A BENEVOLENT butcher found himself a Christmas hero after stepping in after a nearby shop was forced to close following a ram raid attack. People…
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Police taskforce set up to counter increase in business crime
By Charlotte Green, local democracy reporter A DEDICATED police team, Operation Dynamo, has been set up after a 500 per cent rise in commercial burglaries…
View More Police taskforce set up to counter increase in business crimeShaw set to get new petrol station after successful appeal
Shaw is to get a new petrol station after a successful appeal. Planning permission has now been granted for the filling station at Asda Supermarket,…
View More Shaw set to get new petrol station after successful appealMP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment
DEBBIE Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment. The MP has pledged her commitment to Holocaust…
View More MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of CommitmentSpeedwatch volunteers wanted for duty on busy Rochdale Road
A COMMUNITY speedwatch initiative is set to take place on a section of highway in Royton previously likened to Brands Hatch. But at least four…
View More Speedwatch volunteers wanted for duty on busy Rochdale RoadCommunity rallies to donate £5,600 to Oldham Foodbank after devastating break-in
by Lewis Tibbs THE kind-hearted community has donated about £5,600 and counting to Oldham Foodbank after thieves trashed their office and stole valuable items. Volunteers…
View More Community rallies to donate £5,600 to Oldham Foodbank after devastating break-inMP secures ten-minute rule bill to tackle late payments
LATE payments campaigner Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has secured a ten-minute rule bill promoting ‘project bank accounts’ to tackle late payments.…
View More MP secures ten-minute rule bill to tackle late paymentsCar park victim urges greater protection for Royton shoppers
THE victim of a failed carjacking at a Royton supermarket says more must be done to protect shoppers from possible future attacks. The 58-year-old woman…
View More Car park victim urges greater protection for Royton shoppersPolice appeal after woman’s car stolen at gunpoint in Oldham
POLICE are appealing for information after a woman had her car stolen at gunpoint following a collision in Oldham. The victim, a woman in her…
View More Police appeal after woman’s car stolen at gunpoint in OldhamTwo men charged with murder following Uppermill death
Two men have been charged with murder following the death of a man in Uppermill. Daniel Forster (05/07/1994), of Ashfield Crescent, Springhead and Michael Milligan…
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