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1. Heads you win
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 26 November 2008OLDHAM has become a ‘prime’ mover in a new national table of the top state schools in the country.
2. Unexpected ‘zoo’ found in drug raid
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 November 2008HUNDREDS of exotic animals and insects were seized along with drugs, jewellery and a machete during a police raid in Oldham.
3. Fire crews under siege from armed hoodlums
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 November 2008OLDHAM firefighters were ambushed and attacked by youths who launched fireworks and bricks at them on their busiest night of the year.
4. On a mission to save amateur arts
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 November 2008A LOCAL science teacher is on a mission to save amateur arts across the borough.
5. The pie’s the limit
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 November 2008A CAFE in Failsworth has seen its trade double since it launched a pie named after the district.
6. 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.
7. This is the real me!
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 October 2008AN Oldham woman says her life has become a living hell after falling victim to an identity fraud.
8. Siblings are off to a flyer
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 5 November 2008THE sky’s the limit for four of the Blackmore siblings, who have taken a giant leap towards their shared dream of a flying career.
9. Hit-and-run rider gets 15 months for leaving man disabled
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 5 November 2008A MAN who fled persecution and came to Oldham in the hope of building a new life has been left severely disabled – and the man responsible given just 15 months in prison.
10. Brace yourselves for a bleak midwinter
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 22 October 2008OLDHAMERS are being warned to brace themselves for a bleak and uncertain winter as the recession bites.