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21. A waste of time and public money
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 September 2007A CONTROVERSIAL celebrity lawyer known as Mr Loophole hit out at prosecutors after persuading magistrates to spare an Oldham millionairess a possible jail term.
22. ‘My friend could be paralysed for life - and someone knows who did it'
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 September 2007BEST friends Fissaha Tasfagabir and Habt-on Ademneskel travelled around the globe in search of a better life - now one of them has been left facing permanent paralysis after a horrifying hit-and-run accident in Oldham.
23. Magnus has got a ticket to write
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 September 2007A BUS driver with a reputation for telling tall tales has won a nationwide story competition.
24. Man suffocated in bath with plastic sheet over his head
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 August 2007AN electrician from Oldham accidentally killed himself when what may have been a sex experiment went wrong.
25. Peacock’s new ‘nest’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 September 2007FORGET wrens, robins and magpies, Oldhamers much prefer the exotic when it comes to their feathered friends.
26. Imitation gun nearly blinded local shopper
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 August 2007A 14-year-old nearly blinded an innocent shopper with a ball bearing fired from a replica gun.
27. School will celebrate all GCSE passes
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 September 2007FAILSWORTH School is to change the way it publishes its GCSEs results after almost half of it students were not recognised in this year's batch of successes.
28. Borough mosques ‘are not a hotbed for extremists’
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 September 2007MUSLIM leaders have vehemently refuted reports that half of the UK's mosques - including many in Oldham - are controlled by a radical brand of Islam with a hatred of western values.
29. Not bad for a young lad from Glodwick
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 12 September 2007IF someone had told Lee Jasper at 15 that he would end up rubbing shoulders with Nelson Mandela and the Rev Jesse Jackson, and be considered the Mayor of London's most trusted adviser, he would have laughed in disbelief.
30. Bar staff serve up cheeky surprise
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 28 November 2007THE brave bar staff at a borough pub have bared all in the name of charity.