‘They’re nutters’: Hardcore runners to take on gruelling Oldham ULTRAmarathon… because 26 miles is too easy
The first official ultramarathon ever held Greater Manchester will take place on Sunday March 30
At large: Oldham murderer who stabbed fellow inmate over piece of BIRTHDAY CAKE flees during jail leave
An Oldham murderer – obsessed with a notorious racist killer – is at large after vanishing while on home leave from jail.
Oldham teen and American boyfriend shoot officer to death before taking own lives in Florida, US police claim
Alexandria Hollinghurst, 17, from Oldham and Brandon Goode, 18, murdered a police officer after they were stopped while walking down an exclusive residential estate in Windermere, Orlando
Oldham illegal immigrant who stabbed ‘westernised’ wife to death in jealous rage given life sentence
Jahangir Nazar, 35, was found guilty of murdering Farkhanda Younis, 30, and has been ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years in prison
George Osborne and David Cameron ‘completely out of touch’ on Budget 2014, says Oldham East MP
Figures released by the Office of National Statistics revealed unemployment has risen by 22,000 in the North West
Feisty widow, 90, slams ‘benefit Britain’ for soaring crime after fighting burglar off with zimmer frame
A feisty 90-year-old widow who used her zimmer frame to tackle a hoodie burglar in her bungalow in Royton, near Oldham.
‘Chop his fingers off’: Oldham burglar jailed for four years after 30 raids – because he was BORED
A prolific Oldham burglar has sparked fury after he was jailed for four years for 30 raids to ‘alleviate boredom’.
Oldham roller derby club ‘overwhelmed’ as rival teams rally in support after burglary of team cash and gear
Rainy City Roller Girls’ victory before a sell-out crowd was only possible thanks to the ‘overwhelming’ response of fans and the roller derby community to the break-in.
Betting shops and machines dubbed ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling targeted in Oldham Council clampdown
Oldham Council leader argues betting shops blight the high street and prey on the vulnerable
Dead Oldham man in legal battle with Halifax bank ‘from beyond grave’ to claw back £50,000 stolen by grandson
Michael Howes was taking up to £2,000 a time from his grandfather’s account
‘Not good enough’: Gender inequality in Greater Manchester politics and lack of female councillors
Across Greater Manchester’s ten boroughs, figures for the number of female councillors compared to male leave a lot to be desired