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1. ‘Put drugs in hands of government’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 10 August 2005AN OLDHAM EURO-MP is demanding a change in Britain's drugs laws which he claims put billions of pounds into the pockets of criminals and could even fund terrorists.
2. Happy slappers strike
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 3 August 2005'HAPPY slapping' - the disturbing trend in violent assault which sees teenagers film attacks on unsuspecting bystanders on their mobile phones - has spread to Oldham.
3. Burglars frightened woman, 94, to death
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 17 August 2005A 94-YEAR-OLD great grandmother died shortly after she was burgled for the second time in a week, an inquest heard.
4. New police chief breaks new ground
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 17 August 2005OLDHAM is to have its first female chief superintendent after Caroline Ball was named as the successor to Keith Bentley.
5. 92-mile detour as canal stays closed
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 June 2005A LOCAL stretch of the Rochdale Canal will remain closed indefinitely - meaning a 92-mile detour for boats wanting to sail from the Pennines to Manchester, or vice versa.
6. Oldham Road residents are demanding action
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 6 July 2005TWO deaths and a robbery in the space of a week is rapidly transforming an unremarkable road into one of the most notorious in the country.
7. £160m in pipeline for poor housing
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 June 2005A HOUSING revolution is coming to Oldham with as much as £160 million potentially being pumped into transforming public and private properties.
8. Two deaths in one week – same road
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 June 2005OLDHAM'S top cop has attempted to reassure the people of Failsworth following two deaths in the space of a week.
9. Talking signs keep the revellers in line
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 22 June 2005REVELLERS in Oldham town centre will be under no illusions that 'big brother' is watching when 'talking signs' are introduced to the town centre next month.
10. Devastated by loss of a caring brother
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 13 July 2005THE BROTHER of a 60-year-old man who died in a road traffic accident in Fitton Hill has spoken of his heartbreak.