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1. Local tax could be needed for Metrolink
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 5 May 2004PLANS to extend the Metrolink to Oldham are under threat due to planning and funding delays, according to a leading transport expert.
2. Council urge voters to take care of their postal ballot papers
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 5 May 2004POLLING staff at Oldham Council are gearing up for their busiest election time ever.
3. It’s time to take down the barrier
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 5 May 2004RESIDENTS living in the shadow of a physical reminder of the 2001 disturbances believe the time has come for it to be torn down.
4. Cancer centre for Oldham
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 13 May 2004THE Royal Oldham Hospital is to get a multi-million pound cancer centre that will benefit patients across the borough.
5. Major cut in town centre crime rate
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 May 2004CONFIDENCE in Oldham town centre is returning following the success of tough measures that have reduced violent crime by 8.5 per cent in 12 months.
6. Royton actor defends role in explicit movie
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 26 May 2004AN actor from Royton who stars in a film described as the most sexually explicit ever made for mainstream cinema has defended it at the Cannes Film Festival.
7. £2m bus station may soon be heading West
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 May 2004WORK could begin early next year on the new £2m West Street bus station - bringing an end to the days of waiting in the dark and damp for the town's public transport users.
8. ‘We’ve no links with Al-Qaeda’
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 13 May 2004A MUSLIM cleric has hit back at allegations that a Werneth mosque was a recruiting ground for potential 9/11 terrorists.
9. Triple-header will make weekend one of our best ever
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 26 May 2004IT'S going to be party time this Bank Holiday weekend for all Oldhamers.
10. Doubts raised over handling of first ever postal ballot
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 19 May 2004POSTAL voting in Oldham's June elections could be open to widespread abuse if early indications are anything to go by, it has been claimed.