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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. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Binge drink blues
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007OLDHAM is a booze-ridden borough with a staggering 41,000 binge-drinkers said to be regularly consuming hazardous or harmful levels of alcohol.
6. Hundreds lucky to escape after railway sabotage
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 December 2007VANDALS put the lives of hundreds of rail passengers in danger during an alarming spate of incidents that resulted in four trains smashing into obstructions deliberately placed on the tracks near Shaw station.
7. Council Xmas do ends in a ‘ding dong’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 December 2007AN Oldham Council officer is facing the sack after brawling with his boss at the local authority’s Christmas party.
8. Borough primaries are top-class performers
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 December 2007EDUCATION standards are rising across Oldham’s primary schools – and proud staff, pupils and parents at two have attained status amongst the country’s elite.
9. Bags of fun for families
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 7 December 2007SATURDAYS needn’t be boring – just take the kids along to Salford Quays.
10. Cotton and catacombs
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 7 December 2007AT THE turn of last century, the tomb of two Egyptian brothers made its way to Manchester. Professor Rosalie David relates the remarkable tale to Angela Kelly …