffs.
6. COMEDY: Frankie Boyle, Lowry, Sun 2 Nov
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008MOCK The Week star Frankie Boyle brings his brand of sardonic humour to The Lowry on Sunday.
7. Signing on
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008CHRIS Baines became the 11th player from the Roughyeds’ class of 2008 to sign on for next season after agreeing a new one-year deal last week.
8. MUSIC: Queen & Paul Rodgers, MEN Arena, 5 Nov
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008JUST what is it about the songs of Queen that attract the karaoke fanatic in just about everyone?
9. Living in a material world
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008IT'S embroidery… but not as you know it. An exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery features work from some of the northern hemisphere’s most dynamic textile artists and reveals how globalisation is transforming an artform which for centuries has been closely entwined with national identity.
10. Anti-apartheid man dies
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008AN Oldham-born cleric and anti-apartheid activist – who was expelled from Namibia for standing up against the brutal treatment of the colony’s native population – has died.