Bomb disposal experts called to Oldham primary school after SECOND WWII device discovered
Around 8am this morning bomb disposal experts attended Yew Tree Community school in Chadderton, Oldham
Gifted schoolboy, 16, jumped off Oldham motorway bridge after suffering exam stress
A highly intelligent schoolboy jumped 30 feet to his death off an Oldham motorway bridge after he suffered severe bouts of stress and anxiety over his forthcoming GCSE exams.
Oldham bank offers £25,000 to catch axe-wielding masked men who robbed thousands in terrifying raid
The balaclava-clad thieves forced their way into the bank at 5pm on Thursday, May 8, 2014, wielding an axe and a crowbar
Animals: Oldham chippy owners fined after hygiene was so bad even the MICE suffered agonising deaths
Heath inspectors from Oldham Council eventually found the dead mice in a cellar – still attached to the glue board – during an inspection of the shop which promised customers: ‘finest fish and chips’ and Halal curry dishes
Iraq war veteran from Oldham gears up for charity motorbike challenge in aid of troops blinded in combat
Tom Kiggin, 29, will be riding 340 miles in Ride for Life Beyond Sight Loss, supporting veterans who lost their sight in combat.
UKIP are ‘no different from BNP’, claims Oldham Council leader
UKIP enjoyed a successful campaign gaining two seats in Oldham and topping the European election vote.
Oldham council elections 2014 round-up: UKIP bag two seats as Labour remain bullish that vote will hold out
Just hours after securing their first council seats in Greater Manchester with victories in Bolton, UKIP snatched two more in Oldham to send shockwaves through the three main political parties.
Bring me the head of Tony Lloyd: Oldham UKIP councillor vows to scrap Manchester police chief role
The new Failsworth West councillor Warren Bates was voted in with a slim 132 majority ahead of Labour incumbent John Battye who received 988 votes.
At large… again: Convicted killer serving life for stabbing Oldham man to death escapes for FOURTH time
Arnold Pickering, 44, from Chadderton, Greater Manchester, did not return to HMP Kennett in Merseyside after leaving the open prison at 9.30 on Saturday morning.
One hill of a job: Bolton Mountain Rescue chief reveals team’s hidden role in finding missing persons
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE tells MM about the unknown work done by the team.
Oldham care home exposed: Residents ‘neglected’ and staff ‘frightened to death bad accident will happen’
Even members of staff admitted they were ‘frightened to death’ that a bad accident would happen at Oaklands Rest Home on Shaw Road, Royton.