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1. The day Oldham entered the digital age
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 January 2009THE OPENING of a £10m factory signalled the official arrival of what was described as a technological revolution to Oldham in January 1984.
2. Make a leap to Frog Day
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 30 July 2008DISCOVER more fascinating facts about the Great War in a terribly good exhibition.
3. Vibrant, trendy and black
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 7 July 2005AN EXHIBITION in Manchester turns the spotlight on how Britain's black population integrated its music, clothes and style into its adopted homeland. It uses archive film and pictures as well as actual clothes.
4. Never forget childish art
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 9 July 2008CHILDISH scribbles in crayon may adorn fridges across the country – but rarely find their way into serious art galleries.
5. Asian history needs recording
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 February 2005THE guardians of Oldham's history are appealing to members of the borough's ethnic minorities to help supplement their black and Asian sections and ensure their role in the community is recorded for posterity.
6. REVIEW: Frank Sinatra @ Palace Theatre
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 9 June 2008FRANK Sinatra, as we all know, was a man fond of extravagance and opulence. With that in mind, Ol' Blue Eyes would surely have fond much to admire in the Sinatra tribute show which played at the Palace Theatre for six packed-out dates.
7. Catch the wheel deal
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 15 September 2006IT'S not often you get to see 62 world champions crowned at a single sporting event - but now is the time and Manchester's Velodrome is the place for the action as the UCI World Masters' Track Championships come to town.
8. Revealing roots to Victoria
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 7 April 2006A biography of Victoria Wood's mother gives an insight into life in east Manchester before the Second World War. Conrad Astley spoke to its author - the comedian's brother.
9. The big picture: Russian history revisited
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 13 January 2006While the story of the rise and fall of communism in the Soviet Union is often told from a western perspective, a new exhibition shows how it was seen by those most closely affected by it. Conrad Astley took a look.
10. A microcosm of society
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 14 September 2007MANCUNIANS are often the first to see to be able to see groundbreaking exhibitions and the current crop in and around the city is no exception.