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1. 200 jobs lost but 130 will be saved
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 April 2004Electrical fitting manufacturer Eaton has announced 200 redundancies, but says that 130 jobs will be saved by relocation to new premises.
2. Compulsory drug tests in the town cells
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 April 2004OLDHAMERS who find themselves arrested and placed in a cell will now face a mandatory drug test.
3. Woman, 22, in road tragedy
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 April 2004A 22-YEAR-OLD woman from Oldham has tragically died after her car collided head on with another vehicle in Rochdale on Friday night.
4. Walk on wild side against wind farms
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 April 2004THE long-awaited decision day on the fate of the proposed wind farm on Denshaw Moor has been postponed indefinitely.
5. House of Lords give go-ahead for postal voting in June elections
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 April 2004ALL-POSTAL voting in Oldham for the forthcoming local and European elections has finally been given the go-ahead by the House of Lords who had blocked the plans on five previous occasions.
6. Wind farm d-day looms
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 April 2004EARLY last year rumours were rife that United Utilities was set to build a huge wind farm on Denshaw Moor and now, 14 months on, the big decision day is looming.
7. Council hoping to resolve grave repairs problem
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 7 April 2004AN END to the long running and emotive issue of who should re-erect gravestones and memorials in the town's cemeteries looks to be in sight.
8. Customs seize £66k from Miller as he boards China flight
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 April 2004CUSTOMS officers seized £66,000 in cash from a company boss from Oldham as he tried to board a flight to China.
9. Rangers face redundancy
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 14 April 2004THE FUTURE of Oldham's neighbourhood rangers is hanging in the balance after it was revealed that funding for the service is to be cut.
10. Born winner
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 21 April 2004A YOUNG Oldham couple can give their new-born baby the best of starts in life - after winning the lottery just hours before first child Demi-Leigh arrived in the world.