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1. Teenage refugee dumped in Oldham
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008A LOCAL charity for refugees is confident a 13-year-old Afghan boy who was smuggled into Oldham in a lorry and dumped in the street will be able to settle in the borough.
2. Baby Rebecca born in a car
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008BABY Rebecca Davies-Smith had an unusual arrival into the world – she was born in the passenger seat of a car after a frantic race against time to get her mum to hospital.
3. Age no deterrent to leaning on lamppost
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008IF you are passing through Saddleworth on a Sunday and spot a lamppost, grab it before someone else comes and leans on it.
4. Time passes but a jewel remains
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008A FAMILY business is celebrating 50 years of trading – courtesy of one man’s bid to escape the Nazis and build a new life.
5. Was David failed by system?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008PSYCHIATRIC care at the Royal Oldham Hospital has been labelled "atrocious" by the angry fiancee of a man who died there.
6. Two charged over murder of Jason Taylor
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008TWO people have appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of 37-year-old Jason Taylor, who was found dead in his flat by his mother on New Year’s Day.
7. Woolas: I’m clear over Hain’s finances
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008PHIL Woolas MP has spoken exclusively to the Oldham Advertiser to refute allegations he was involved in the mismanagement of Cabinet Minister Peter Hain’s financial affairs.
8. Health bosses say ‘sorry’ after patients' data lost
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008SENSITIVE personal information on almost 150 NHS patients in the Oldham area has been "lost", health bosses have admitted.
9. Price to pay for 0% Council Tax?
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 23 January 2008OLDHAM’S biggest political parties have committed to a zero-per-cent Council Tax rise for 2008/9 after an unexpected Government cash windfall.
10. Villages aim to tap into water power
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 23 January 2008TOP Government scientists are to examine an ambitious green scheme to convert water power into electricity for Saddleworth villages.