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1. Mill is new front-runner for a third academy
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008A FORMER cotton mill in Hollinwood could become the home to a new academy school.
2. Out of ideas for the old Town Hall
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 3 September 2008THE fate of Oldham’s old Town Hall is once again up in the air with the local council looking for new ideas to breathe fresh life into the historic building.
3. Help bring joy to an unlucky couple
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 27 August 2008A ROYTON couple who had to delay their plans to marry when they both became seriously ill are hoping Advertiser readers will help them win the wedding of their dreams.
4. Planning blow to mosque bid
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 27 August 2008PLANS for a mosque and multi-purpose community centre on Manchester Road in Werneth have been rejected.
5. Oldham hits back at ‘move south’ report
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 20 August 2008A REPORT which says that efforts to regenerate Oldham are a waste of time and that residents would be better off moving to the South has been described as insulting and patronising.
6. Gang threatened to kill firefighters
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 6 August 2008YOBS threatened to kill firefighters in the latest in a series of attacks on crews in Westwood.
7. Bugged by statistics
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 13 August 2008PEST controllers have been called to the Royal Oldham on 353 occasions in the last two years to deal with unwelcome guests that are believed to have included rats, mice, cockroaches and ants.
8. Teenager in trauma after night in centre
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 July 2008A TEENAGER suffered horrific injuries – that required more than 50 staples to his head – after being savagely assaulted in Oldham town centre.
9. Upset of the war veteran robbed of bingo prize.
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 July 2008AN 86-year-old war veteran has spoken exclusively to the Advertiser about the shock of being robbed of his £1,000 winnings just moments after leaving the Mecca Bingo hall in Oldham.
10. Brother's gift of life
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 23 July 2008BROTHERS Matthew and Nathan Gardner have always had a strong bond, but they now share even closer ties after the elder sibling gave up a kidney to give his younger brother his life back.