A PAIR of teenage burglars have started prison sentences after carrying out a horrifying spate of break-ins across Oldham. Harrison Chadderton and Ellis Dymond stole…
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Author: Adam Higgins
No-go zones for persistent offenders as police clamp down
HUNDREDS of serial offenders are being banned from specific areas across Greater Manchester as part of a police crackdown – and they face prison if…
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£220k fund offers local grants to tackle waste and boost recycling
LOCAL projects can now apply for grants of up to £20,000 to help reduce waste and boost recycling in new and creative ways. The Recycle…
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The free course helping locals take a ‘step into the NHS’
CARING Oldham residents are on the pathway to a career in the NHS after completing a free eight-week course. Twenty-three people have begun the journey…
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Community push for banking hub in Royton
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to give their backing to a new banking hub in Royton. The town has lost all of its high street banks,…
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Oldham man, 76, to face trial over historic child sex offences
AN ELDERLY man from Oldham will appear in court next year on trial for historic sexual offences against children in the town. Mumtaz Khan, 76,…
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New funding will ‘provide urgent lifeline’ for Oldham families
OVER £4 million will be spent over the next year to support Oldham residents experiencing financial hardship. The cash boost has come courtesy of the…
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Two men guilty of kidnapping and assaulting elderly man
TWO men who bundled an 87-year-old man into the back of a car before strangling him and threatening him with a knife have been found…
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Rotarians fund specially adapted bikes for pupils
TWO kind-hearted Rotary clubs have donated two special cycles to a secondary school in Oldham. Late last year, the Oldham Metro and Saddleworth clubs were…
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Hospice’s dancing competition was Strictly sensational
A LOCAL hospice’s version of Strictly Come Dancing has tangoed its way to triumph, raising over £65,000 for patient care. Dr Kershaw’s Hospice says it…
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