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1. Our ever-changing cities
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 18 January 2008A NEW exhibition focuses on the changing face of Manchester and its nearest rival, Liverpool.
2. 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.
3. MUSIC: Yasmin Levy, Lowry, 24 Jan
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 18 January 2008YASMIN Levy sings in a language that’s in danger of dying out, but it hasn’t stopped her connecting with fans and critics alike.
4. Rangers race clear
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008SADDLEWORTH Rangers took the derby day honours as an 18-6 win at Waterhead saw them rack up an 11th consecutive victory to move two points clear at the top of National Conference League division one.
5. 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.
6. BAE battle for second
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 16 January 2008THE latest round of matches in the Oldham and District Table Tennis league saw BAE A win 6-4 at Werneth A as the battle hots up for second spot in division one.
7. 'Latics were lucky'
Oldham Advertiser, Sunday 20 January 2008LATICS boss John Sheridan admitted his side had been lucky to leave Yeovil Town with a 0-0 draw and a point last weekend.
8. 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.
9. Northern uproar
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 18 January 2008THEATRE: Hobson's Choice, Lowry, from 23 January - FROM one straight-talking Northerner in the nation’s favourite soap, John Savident takes the role of another in Harold Brighouse’s glorious play Hobson’s Choice.
10. 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.