An Oldham family’s dog was left temporarily blinded and with an ulcerated eye after thieves sprayed ammonia in its face when breaking into a house.

A little Oldham boy who died after an asthma attack could have been saved were it not for a blunder by a 999 call handler which led to an 11-minute delay in paramedics treating him, an inquest heard today.

Father of five Varmuyan Sirleaf, 46, agreed to do a theory exam as a ‘favour’ for close friend Musa Kormah who feared he would not pass.

Boro, hoping to achieve promotion from the second division of English football, made light work of Oldham in their 3-0 victory to reach the second round.

Johnson says his side took confidence from Saturday’s 2-2 opening draw away to Colchester as they prepare to face Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup first round.

An all-girl roller derby group are offering Mancunians the chance to join the hordes of the living dead in a roller disco to raise funds to renovate their decaying Oldham home on Friday.

Jack Christian, 22, and Lee Perris, 23, had been drinking and taking drugs before taking Mr Perris’s mother’s car and driving it off on a frosty night without clearing the windscreen properly

Today, Mark Slater, 46, from Oldham, was ordered to serve a minimum of fifteen years in prison for the murder of 56-year old Trevor Allen

A road rage trucker faces life in prison after being found guilty of murdering an Oldham motorist by deliberately driving his 17-tonne lorry over him following a petty row.

Oldham MP Michael Meacher has launched a vicious attack on Conservatives after the launch of a website showing criticism of Labour leader Ed Miliband – from his own party.

Islamic Relief’s Cakes4Syria fundraising effort has seen volunteers, all fasting for Ramadan, deliver more than 15,000 cakes across the UK