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1. Have-a-go-hero at pub
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 25 May 2005RAIDERS who attempted to make off with a safe from a Saddleworth pub were thwarted by a modest hero.
2. Bigamist caught by website brag
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 4 May 2005A BIGAMIST from Oldham was caught out by his first wife after bragging about getting married to a new young bride on the Friends Reunited website.
3. Pressure on for Minister Woolas
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 11 May 2005PHIL WOOLAS has been given a new high-profile and high-pressure job as Minister for Local Government - including responsibility for the controversial Council Tax review.
4. Under 12 football team is barred after brawl
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 25 May 2005THE manager of a junior football team has hit out after his players were barred from a tournament after an on-pitch brawl.
5. Move over Claire... here comes Rachel
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 11 May 2005AN OLDHAMER is one of many women with drive who are flocking to become bus drivers in Manchester after being inspired by a Corrie storyline.
6. Is this the price of progress?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 11 May 2005EXCLUSIVE PLANS to build a 96-bedroom hotel in Hollinwood have been backed by councillors despite the fact a 100-year-old dental practice, serving 7,500 patients, will have to be demolished.
7. Alt shows nation how to beat the yobs
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 25 May 2005EXCLUSIVE AN Oldham estate's brave bid to rid itself of terror gangs, vandalism and anti-social behaviour is to become a role model for deprived communities across the rest of the borough - and the country.
8. Police hunt child snatcher
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 18 May 2005PARENTS of school-aged chidren are being told to be extra vigilant after an attempt was made to grab a nine-year-old girl.
9. Beslan siege survivors had a ball in Oldham
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 4 May 2005SPECIAL FEATURE SURVIVORS of the Beslan siege - who saw classmates and teachers killed in a violent terrorist atrocity - have returned home after spending a month in Oldham.
10. It’s official: we’re a university town
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 18 May 2005IT was a momentous day for education in Oldham on Monday with the official opening of the new University Centre.
