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1. Was David failed by system?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008PSYCHIATRIC care at the Royal Oldham Hospital has been labelled "atrocious" by the angry fiancee of a man who died there.
2. ‘Look to your heart' plea
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 November 2007A FATHER has made an emotional appeal to an Oldham schoolgirl to "look to her heart" and bring an end to the ordeal of his son, who has now spent seven months in a Turkish jail.
3. Local firm imports toy that has hospitalised children
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 November 2007A CHILDREN’S toy that is imported from China by a company based in Lees has been withdrawn from sale because it can replicate the effect of the ‘date rape’ drug GHB, also known as liquid ecstasy.
4. Pennine republic under discussion
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 21 November 2007PLANS by Saddleworth residents to break away from the control of Oldham Borough took another step forward on Monday when parish councillors agreed to join forces with other Pennine authorities to explore the idea.
5. Butcher John has new life in fast lane
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 21 November 2007A FORMER butcher is living life in the fast lane after giving up the family trade and becoming an award-winning film director.
6. TB scare at college
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 28 November 2007UP TO 30 and students at Oldham College are to face medical tests and a trip to France has been cancelled after a pupil was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
7. Gift from heaven
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 5 December 2007A BABY girl who was born five months after her father was killed in a motorbike accident has been described as "a gift from heaven" by her family.
8. TV stars: Show your support for drama centre with cash
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 5 December 2007SOME of the country’s best-known actors could be asked to help secure Oldham Theatre Workshop’s future.
9. How we stepped in for the workers
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 December 2007THE OLDHAM Advertiser has helped ensure that workers from a Saddleworth mill get a fair compensation hearing after claiming the noisy environment left them permanently scarred.
10. Woman left by police at side of road at 5am... but no apology
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 24 October 2007POLICE say they have no reason to apologise to a woman after she was left in the early hours of the morning in a supermarket car park miles from her home, without any money.